My gardening friends tell me I should order plants by mail, as I’m searching for some unusual shrubs and vines. The one time I’ve tried a mail-order nursery, only about half the plants lived because ...

Gardeners have relied on the mail for centuries. Long before mail-order nurseries first sent their catalogs to customers, gardeners wrote to friends asking for a piece of a peony root, a tulip bulb or ...

There is a fine selection of specialty mail-order nurseries in the Northwest, where uncommon and hard-to-find plants are ready and waiting. Here are a few of the finest. The Desert Northwest --Ian ...

Imagine a future where plants are grown exclusively in biodegradable pots. That future is now for Bluestone Perennials. This mail-order nursery in Ohio now ships all of its plants in 3.5” x 4’ coir ...

It’s always fun when garden catalogs arrive in the mail. Mine generally start to arrive in December and continue through February. In the evening when things slow down, you will find me drooling over ...

Unlike local nurseries, which stock plants that are well-adapted to your location, mail-order and online nurseries cater to a wider-ranging clientele. Before you order a plant, make sure it will grow ...