Shipping Information
Plant Shipping Schedule
To ensure your plants thrive, we ship at the perfect time for planting in your region, based on your Planting Zone.
Not sure what your Planting Zone is? Click here to find out.
Note: We are committed to shipping healthy live plants at the ideal planting time for your zone. In order to ensure our plants are shipped at the optimal conditions, we regularly adjust our shipping timeframes as needed. The below tables reflect our current estimate of timing for rose, live plant and bulb shipping each season.
Spring Shipping Schedule and Zone Opening Earliest Ship Dates
| Zone | Bare root Roses | Plants & Bulbs | Container Roses | Sweet Potato & Avocado | Citrus | Blooming Blocks |
| 1-3 | Early-Mid May | Mid May | Mid May | Late May-Mid Jun | Early-Mid May | Early-Mid May |
| 4-5 | Early-Mid Apr | Late Apr | Late Apr | Mid-Late May | Late Apr-Early May | Early-Mid May |
| 6 | Mid-Late Mar | Early-Mid Apr | Early-Mid Apr | Early-Mid May | Early-Mid Apr | Early-Mid May |
| 7 | Early-Mid Mar | Late Mar-Early Apr | Early-Mid Apr | Late Apr-Mid May | Early-Mid Apr | Early-Mid May |
| 8 | Mid-Late Feb | Late Mar-Early Apr | Early-Mid Apr | Mid-Late Apr | Early-Mid Apr | Early-Mid May |
| 9-13* | Late Jan-Mid Feb | Late Mar-Early Apr | Early-Mid Apr | Mid-Late Apr | Early-Mid Apr | Early-Mid May |
Fall Shipping Schedule and Zone Opening Dates
| Shipping For | Earliest Ship Dates |
| Zones 1-6 | Most products begin shipping mid-September |
| Zones 7-13 | Most products begin shipping late September |
| Peony | Begins shipping early October to all zones |
The first available shipping dates are not guaranteed. We take weather conditions (heat, etc.) into consideration, and we ship your plants at the optimal time to ensure the best condition possible upon arrival.
- Seed and Accessory orders are packed and shipped within 1-2 business days.
- Live plants are processed, packed, and shipped at the proper planting time for your region. Allow 2-5 business days for processing prior to shipment.
- An order cannot be cancelled once it has been prepared for shipping.
- Your credit card is billed at time of shipment.
- Your order may arrive in separate boxes. This will not affect your total shipping charges.
- All orders are shipped FOB Origin.
Shipping & Handling
Seed-Only Orders
$4.95 flat rate shipping on all orders containing only seeds.
| ORDER TOTAL PER ADDRESS | VIA STANDARD DELIVERY |
| $0.02 - $9.94 | $5.95 |
| $9.95 - $24.99 | $8.95 |
| $25.00 - $39.99 | $10.95 |
| $40.00 - $49.99 | $12.95 |
| $50.00 - $74.99 | $14.95 |
| $75.00 - $99.99 | $17.95 |
| $100.00 - $124.99 | $19.95 |
| $125.00 - $149.99 | $21.95 |
| $150.00 and over | 16% of Merchandise Total |
*Expedited shipping options are available for most items at an additional charge, please read below.
2 Day Express
(2 business days guaranteed) Adds $16.95 per item to the standard delivery charge. Orders over $200.00 are 25% of merchandise total.
Overnight
Adds $21.95 per item to the standard delivery charge. Orders over $200.00 are 30% of merchandise total.
Alaska and Hawaii Deliveries
To ensure that your order arrives in perfect condition, we recommend shipping to a street address, not a P.O. Box. Shipments to Alaska and Hawaii are sent via Express Delivery only. For Alaska and Hawaii shipments, please add $20.00 per order to the Standard Shipping & Handling charge, and allow one additional day for delivery. Although we are able to offer shipping to AK and HI we are unable to ship where horticultural restrictions apply. Potted plants to HI are still excluded.
Canada and Foreign Deliveries
We are not able to ship to Canadian, International or APO / FPO addresses.
Heavy / Oversize
Some products require an additional handling charge. You'll find it noted in the product description when shopping on our Website. Please note some heavy or oversized items are not available for Express or Overnight shipping. Some items may require special freight service to your shipping address.The freight company will contact you to arrange a delivery time.
Delivery Guarantee
While we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of all information, we reserve the right to make corrections if an error does occur. Please check all addresses carefully. Postal and delivery services will not forward. We guarantee delivery only to the addresses we are given.