Is it cheaper to order plants online?
There are two main advantages to buying this way. First, plants can be less expensive (even including possible shipping costs). Second, catalogs and websites may sell unusual plants unavailable at local nurseries. But there are big downsides to ordering by mail or online. Buying plants at local nurseries is more expensive than buying from a big-box store, but the plants are generally healthier and live longer. Skimm’d by Danielle Calma (originally published by Well + Good). With local nurseries and big-box stores, like Home Depot, Lowe’s, or Walmart, there are few places to buy plants.