WELCOME TO THE DESERT NORTHWEST ONLINE CATALOG
for mail-order plants
Last updated May 2010; use it through at least spring 2010.
Ordering is easy!
Print off a copy of the
Order Form.
Browse through the Descriptive Catalog (above) or
price list
and fill out your order form with the plants you would like.
Mail in your order with payment (check or money order) to The Desert Northwest,
P.O. Box 3475, Sequim, WA 98382.
Please see
Terms of Sale for more details.
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Notes on the Descriptive Catalog
- Plant size for mail order plants is usually either a 3½" or 4" pot (rarely
smaller), or a "band pot"
- these range in size from about 2" to 3½" wide and 5" to 6" deep. "1 gallon" pots
are larger than these sizes, and are in vernacular usage
the industry standard "1 gallon pot" or "#1" pot.
(In reality, though, the size is a little bit less than a real gallon - I'm not sure how
this came about!) If "1 gallon pot" is not indicated
alongside the price, it's a smaller pot size.
The plants we send are well rooted and robust
for the size of the pot. Most plants will arrive wrapped
in newspaper and/or plastic without their pots, but certain plants with more delicate roots
(including all Proteaceae) are shipped in their pots. Please be prepared to pot up the plants
into containers, or plant
them in a prepared bed, immediately upon receipt of your order. For more information see the
Terms of Sale.
- Plants are listed by botanical name within each category. For certain
plants that could be placed in more than one category, it is probably under the first possible
category if one reads from the top left down the left column of categories first. For example,
Banksia is listed under "Proteaceae" and not under "More Australian Plants." If you can't
find something under the expected category, it may be listed in another category.
As our selection grows we may add some cross-links to alleviate this quandry.
- Some plants are listed with a collection number, for example, "IB244" or "SBH6286".
These numbers refer to a particular collection (responsibly collected as seed
or cuttings usually from the wild)
of a species made by a particular person at a particular place and time. These numbers
should be retained if you are keeping records for your garden, as they frequently represent
a specific distinct form of a species with unique characteristics.
- Names of registered plant cultivars are given in single quotes, as is standard practice
in the field of horticulture. Names in brackets, such as Arctostaphylos x media [Mt. Walker],
are not actual registered cultivars, but they still indicate a particular distinct form
or collection of a plant. Like collection numbers, these names should be retained for
gardeners concerned with accurate record keeping.
- At any time, plants may be removed from the catalog in the event that they
sell out, and added again
once a new crop is ready to sell. However, it is not guaranteed that everything on the list
is always available, as certain plants may sell out abruptly,
unforseen disasters may occur, or
we may not have a chance to update the list as promptly as we would like.
For that reason, we encourage you to list at least a couple of substitutions when placing
your order.
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