Pre-Order Plants from Nature Hills Nursery
As frost settles on fading blooms and bare branches glisten in the morning light, a hush falls over the garden. The hum of pollinators quiets, leaves return to the soil, and the world seems to take a long, peaceful breath. For gardeners, this time of stillness carries both a twinge of sadness and a spark of anticipation, that bittersweet moment when Nature whispers, "Rest now, and dream."
Putting the garden to bed for the winter doesn't mean the joy of growing has to stop. This is the perfect season to plan ahead, to imagine next year's colors, fragrances, and textures while cozy inside with a cup of tea and a notebook full of possibilities. When you pre-order your plants from Nature Hills Nursery, you're planting the promise of spring before winter even begins to thaw.
Our pre-order system lets you reserve your favorite plants early, locking in today's prices and ensuring your future garden wakes up right on schedule with the first warm days of spring.
A Lavender Plant for calming fragrance, a Holly Plant paired with an Arborvitae for timeless cheer, or even a live Rose Plant for a touch of elegance that lasts far beyond the season.
How It Works: Packaging, Handling & Shipping
When you place your order, Nature Hills immediately reserves your chosen plants from our nursery inventory. Think of it as claiming your future garden before everyone else. Your plants remain under expert care, kept healthy, hydrated, and perfectly acclimated until Mother Nature signals that it's go time in your region.
As spring temperatures rise and your soil warms, we'll ship your plants at the right time for your USDA growing zone. That means no guessing games, no premature deliveries, and no planting too early. Our shipping schedule is backed by decades of experience growing and delivering healthy plants nationwide. You'll receive a notification when your order ships, carefully packaged to arrive in top condition and ready to plant.
Packaging begins with healthy, pest-free specimens, carefully inspected for quality. Each plant is placed in a sturdy, ventilated box that keeps roots moist without becoming soggy. Find more FAQs here.
Because weather matters, Nature Hills monitors nationwide conditions and ships each order for optimal arrival. This ensures freshness and quality, so your live plant gift arrives ready to thrive. You'll receive tracking information as soon as your order leaves our nursery. Visit our Plant Care Resource Guide for detailed after-care instructions on every plant we sell.
Why Gardeners Love Pre-Ordering
- Lock in This Year's Prices: Avoid spring price increases by ordering early. Your total stays locked, no matter what the market does later.
- Get Mature, Well-Developed Plants: Our plants continue growing strong roots while they're held in our nursery, arriving more established and ready to thrive.
- Dormant Arrival = Easy Planting: Most pre-ordered plants ship dormant in early spring, making planting easier and reducing transplant shock.
- Beat the Spring Rush: Popular varieties like Roses, Hydrangeas, Fruit Trees, and Flowering Shrubs sell out fast. Pre-ordering ensures you never miss your must-haves.
- Arrives When It's Safe to Plant: Shipments are timed to your local climate, ensuring each plant arrives ready to grow.
- Tough, Outdoor-Grown Plants: Our plants are grown outdoors, hardened to real conditions, and ready for your landscape.
- Nursery Direct Shipping: With Nursery Direct, your plants travel straight from our fields to your doorstep, no middlemen, no warehouse delays.
Care & Maintenance
Once your live plant delivery arrives, here's how to help it flourish:
- Water deeply but ensure well-drained soil. For container plants, submerge the pot until bubbling stops, then allow excess water to drain.
- Match sunlight and soil needs: Lavender prefers full sun, Holly tolerates partial shade, and Roses love rich, moist soil and plenty of light.
- Mulch around the base to regulate moisture and temperature, but keep mulch away from stems.
- Use the Finger Test for watering: press two inches into the soil; if dry, water deeply.
- Be patient: dormant or bare-root plants are quietly growing roots before new shoots appear.
Caring for Potted Plants When the Ground Is Frozen
If your new potted shrub or tree arrives and the ground is too frozen to dig, don't worry, Nature's timing is flexible:
- Deciduous Plants: Store containers in an unheated garage or shed where it stays cool but not freezing solid. Water sparingly until planting time.
- Evergreens: Place pots outdoors in a shaded, wind-protected area and insulate with mulch or straw. See winter watering tips for details.
Mother Nature's Timing, Perfected
Just like Nature's rhythm, our pre-order process ensures plants transition naturally from dormancy to bloom. You'll open your box in spring to find healthy, resting plants ready to awaken, stretch their roots, and grow strong. Planting dormant stock builds a resilient foundation for years of beauty and bounty.
Growing Memories That Last
There's quiet magic in winter, the in-between moment when gardens sleep but dreams grow wild. Frost may still lace the windows, but beneath the soil, life stirs. By ordering early or gifting a living plant now, you're keeping the heartbeat of your garden alive all year long.
So rest easy this winter. Reflect on the blooms you've nurtured, the soil you've turned, and the beauty yet to come. With Nature Hills' careful Nursery Direct process, expert packaging, and weather-smart shipping, your garden's next chapter is already waiting to unfold. Order now, dream big, and when the thaw comes, step outside to meet the garden you've been dreaming of all winter long.
Happy Planning, and Happy Planting!
