Although we work nearly around the clock to keep up with holiday orders, there are a few areas beyond our control that you should consider as you make gift purchases in November and December.

There are now days until Christmas Day. A postal worker will be delivering your packages and not Santa! If your order is intended as a gift, please let us know. This will help us prioritize gift orders from standard garden orders.

While ordering during the holiday season, there are a few things to keep in mind regarding standard, economical shipping:

Our standard method of mailing small packages is U.S. First Class Mail. These usually arrive anywhere in the U.S. within five days to two weeks but the post office makes no guarantees. For 2011, the last day to order and mail out first class is December 16th.

Our standard method of shipping larger packages is U.S. Priority Mail. These usually arrive anywhere in the U.S. within three days but again, the post office makes no guarantees. The last day to order and mail using U.S. Priority and have it arrive before Christmas is December 19th.

You can check with the U.S. Postal Service's web site to estimate your delivery time from our location (zip code 97038). Keep in mind, the Post Office does not deliver standard, first class or Priority Mail on Sunday.

If you procrastinate, we sometimes can get orders out but the cost of shipping that the carriers charge increase drastically the closer we get to the 25th of December and remember that we have a lead-time on getting orders filled, packaged and ready to mail. Please contact us prior to placing an order to verify that it can be done.

For additional information on cut off dates, international mail, military mail, etc. during the holiday season, please check on the U.S. Postal Service's Holiday Shipping Date page. This is the busiest time of year for all of the carrier services. If you can get your order in early, it will be easier on your budget and help to guarantee that your packages arrive in time to be enjoyed for Christmas.