High Country Gardens Shipping
Suggested Summer Shipping Dates
| Zone | Ship Weeks 2012 |
|---|---|
| All Zones | June 20th - August 1, 2011 |
Spring 2012 Suggested Plant Shipping Dates
| Zone | Ship Weeks 2012 |
|---|---|
| Coastal CA | Feb 13–Jun 04 |
| 11 | Feb 13–Apr 23 |
| 10 | Feb 13–Apr 23 |
| 9 | Feb 13–Apr 23 |
| 8 | Feb 13–Apr 23 |
| 7 | Feb 27–May 14 |
| 6 | Mar 12–Jun 11 |
| 5 | Mar 26–Jun 11 |
| 4 | Apr 23–Jun 11 |
| 3 | Apr 23–Jun 11 |
The Best Shipping in the Business
2012 Planting & Shipping
Spring 2012 plant shipping is February 13th through June 13th. At checkout you will be given a choice of ship dates recommended for your USDA growing zone. Choose a convenient ship week and your plants will arrive by Saturday for weekend planting.
Holiday Shipping
The last guaranteed standard ship day for Christmas delivery is Monday December 19th. The last date to place an order is Sunday December 18th 10pm MT. Any orders placed after the 18th can still ship standard they but are not guaranteed delivery by Christmas.
2nd day orders need to be in by Tuesday December 20th 10pm MT for delivery and next day orders need to be in by 10pm MT Wednesday December 21st.
Non-plant Merchandise
Garden goods, gifts and books ship within 3 business days.
If you more questions please feel free to call us at 800-925-9387 (M-F 9:00am-5:00pm) or e-mail plants@old.highcountrygardens.com
Packing & Shipping Charges
Our standard shipping charges are the best value in the plant business.
Your plant orders are scheduled to arrive at your door, fresh and ready-to-plant, within 4 days or less of leaving our greenhouses. Plants are shipped to arrive by Saturday, in time for weekend planting. We cannot guarantee arrival on a specific day.
Express Shipping Upgrades*
See the chart to the right for charges.
- 2nd Day Air - Same week 2nd Day plant shipping must be placed by midnight Tuesday.
- Overnight - Same week Overnight plant shipping must be placed by midnight Wednesday.
(*Express shipping is not available on native grass plugs, books and items over 50 lbs.)
Packing & Shipping Charges
| Merchandise | Regular | Express | Overnight |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1.00–15.00 | $8.99 | $12.99 | $16.99 |
| $15.01–25.00 | $9.99 | $14.99 | $18.99 |
| $25.01–35.00 | $12.99 | $17.99 | $24.99 |
| $35.01–45.00 | $14.99 | $21.99 | $28.99 |
| $45.01–60.00 | $16.99 | $24.99 | $32.99 |
| $60.01–75.00 | $19.99 | $28.99 | $38.99 |
| $75.01–90.00 | $21.99 | $32.99 | $42.99 |
| $90.01–105.00 | $23.99 | $35.99 | $46.99 |
| $105.01–120.00 | $25.99 | $38.99 | $50.99 |
| $120.01–135.00 | $27.99 | $41.99 | $54.99 |
| $135.01–150.00 | $29.99 | $44.99 | $58.99 |
| $150.01 + | 19% | 29% | 39% |
Your order arrives in our exclusive
High Country Gardens ship box
Plant Shipping Methods
Your Order Arrives Fresh & Ready
- Plant orders arrive packed in our specially designed shipping boxes with our complete David's Helpful Hints for Transplanting Your New Plants instruction booklet. We have designed our own custom shipping boxes to hold your plants snugly and securely. No styrofoam peanuts!
- Orders are shipped through the week beginning on Mondays to arrive by Saturday for a weekend planting.
- Unlike most plant catalogs, you choose your plant ship week at checkout.
- Download our planting guide
About our Plants
- All our plants are grown in pots. We don’t sell or recommend bare-root perennials or shrubs for planting in harsh western climates.
- Our potted plants arrive fully rooted, healthy and take off fast!
- Our perennial plants are generally ready-to-bloom the first growing season.
- Perennials will not grow as rapidly as annual flowers. Planted in the garden, most perennials will require 2-3 growing seasons to reach mature size listed in the plant description.
- Patience, good soil preparation and attention to new transplants will reward you with much pleasure and beauty over the years.
- Please see our plant pot sizes. Most of our plants are sold in Premium 5" deep pots unless otherwise noted in the plant description.
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