Terms
Prices: Prices are marked in the individual or group descriptions.  These are subject to change as plants grow through the season and are moved up to larger pots.  If you order after spring, please inquire as to price changes. 

2008 Base price is $5.25, unless marked otherwise.  Shipping has gone up a bit but we are doing our best to hold prices down---we think our prices are very competitive.  We don't make money on shipping, but we do hope to break even!
 
You may pay by check or money order.   All those who order from this catalog will automatically receive next year's catalog.   You will remain on our mailing list for three years. 

To receive a printed copy of our catalog, send your name and address to the address below.  We respect your privacy and will never give, sell or trade your information.

For gift certificate information, see this.  For guarantee information, click here.  

 
Please note: 

We carefully select and pack our best plants for their safe arrival to you. We guarantee our plants to healthy & true to type. If plants arrive damaged, notify the post office immediately.  If they arrive ill, contact us immediately: we will gladly resolve the issue, offer growing tips, or credit you toward your next order:

• Some stress, broken leaves or stems, or soil a bit loose in the package, can happen in the most carefully packed shipment.  Plants are actually very resilient and will recover shortly.
• If insured plants are damaged in shipping, notify the Post Office at once.  We recommend purchasing insurance when you order --it is inexpensive and if your plants should be lost or damaged in shipping, you can then make a claim to the Post Office.  Contact us immediately and we will send your insurance receipt to you.

 
While we cannot guarantee how they will fare after they are out of our hands, with the multiplicity of weather, soils, gardening conditions etc. in this large country, we include a new plants flyer for care & planting suggestions that should help them and you succeed. Sometimes what looks like a malady is simply 'dizziness' from being shipped; sometimes it's from being transplanted into cold soil, etc.


Plant Availability
We are a small specialty nursery farm & it is inevitable that we will run out of some plants due to demand, wildlife or weather.  Please order early for best selection.  It is helpful to us if you give us a list of your preferred substitutes. (This can be specific plants or types such as shade plants, fragrant-leaved varieties, fall bloomers, etc.)  If we must substitute to fill your order in a timely fashion or because plants are sold out, alternates will be of equal or greater value and will include a bonus plant. We will send substitutes unless requested otherwise, in which case a credit slip or refund will be issued. Extra postage (and insurance) will apply to all backorders.
Some plants ship spring only (roses, dicentra, primula, iris, eremurus, and the like) and some fall only (peonies for example). 

Shipping: We ship by USPS Priority Mail to get plants to you quickly, usually 2-3 days. Our shipping season for plants begins when plants may be dug (usually in March) and extends until  it is too hot to safely send them (usually July).   Fall shipping on many plants is available in September.  We ship plants on Mondays & Tuesdays to assure plants arrive as speedily as possible.  You may request a ship date and we will do our best to comply.  If there is a date you will NOT be able to receive plants, PLEASE NOTE THIS ON THE FORM.
You are responsible for complying with all import/ quarantine/ inspection regulations on your end, as the 50 states & Canadian provinces all have their own differing rules.  Many are available via the web.


Caring for your new plants
Remove wrapping carefully & check for watering.  If weather is too inclement for planting, plants can be kept in their pots or heeled in if not in pots, or temporarily potted on.  We include a care sheet with each order (see care sheet here.)

Plant Sizes 
Most plants are grown in ground and dug to fill your order.  Others are greenhouse grown; all have well developed root systems.  Many will bloom their first year for you.  Field grown plants are dug and either potted snugly or wrapped in heavy freezer paper, depending upon the size of the crown. 
Note also that most of our plants are seed-grown or divisions and thus may vary from description and picture to some degree--that's Mother Nature keeping herself fresh. Your growing conditions & care will also affect final size, tint, scent as well.
    

GIFT CERTIFICATES

We are pleased to offer gift certificates in any amount you specify (starting at $10). 
Simply send us a letter enclosing a check for the amount and the recipient's name and address. 
We will send the recipient a calligraphic certificate and a catalog with your compliments. 
Alternatively, we can send them to you to be hand-delivered.

Please use this printable order form for plants and/or this form for non-plant items
and send with check or money order to:

        Paradise Gardens Rare Plant Nursery
        1731 Black Mountain Road
        Bonners Ferry, ID 83805 USA

We encourage you to e-mail or write us to make sure the items you want are available.
Print then fill out the order form, including shipping charges, and calculate the total amount due.
Send the completed order form with your check or money order.
Mail orders will be confirmed with approximate ship date and notice of substitutions or backorders if necessary. 
Additional postage and insurance may apply to backorders.

Shipping Zones:

1. Local (w/in ~ 150 mi of Bonners Ferry)
2. Western States
3. Midwestern & trans Rockies
4. Eastern States