Can anyone tell me the best way to do this? I have only sent one package into Canada, and it was roses and trumpet vines---much tougher plants than brugs. Also, they made small enough a package that I was able to sent it first-class, which worked out every well---got there in less than a week, and didn't cost as much as a priority box within the US! I did have to find out a customs slip, but I just put "plants' and "gift", and everything was fine. I know some of you folks have sent cuttings to Canada, so tell me the best and cheapest way to send a fairly large number of them. By the way, I've changed my user name to MsBatt from Judith, just so you'll know. (If you've e-mailed me before, you'll recognize me anyway.) Thanks for any help anyone can give.
shipping brugs to Canada
Perhaps you have had some private E mail answers to this question.
My experience (and the same has been true for other Canadians from what they have told me) is that the success rate depend on the whim of the person inspecting the parcel!
I have been told (not in writing) when I asked that Brugs are considered houseplants in Canada as they do not winter outside and house plants will clear Customs.
I have also been told that as long as there is no soil on the roots, they will clear Customs.
Some of us have never received cuttings that were sent, some have received plants that were sent.
I think the safest way is to have the Phyto Certificate Of Sanitary Health done on them but that can be expensive and time consuming.
So, I really don't have a difinitive answer to give you, sorry.
RA, that's useful info, but what I was really asking was via what carrier should I ship? Regular post office? FedEx? UPS? Other? Any ideas?
I have only shipped within Canada.
I used Express Post and the plants went from the Post office in Ontario to Brugcrazy's door step in BC. in 47 hours.
I have received cuttings from Brugmansia sent Global Priority, also from others marked Priority Mail? Does that sound right? They came shipped in those PO boxes you get for free - lucky guys. We have to pay for ours.
For anyone who' interested---I shipped the cuttings today, via regular first-class mail, in a padded enverlope with two cardboard "protectors" around them. Cost me about what two-pound priority with in the US does. We'll see how they look when they arrive. My postmistress tlod me that I can also send boxes this way, so long as the overall dimensions don't exceed 36", so that's probably the way I'll do it in the future.
RA-RA-RA ! You are such a diplomat! What you're not saying speaks volumes!
Liz, am I missing something? What's Ra not saying, that speaks so loudly to you?