Shipping Information

Shipping and Handling Charges

Our handling and insured delivery charges guarantee safe arrival of your order. Please allow 5 to 14 business days for transit time. Unfortunately, due to excessive shipping costs, we will only ship seeds to AK and HI. No shipments will be made to foreign countries. **If you want to specify a shipping date there will be an additional $15.00 charge.**

Shipping Restrictions

AK and HI - Seeds only. No shipments of plant material or supplies.
AZ and CA - No shipments of bulbs or live plants.
CO - No plums, currants, gooseberries or potatoes.
WA - No currants, gooseberries, grapes, leek plants, onion plants and sets, shallots or potatoes.
OR - No grapes, potatoes, walnuts, Buddleia or Cortaderia.
ID - No shipments of bean seed or nursery stock.
MT and NV - No potatoes.
DE, ME, MA, MI, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, RI, and WV - No gooseberries or currants.
PUERTO RICO, CANADA, APO/FPO addresses and foreign countries - No shipments of any kind.

*Please check with your local Cooperative Extension Office or Dept. of Agriculture for specific restrictions in your area.

Spring Shipping Schedule

  • You may receive more than one shipment.
  • Seeds and non-perishable products are usually sent within 2-3 business days.
  • Live plants, bulbs, shrubs and trees are shipped at the best time for planting in your area. Please click here to see a chart of approximate shipping times.
  • Due to danger of freezing in transit, perishable plant material will not be shipped before March 1st.
  • Only limited nursery stock will be shipped after June 1. We resume shipping perennials and bulbs from our fall catalog in August

Fall Shipping Schedule

  • Strawberry Plants: August - September
  • Colchicum & Iris: mid-August - September
  • Perennials & Ground Covers: August - mid-October
  • Daylilies: late August - early October
  • Peonies & Oriental Poppies: late September - late October
  • Lilies & Dutch Flowering Bulbs: late September - until freezing temperatures no longer allow.
  • Foxtail Lilies: early October - mid-November
  • Amaryllis, Paperwhites & Forcing Bulbs: early October - until freezing temperatures no longer allow
  • Seeds, Books & Gardening Supplies: year around
Items Ordered Shipping Charge
Seeds Only $5.95
All Other Orders $13.95

Current Shipping Schedule

Region # Shipping Time *
1 Mid - Late March
2 Mid - Late March
3 Mid - Late March
4 Mid - Late March
5 Mid - Late March
6 Mid - Late March
7 Mid - Late March
8 Mid - Late March
9 Late March - Mid April
10 Late March - Mid April
11 Late March - Mid April
12 Late March - Mid April
13 Late March - Mid April
14 Early - Mid April
15 Early - Mid April
16 Mid - Late April
17 Mid - Late April
18 Mid - Late April
19 Mid - Late April
20 Mid - Late April
21 Late April - Mid May
22 Late April - Mid May
23 Mid - Late April
24 Mid - Late April
25 Late April - Mid May
26 Mid - Late April
27 Late April - Mid May