Buying Plants by Mail Order
Mail order plant nurseries generally provide excellent quality plants for sale at good prices. They can do this because they do not need to be involved in potting up plants and do not need to maintain an expensive shop front or garden center space.
It is fairly easy to find reviews of mail order nurseries on the internet, however, these are not always reliable, word of mouth and experience are more accurate indicators.
Plants ordered online are posted by mail during dormancy.
Mail Order Plant Catalogues available online all year round should give an indication of the best time to buy.
Mail Order Perennial Plants and Succulents
In this category we are generally talking about perennial plants, plants that have a dormant period during winter and are sold as bare root plants, these can be selected form mail order flower catalogues during autumn for delivery in late winter, just in time to plant.
Looking at Perennial and Cottage Garden Plants
Buying Trees Online
It is now easy to order trees online from participating Tree Nurseries. If you are looking to buy trees online we provide access to some of the best tree catalogs available.
Sold as bare root trees, again during winter, catalogues of mail order trees include many fruit trees (deciduous), Japanese Maple Trees (Acer Palmatum) and a range of other deciduous trees.
One of the huge advantages of being able to buy trees online is the large variety of species and cultivars available. Specialist tree nurseries with online ordering can provide access to rare and otherwise difficult to obtain cultivars not readily available for sale anywhere else.
Many trees sold online are sold as bare rooted stock in the winter, however many nurseries will also have container grown stock of larger sizes also available for delivery.
Mail Order Roses
Some of the most popular mail order plant catalogues are those that include bare root roses. With new release roses available every season mail order roses are sent bare root during the winter months, ready to plant in spring and flower soon after.