Issue 90 Best Mail-Order Web Sites

Online shopping is simple and quick, and there are thousands of plant Web sites — but how do you find the best places to shop? In issue 90, we shared our ten favorite sites and why we love them. Here are the links to those sites plus 20 more of the best mail-order web sites to order from.

Our top 10 favorite plant Web sites:

• ANNIE’S ANNUALS & PERENNIALS
  Specializing in rare and unusual plants
  www.anniesannuals.com
• BLUESTONE PERENNIALS
  Great selection of perennials, bulbs and shrubs
  www.bluestoneperennials.com
• FORESTFARM
  Thousands of plants, many of them unusual
  www.forestfarm.com
• GARDEN CROSSINGS
  Large plants plus lots of care information
  www.gardencrossings.com
• HIGH COUNTRY GARDENS
  Offers hundreds of xeric plants
  www.highcountrygardens.com
• KLEHM’S SONG SPARROW
  Specializes in peonies, hostas, daylilies and clematis
  www.songsparrow.com
• LAZY S’S FARM & NURSERY
  Sells more than 2,000 varieties of perennials, shrubs and trees
  www.lazyssfarm.com
• BRENT AND BECKY’S BULBS
  Excellent selection of large, healthy bulbs
  www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com
• EASY TO GROW BULBS
  Wide variety of bulbs and perennials, many of them unusual
  www.easytogrowbulbs.com
• OLD HOUSE GARDENS
  Specializes in heirloom flower bulbs
  www.oldhousegardens.com

20 more of our favorite plant Web sites:

• ANTIQUE ROSE EMPORIUM
  A great source for antique and own-root roses
  www.antiqueroseemporium.com
• ARROWHEAD ALPINES
  Specializes in alpine plants, trees and shrubs
  www.arrowheadalpines.com
• BIG DIPPER FARM
  Great selection of perennials, herbs, trees and shrubs
  www.bigdipperfarm.com
• BUSSE GARDENS
  New and hard-to-find perennials
  www.bussegardens.com
• COMPLETELY CLEMATIS
  Good source for over 200 clematis varieties
  www.clematisnursery.com
• DIGGING DOG NURSERY
  Drought-tolerant and native plants
  www.diggingdog.com
• EDMUNDS’ ROSES
  All types of roses, from antique to shrub
  www.edmundsroses.com
• FAIRWEATHER GARDENS
  Perennials and unusual trees and shrubs
  www.fairweathergardens.com
• FIELDSTONE GARDENS
  Perennials, trees and shrubs
  www.fieldstonegardens.com
• HEIRLOOM ROSES
  Specializing in all types of roses
  www.heirloomroses.com
• JOHNNY’S SELECTED SEEDS
  Sells seeds for fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs
  www.johnnyseeds.com
• THE LILY GARDEN
  Great selection of classic and new lilies
  www.thelilygarden.com
• LOGEE’S GREENHOUSES
  Begonias, tropicals and tender perennials
  www.logees.com
• OAKES DAYLILIES
  Wonderful selection of hundreds of varieties
  www.oakesdaylilies.com
• PRAIRIE NURSERY
  Offers native plants and seeds for prairies, woodlands and wetlands
  www.prairienursery.com
• RAREFIND NURSERY
  Carries unusual shrubs, trees and hardy plants
  www.rarefindnursery.com
• SELECT SEEDS ANTIQUE FLOWERS
  Specializes in old-fashioned and rare seeds and plants
  www.selectseeds.com
• SWAN ISLAND DAHLIA
  Features over 350 varieties of dahlias
  www.dahlias.com
• TERRITORIAL SEED CO.
  Specializes in wide variety of vegetable seeds
  www.territorialseed.com
• VAN ENGELEN, INC.
  Wholesale flower bulbs
  www.vanengelen.com