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Canadian Online Nurseries

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South Africa

Mail Order Nurseries in the UK

Mail Order Plants in the US

These online nurseries have succulents for sale to ship within their own country.

As a Canadian grower of Sedum, Sempervivum, succulents and Thyme, it’s with great regret that I can’t ship to other countries – I get requests from the US all the time, and people there are puzzled that I have to turn down their orders.

The reason for turning them down is this: To ship to other countries, first of all, you must find out if it’s legal to ship to that location, and if it’s allowed, what requirements they have to do so. Some require a phytosanitary certificate; others will only accept soilless plants, or cuttings.

The next step is to get a phytosanitary inspection which entails me requesting the Canadian Ministry of Agriculture inspector to visit my nursery and inspect the order. They can’t just inspect a block of plants that you might pick the order from, it has to be the pulled order.

There is a time limit on the phytosanitary certificate that they issue, in most cases two weeks, so I have that much time to pack and ship the order.

That’s just the beginning. The order must be left open to go through the US border, which is Danville, Washington border crossing near to where I live. I have to pay a fee each time I cross, I must have a valid passport and driver’s license, and I also have to pay for customs brokering. Then, if all is good with the paperwork, I’m allowed to cross into the US to go to Colville, Washington and mail my parcel, which if I’m lucky, I’ve remembered to bring the packing tape to close it with.

Then on the way back, I must cross on the Canadian side, and go through the third degree there.

This whole process takes approximately one hour to inspect and obtain the phytosanitary certificate, two hours to get to the post office and back, making a total of over 3 hours of valuable time which could be better spent. I can’t realistically expect a customer to pay for all this, so I’ve decided to concentrate my efforts on my Canadian customers.

Other online plant nurseries may be able to fill your needs – consider finding succulents for sale at some of these mail order nurseries. Buy plants online from a nursery, and let me know about your experience below.

These nurseries have received reviews from people ordering from them: The criteria for approval is

• Courtesy and prompt customer service, including notification of substitutes, accuracy in labeling etc.

• Quality of plant material, and the shape it is in when received by the customer

• Packaging of the plants so they are in good shape when they arrive

• Price is an issue, but not as important as the above criteria

If you’ve ordered plants online at any mail order specialty nurseries, pass it along. A review of the company from those that have actually ordered plants and their experience with the service, plant quality and pricing is essential to choose a great plant nursery to buy from.

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