When nursery stock is shipped it is done by truck or by airplanes. The plants must be protected from wind and temperature extremes during transport. Once the plants are at your local nursery or store, they are set out to be bought. Plants are not required to carry a label so you must look at them to decide which ones you want. When you go to purchase plants it's easy to tell which ones are a good buy and which ones aren't.
Plants are either alive or dead.
If you see a plant that is all shriveled or brown, it is probably not a good choice to buy. Plants are a great way to make your home look beautiful. North Carolina produces so many different types that it would be near impossible to find one you didn't like. Return to Menu Vocabulary 1.