1. How it works, step by step
- Send your list and address. Plant types, quantities and sizes — or describe the project and we will build the list.
- We confirm availability and quote. Plants and delivery priced together so there are no surprises at the gate.
- We schedule around your planting date. Not ours. This matters more than people expect.
- We unload where you want it. Tell us in advance about gates, narrow drives, soft ground and low branches and we will plan around them.
- Optional: we plant it. Adding planting to the same booking is cheaper and faster than arranging it separately.
2. What affects the cost
Three things, and we would rather set them out plainly than quote a vague range.
Distance from the nursery. We are in southwest Miami-Dade, so Homestead and Florida City are short runs, while Coral Gables and Doral are further north.
Load size. A full truck costs considerably less per plant than a handful of containers. If you are close to a full load, adding a few more plants is inexpensive.
Access. Tight sites, long carries from the truck to the drop point, and restricted delivery hours all take longer. This is the variable people most often underestimate.
Call with your address and quantity and we will give you an actual number.
3. Preparing for the delivery
Fifteen minutes of preparation makes the difference between a smooth drop and an expensive one.
- Clear the route. Move vehicles, unlock gates, cut back anything overhanging the path from truck to drop point.
- Choose the drop point in advance, ideally in shade and close to where the plants are going.
- Tell us about soft ground. A loaded truck on a wet lawn is a problem for everyone.
- Be there, or leave clear instructions. Plants left in the wrong spot get moved twice.
- Have water available. If plants will sit even a day before planting, they need watering.
4. Why timing matters more than people expect
Plants delivered early are not a head start. They are a liability.
Containers standing on a driveway in Miami sun dry out fast — potentially daily in summer — and nobody waters them as reliably as a nursery does. A pallet dropped a week before planting arrives at planting day visibly worse than it left.
Book the delivery for the day you are actually ready. Ground prepared, help arranged, tools out.
If plants must wait, keep them in shade, grouped together so they shelter one another, and water them daily. Grouped containers dry more slowly than scattered ones.
5. After the plants arrive
Plant as soon as you reasonably can. Every day in a container is a day the plant is not establishing.
Water immediately if there is any delay — before doing anything else.
Check the root balls before planting. They should be damp, not dry and not saturated.
Plant at the right depth. This is the step that decides whether the plant establishes — see how to plant a shrub. The top of the root ball should sit an inch or two above surrounding grade.
Then follow the watering schedule from the first eight weeks guide. That period determines the outcome more than anything else you do.
Send your address and plant list. We will confirm availability, quote delivery and schedule the drop around your planting date. Request a quote.