USDA Hardiness & Planting Zone

To ensure your plants thrive, we ship at the perfect time for planting in your region, based on your Planting Zone.
Fall Shipping Schedule and Zone Opening Dates
Shipping For Earliest Ship Dates
Zones 1-6 Most products begin shipping mid-September
Zones 7-13 Most products begin shipping late September
Peony Begins shipping early October to all zones


Spring Shipping Schedule and Zone Opening Earliest Ship Dates

Note: At Wayside Gardens, we are committed to shipping healthy live plants at the ideal planting time for your zone. In order to ensure our plants are shipped at the optimal conditions, we regularly adjust our shipping timeframes as needed. The below table reflects our current estimate of timing for rose, live plant and bulb shipping this season.

Zone Bare root Roses Plants & Bulbs Container Roses Sweet Potato & Avocado Citrus Blooming Blocks
1-3 Early-Mid May Mid May Mid May Late May-Mid Jun Early-Mid May Early-Mid May
4-5 Early-Mid Apr Late Apr Late Apr Mid-Late May Late Apr-Early May Early-Mid May
6 Mid-Late Mar Early-Mid Apr Early-Mid Apr Early-Mid May Early-Mid Apr Early-Mid May
7 Early-Mid Mar Late Mar-Early Apr Early-Mid Apr Late Apr-Mid May Early-Mid Apr Early-Mid May
8 Mid-Late Feb Late Mar-Early Apr Early-Mid Apr Mid-Late Apr Early-Mid Apr Early-Mid May
9-13* Late Jan-Mid Feb Late Mar-Early Apr Early-Mid Apr Mid-Late Apr Early-Mid Apr Early-Mid May
This is a graphical representation of the USDA Hardiness Zones. This gives you a good idea of the zones within your region, your neighboring states, and across the country.
Find Your Planting Zone