Sending Plants by Courier or Home Delivery of Plants

Plants are also being sent by courier or post and as the internet now rules in every field so also plants are send right to your door step by ordering online. As I had never sent or bought a plant online this took me to finding out some methods of online delivery of plants and plant cuttings. Tried this and of course it is difficult to pack and ship plants yet they arrived. 

Just one stem! guess you have to pay more for healthier plants online

It was just a single stem in plastic bag so carefully growing that.

Beautiful Artificial roses flowers online

Artificial plants are ruling now as indoor feng shuii enhancers with no hassles and care and they look so beautiful and fresh with just mild water wash. 

I have been over the years feeling so sad after every trimming session, So many cuttings go waste when in fact each small piece of plant may bring out  a new plant. As it is necessary to keep the plants trimmed and in form to keep your garden chi fresh and active, as I remove dead leaves and dead head dried flowering tips wonder how nice it would be if I could share my plants. I do not wish to make this an earning but all these cuttings would bring out so many beautiful healthy plants. This is especially true for the Ajwain plant that grows like wild and needs frequent trimmings. Each small stem of the Ajwain plant grows fast into a new  Ajwain plant. The red leafed ornamental plant grows by cuttings, the copper leaf also grows by just the cuttings, in fact the Red Canna and the Yellow Canna plants that have grown tubers and rhizomes extensively and taken over the pot need to be uprooted frequently and sown with small piece of rhizome. The remaining rhizome I have been planting small pieces in other pots and each small piece of rhizome, tuber can be grown as a new plant.
Every gardener will know about growing bulbs. They multiply profusely and since bulbs grow and multiply each baby bulb can be grown in a new plant. The colorful lillies, the amaryllis and day lillies as well as tulips and gladiolus flowering bulbs all multiply fast. Once an investment this pays off for life long and even when I keep sharing there is always more with me.
Online plant senders and home delivery of plants are a good opportunity to send and share plants. I have read many advertisements of plants delivered at your door step. From bulbs like lillies and gladiolus to rare orchid flowering plants all can be delivered to any place in the world online delivery and courier services. 
The plants ordered online must be from reputed agencies and service providers since we want the plants to be delivered alive and fresh! I read reviews about plants reaching destination with dried limping parts. Leaves dropped and yellowed, and I do understand living plants are difficult to ship due to their perishable content. Packing is very challenging as the stems need to tied together with paper and tape to help make the package smaller and fit in card board boxes. Each plant requirements are different and their packing system also is different. As we purchase plant in a carry bag from our local nursery sending plants online is totally different and requires good packing material, that is tough, water resistant and allow the plant to breathe.
Some suggestions for packing plants for online sale- Bulbs need to be dried first and then packed in loose dried mixture of soil and moss to retain the moisture. Then the packet is put in moisture and water proof bags that have linen lining which prevents the parcel to tear even during rough handling in aircraft or ships these can be delivered any place in the world by courier. Do not water plants immediately before packing in cardboard boxes as this will make the box mushy. You have to give the plant good sunlight and watering one day before so that the soil dries somewhat before packing. You don't want the receiver to get the box with smelly drained water below the package. 
I do not know the exact procedure of sending big plants in pots, guess the whole pot along with the plant grown in it may be packed in a box to keep breathing space and delivered in minimum days, they are delivered in vans and private vehicles for local city delivery. the faster the delivery service the more chances that the plant sent online delivery will reach safely.
This is such a great opportunity to own any plant from any country with this online plant buying. Maybe from another country, rare orchids...with special care and requirements growing are exclusive plants...another dream theme garden....I also look out for exotic flowering plants because our local nursery has the same collections of roses, chrysanthemums, aloe vera, money plants and mogra jasmines. 

Do share whether you have purchased plants online? what experiences did you get? I also ordered cowdung cakes online read my experience-Tips for buying online good cowdung cakes

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