Re: Shipping between US and Canada

From: Diane Whitehead <ua024 at freenet.victoria.bc.ca> on 1997.02.13 at 03:13:11(347) Currently we are allowed to import "houseplants' from the US to Canada without a phyto. I thought this would be great for when I travel in the warm south. I planned to buy the sorts of plants that grow outside in San Diego but must spend winters in a conservatory in Canada. I found that was the wrong interpretation, unfortunately. What they mean by houseplants are things that must be grown in greenhouses in their place of origin. Maybe just tropicals, then. And maybe the new regulations will just apply to places like Monrovia that ship semi-trailer loads of plants to us. (an aside: when I travelled in the Carolinas last year, I was shocked to see the familiar big M hangtags on most of the plants in the garden centres - California has a big outreach) But, I will certainly check to see if this will also apply to garden tourists who like to choose their own plants. Thanks, Carlo.

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