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Ordering from Fransen Hostas

17 years ago

Has anyone ordered from here? I was looking for the hosta Atlantis and came upon their web site. I had not considered it would be practical to order from Europe but their prices seem great. I've written an email twice and not received an answer yet. I'm curious about the cost of the certificate and shipping. I don't imagine it would be much different to ship to Canada or the US. Any information would be appreciated because there are several hostas on my "Fransen" list that I would switch to another supplier. Thanks, McT

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rob_sneyers
17 years ago
Hello McT,

Well, I've ordered from Fransen a couple of times.
Great guy, good, healthy plants.
But ... I'm from Belgium, no certificates needed (I go by car).

To export - import you'll need an phytosanitary certificate (100 $ ?)for export, another one for import (together with a couple of weeks quarantine ?). Add to this the shipping price.

I wanted to go the other way round: import from Naylor Creek.
In the end it turned out the extra costs would be a least 200 $.

So, unless you're buying bulk, I don't think it is very cost effective.

Sorry to disappoint you.

Greetings from the Hosta Mill

Rob
hostarox
17 years ago
Plant Delights has Atlantis
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mctavish6
Original Author
17 years ago
Rob, thanks for the information though I wish it was different. I order in Canada from Naylor in Washington State and it costs just $35 for the certificate. The plants get here in 2 days and the shipping is less than from eastern Canada. I especially don't like the idea of them being in quarantine for 2 weeks. You gave me an idea though. I think Naylor Creek and Fransens have a close association as they seem to introduce each others Hostas. I'm going to ask them if they have any of Atlantis even though it's not in their catalogue. Otherwise I'll wait until it's in Canada.

Hostarox, Thanks for the suggestion of Plant Delights. I checked out their web site and they have lots of great plants. Unfortunately until I win that elusive lottery, I'll have to wait as it would be $70 just for the certificate and $5 extra for each plant. I added Maya Swingtime to my Naylor order to make myself feel better.

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