![]() ![]() You can buy less than four plants but we will need to send all the cardboard for four plants in order for the shipping system to succeed as designed.Buy 12 (Any Seed) & use Checkout Code “SEEDSAVER” The system only works with 4 individual boxes being packed into a single master shipping box so we encourage you to buy four plants or a multiple of four plants. They are safe and secure for the long trip to your home landscape! The whole effect is that of double boxing your plants. Four individual boxes are then placed into another, even heavier duty corrugated cardboard master shipping box. Each bagged plant is then placed into an individual corrugated cardboard box which perfectly fits the 35 container, and which locks it in place so that it will not move during transit. The plastic bag and insert are secured by two rubber bands. The insert has a cutout that surrounds to plant stem without damaging it. To keep the soil in the pot we created a cardboard insert that perfectly fits into the top of our 35 containers. Once selected from our greenhouse benches, your plants are placed into a small plastic bag to maintain moisture during shipping. It is strong, lightweight and, to date, has not failed in shipping nearly 150 packages of plants to all corners of the country. After several design sessions and going back to the drawing board on more than a couple of occasions we created a shipping box system that, to us, is bulletproof. In 2021 RNP partnered with a shipping professional to design and develop a shipping system that could reasonably be expected to survive the USPS mail room and transportation process. If you would like additional information about sizes for a particular species, please contact us via email. Even in an unheated greenhouse our plants are much further along and growing well early in the spring than if they were planted outside in Zone 5. This is all natural and we do not try to modify or prolong the growing season other than to grow them in an unheated greenhouse. Plants shipped during fall in Ohio may be dormant or may be heading towards dormancy. If it’s spring or summer in Ohio, you’ll be getting plants of various sizes that are actively growing. If it’s winter in Ohio, you’ll be getting dormant plants. Because we ship nationwide, we ship plants at all times of the year. Our plants may be slightly delayed but again it’s because we’re in a Zone 5 area. So even though you may live in Florida or California your plants are growing under Ohio conditions and we do not heat our greenhouses due to the expense. The average frost-free date for our area is May 15. Further, we want you to know that while we are a fully licensed and inspected perennial nursery in the state of Ohio…we are in Ohio! That means we are subject to Ohio weather. It’s important to note that when we send plants to you, presentation is everything! We recognize that you’re expecting healthy plants to arrive safely on your doorstep ready to be planted and that is what we’re selling. Please contact the nursery for additional information. For large orders of any of our products we can arrange shipping at an extra cost. All other products including our flat of plugs, 1-gallon and 3-gallon containers are only available for nursery pick up in Delaware, OH. We generally can have your plants boxed up and ready to go within two or three days. Please note that Riverside Native Perennials (RNP) only ships our potted “35” product via USPS. ![]()
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