Sales and Shipping Restrictions

Fertilizers, Pesticides, and Farm Seed

(Mostly) No Fertilizers Shipped to New Hampshire: New Hampshire demands a $75 annual registration fee for every fertilizer we label. These fees would eat up more than a third of our gross margin on our fertilizer sales there, which isn’t cost-effective. We made the difficult decision to stop fertilizer sales to NH until the regulatory environment is friendlier. A few of our fertilizers are registered by the manufacturer in NH—the rest are unavailable to our NH customers. New Hampshirites are always welcome to come on over to Maine and shop in person at our warehouse.

We cannot ship any pesticides to California. Their state government wishes to charge us an ungodly amount of money to do so.

We cannot ship certain lots of farm seed to certain states. Every state has different rules about seed purity; occasionally, a given lot may not meet your state's standards—in that case, this will be indicated in your shopping cart.

Alliums

We cannot ship alliums (garlic, onion sets and plants, and flowering allium bulbs) to Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and certain counties in Idaho.

Potatoes

We cannot ship most potatoes to Alaska. Check back in February for a list of varieties that can be shipped to Alaska.

We cannot ship any seed potatoes to Montana, due to state regulations.

Trees and Perennials

Some states have restrictions on imported plants. Please check this list to make sure you’re not trying to order something that’s restricted in your area.

We do not ship any plants outside the U.S.

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  • Arizona: Carya spp. (Hickory), Juglans spp. (Walnut, Butternut, Heartnut) 

  • California: Carya spp. (Hickory), Castanea spp. (Chestnut), Diospyros spp. (Persimmon), Juglans spp. (Walnut, Butternut, Heartnut), Pinus spp. (Pine), Quercus spp. (Oak) 

  • Colorado: Some counties prohibit Prunus spp. (Cherry, Peach, Plum) 

  • Florida: Castanea mollisima (Chinese Chestnut), Cornus spp. (Dogwood) 

  • Georgia: Vaccinium spp. (Blueberry, American Cranberry, Lingonberry) 

  • Hawaii: Pinus spp. (Pine) 

  • Idaho: Allium spp. (Chives, Flowering Onion), Humulus lupulus (Hops), Mentha spp. (Mint), certain Prunus spp. cultivars (Cherry, Peach, Plum), Vitis spp. (Grape) 

  • Indiana: Fragraria spp. (Strawberry), Rosa spp. (Rose) 

  • Kansas: Juglans spp. (Walnut, Butternut, Heartnut) 

  • Michigan: Abies spp. (Fir), Vaccinium (Blueberry, American Cranberry, Lingonberry) 

  • Montana: Pinus spp. (Pine) 

  • Nevada: Allium spp. (Chives, Flowering Onion), Mentha spp. (Mint) 

  • New Jersey: Rosa spp. (Rose) 

  • New Mexico: Carya spp. (Hickory) 

  • New York: Vitis spp. (Grape) 

  • Oregon: Allium spp. (Chives, Flowering Onion), Castanea spp. (Chestnut), Corylus spp. (Hazelnut), Humulus lupulus (Hops), certain Prunus spp. cultivars (Cherry, Peach, Plum), Quercus spp. (Oak), Sambucus nigra (European Elderberry), Ulmus spp. (Elm), Vaccinium spp. (Blueberry, American Cranberry, Lingonberry), Vitis spp. (Grape) 

  • Texas: Carya spp. (Hickory), Juglans spp. (Walnut, Butternut, Heartnut) 

  • Washington: Allium spp. (Chives, Flowering Onion), Castanea spp. (Chestnut), Corylus spp. (Hazelnut), Humulus lupulus (Hops), certain Prunus spp. cultivars (Cherry, Peach, Plum), Vaccinium spp. (Blueberry, American Cranberry, Lingonberry), Vitis spp. (Grape) 

  • Wisconsin: Abies spp. (Fir), Pinus spp. (Pine), Picea spp. (Spruce) 

Plants in soil medium cannot be shipped to the following states: AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, HI, ID, KS, MS, MT, ND, NM, NV, OK, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA

The following plants come in soil:

  • Achillea millefolium (‘New Vintage Violet’, ‘Oertel’s Rose’, and ‘Paprika’ Yarrow)

  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (Bearberry)

  • Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger)

  • Calluna vulgaris (Heather)

  • Clethra alnifolia (Summersweet)

  • Delphinium elatum (‘Dasante Blue’)

  • Dryopteris marginalis (Leatherwood Fern)

  • Erica carnea (Winter Heath)

  • Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen)

  • Gaylussacia baccata (Huckleberry)

  • Geranium maculatum (Spotted Cranesbill)

  • Phlox (‘Blue Moon’ and ‘May Breeze’)

  • Rubus (‘Royalty Purple’ Raspberry, ‘Nelson’ Blackberry, all Black Raspberries)

  • Sempervivum (Hens & Chicks)

  • Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush Blueberry)

  • Vaccinium macrocarpon (American Cranberry)

  • Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Lingonberry)