Anonymous
07/08/2025 19:17
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
Anonymous wrote:How about a houseplant with a gift certificate for her new local nursery? If she just moved and she’s a gardener she may take some time to figure out what to plant where. Most expensive plants are trees, and now is not the right time to plant a tree or shrub - too hot!
If I could have any plants I would probably want a whole bunch of native grasses. They are hard to grow from seed and they grow slowly so established plants would be a real luxury. But if you offered many gardeners a dozen grasses they might not be so happy. It’s pretty personal!
You are a kind friend. I am sure she will appreciate whatever you send.
This. Shipping plants is expensive and risky, and your choice may not be what she wants. I'm interested in certain specific varieties only, for my garden, OP. If she's picky like me, she's going to want to choose herself. Actually, I rarely go to my local nurseries anymore, I use specialist nurseries online. But with a gift certificate to a local thing, she can always pick up pots and utensils and useful stuff.
Anonymous
07/08/2025 19:13
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
Anonymous wrote:The native wildflower of TN is the passion flower aka may pop aka passiflora incarnata.
https://www.logees.com/maypop-passion-flower-passiflora-incarnata.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqcTQNdk3dEM7VUAY-yPKpndOWd_25cEvki8YvhvkNTtEUTD8Yf
Very aggressive plant. She may not want one.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 16:25
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
Anonymous wrote:
Silly post . This one of David Austin’s fabled “wedding roses” not available for retail to the general public as a rose bush.
Etsy. Ausjameson
Anonymous
07/01/2025 23:49
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
Anonymous wrote:
Silly post . This one of David Austin’s fabled “wedding roses” not available for retail to the general public as a rose bush.
Intentionally silly and interesting. It is “pricy”!!
Anonymous
06/29/2025 11:45
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
Send her a gift card to a nice local garden center.
Anonymous
06/29/2025 11:44
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
Silly post . This one of David Austin’s fabled “wedding roses” not available for retail to the general public as a rose bush.
Anonymous
06/28/2025 17:00
Subject: Re:Pricey plant to send?
this is such a nice sub forum
Anonymous
06/28/2025 16:53
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
A lemon tree. Down there they could keep it outside most of the year.
Anonymous
06/28/2025 16:27
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
The native wildflower of TN is the passion flower aka may pop aka passiflora incarnata.
https://www.logees.com/maypop-passion-flower-passiflora-incarnata.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqcTQNdk3dEM7VUAY-yPKpndOWd_25cEvki8YvhvkNTtEUTD8Yf
https://www.logees.com/maypop-passion-flower-passiflora-incarnata.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqcTQNdk3dEM7VUAY-yPKpndOWd_25cEvki8YvhvkNTtEUTD8Yf
Anonymous
06/28/2025 16:26
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
How about a houseplant with a gift certificate for her new local nursery? If she just moved and she’s a gardener she may take some time to figure out what to plant where. Most expensive plants are trees, and now is not the right time to plant a tree or shrub - too hot!
If I could have any plants I would probably want a whole bunch of native grasses. They are hard to grow from seed and they grow slowly so established plants would be a real luxury. But if you offered many gardeners a dozen grasses they might not be so happy. It’s pretty personal!
You are a kind friend. I am sure she will appreciate whatever you send.
If I could have any plants I would probably want a whole bunch of native grasses. They are hard to grow from seed and they grow slowly so established plants would be a real luxury. But if you offered many gardeners a dozen grasses they might not be so happy. It’s pretty personal!
You are a kind friend. I am sure she will appreciate whatever you send.
Anonymous
06/28/2025 16:20
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
Permanent relocation?
Ask them if they'd like to pick out an older fruit tree (bigger root ball)/taller trunk to get shipped in from a tree nursery?
Maybe a heritage seed basket if they are good at growing vegetables?
Ask them if they'd like to pick out an older fruit tree (bigger root ball)/taller trunk to get shipped in from a tree nursery?
Maybe a heritage seed basket if they are good at growing vegetables?
Anonymous
06/28/2025 16:12
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
Anonymous
06/28/2025 16:09
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
an established bonsai
Anonymous
06/28/2025 14:58
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
Staghorn fern
Anonymous
06/28/2025 14:19
Subject: Pricey plant to send?
Good friend who is great with plants and flowers just (reluctantly) relocated to Tennessee for spouse’s big job. What’s a great plant to send that’s a bit of a splurge?