Current Shipping Updates
Tulip Pre-Orders
All orders including tulip bulbs will be sent out around late March / early April.
Our bulbs have just arrived today (Friday 21 March), so we'll be busy packaging up everything next and should be shipping orders within the next week or two.
If you would like any other order items sent separately earlier, either place separate orders or alternatively just let us know and we can split your order and send what we can now for you.
Tulips cannot be combined with Plant orders, please place separate orders to calculate your shipping accurately and avoid any delays.
Plant Orders
All orders including any plants are currently being shipped on Mondays.
We definitely recommend shipping to a town address if you are in the South Island (especially now there are no Saturday rural deliveries anymore).
–Updated Friday 21 March
Order Pack Days
Orders typically need to be in by about 8am for same-day order packing & processing. Orders placed after this will be packed on our next pack day.
Orders are packed on Mondays and Thursdays.
Plant orders are packed on Mondays (& sometimes Tuesdays).
Plant orders placed after 8am Monday may be shipped the following Monday/Tuesday. On big dispatch weeks, we pack both Monday & Tuesday, prioritising all South Island and Rural orders first, to give all orders the best possible chance of arriving before the weekend.
If you select 'Courier' a shipping confirmation email will be sent when we print your courier label off, though the tracking won't show much of anything until it is picked up. A separate tracking email will be sent once your order is picked up.
If you select 'Snail Mail' there is no tracking, but your order will be packed and sent on our next pack-day.
Shipping Rates
We're always slightly tweaking our shipping rates as we hone and find the best deals we can offer - here's where we're at today:
Seed Packets
$8.50 Courier Town Centre
$15.50 Courier Rural
Bulb Orders
$14+ Courier North Island Town Centre
$21+ Courier North Island Rural
$18.50+ Courier South Island Town Centre
$25.50+ Courier South Island Rural
Note: Our standard minimum order is $16.50 (approx. three packets of our regular seeds).
Courier - Signature Required
All our courier parcels are booked with a signature required on delivery, we can easily uncheck this if you would prefer us not to - just pop a note in your cart, or contact us as shortly after placing your order (along with your order number), and we can book your parcel without the signature required for you.
Australia & International Shipping
Due to biosecurity restrictions we are unable to ship seeds, bulbs & plants outside of New Zealand.
Our calendars however can be sent most places, contact us if you would like to place an order and we can quote shipping for you.
Plant Shipping
We overhauled our plant boxes a couple years ago (very much inspired by these boxes) to be as courier proof as plant shipping can be!
Each box fits two 'sleeves' of 5 plants each, and we can tape together two boxes for more cost effective courier rates.
ONE BOX = 10 plants max
TWO BOXES = 20 plants max
Seeds & Anemones can be added to your box, but if ordering more than just a few packets, we recommend leaving one plants gap to help them fit easier & not crush any plant foliage.
Please keep this in mind when ordering to maximise your box space, as they will cost the same to send full or not.
The boxes are expensive (but totally worth it to ensure your plants arrive safe & sound!) so we have a minimum plant order of $45 (approx. 5 plants) to help cover this cost. *Note plant collections and sleeve specials do not count towards these minimums, as they are standalone items.
If your address is rural, especially if you're Rural South Island, we highly recommend you ship your plants to a friend in town to minimise any potential shipping delays! We will only be shipping out on Mondays & Tuesdays so they have the best chance at arriving before the weekend.
PLANT Shipping rates (one / two boxes)
$18.50 / $24 North Island Town Centre
$23.70 / $ 29 North Island Rural
$24.50 / $ 35.50 South Island Town Centre
$29.50 / $41 South Island Rural
When will I receive my order?
We pack orders twice a week (typically Mondays & Thursdays). Once packed, orders are typically picked up by our Rural Delivery driver very first thing the next morning.
Snail Mail Orders (NZ Post - untracked) usually take around 7–14 days to arrive after sending, but occassionally they may take more like 20-40 days (approx 15–28 business days) - please note shipping confirmation emails do not automatically send out when we pack snail mail orders.
Courier Orders (NZ Post / Post Haste - tracked) usually arrive within 1-5 business days, with Rural addresses taking an extra 1-3 business days on top of that - a shipping confirmation email is automatically sent with tracking info when we print off your order, and a second email usually follows as soon as the couriers scan it into their system.
** Please note all orders and shipping methods are slower during December, please be prepared for delays.
Can I add to my existing order?
We are unable to combine orders. Please place a new separate order if you would like to order additional items.
Pick-up Orders
** Note we are taking an indefinite break from offering pick-up orders at the moment.