Shipping policy

Our plants are grown in a variety of ways here at the nursery. We have a large amount of field stock as well as containerized plant material. The plants we ship to our mail order customers are the same plants that our walk-in retail customers choose from. We do not ship seedling size plants, we guarantee all of our perennials are at least two years old. Our container stock is grown in either a two quart container (5 inch square), or a tree band (3.5 inch square). Naturally the size of each plant depends on the nature of its growth habit and dormancy cycle. Our shipping season is April - November, weather dependent. During the hottest parts of the summer, we will pause shipping. Due to their growth habits, peonies are only shipped in the fall, beginning in September. Orders can be place anytime and will be held until fall shipping. 

When preparing orders for shipment, we adhere to a specific process for each one.In the case of containerized material, plants need to be extracted from the pots and their rootball trimmed. The plant is set on damp sphagnum moss, wrapped individually in brown kraft paper, secured with a rubber band, and tagged. Plants from our field are dug the day of shipping and put on paper with sphagnum moss in the same way.

If ordering in late spring or fall, the foliage may be pruned for shipping. With regard to certain wildflowers or delicate plants, they might stay in their container for shipping.

Also, depending on specific state regulations some perennials may arrive pre-dipped in a pesticide solution as mandated by law.