Planting & Care Instructions
Last updated: Jan 26 2023
Key takeaways
Unpack your new plants immediately and water them as soon as they arrive to reduce transplant stress.
Follow the planting instructions for your specific plant type and choose a location with the recommended sunlight and soil conditions.
Seasonal changes like missing leaves, spotted foliage, or dormancy are normal and do not necessarily indicate an unhealthy plant.
How to Care for Your New Plants
Your new plants have arrived! Now what? Follow these quick planting and care tips for outdoor and indoor plants to ensure your new varieties get off to a great start!
Outdoor Planting Directions
Indoor & Patio Tips
Seasonal Arrival Tips
Spring
You may notice your plant is missing leaves, but don’t worry - that’s normal for deciduous plants and trees! Your plants have been inspected to ensure they’re happy and healthy before they ship to you. You’ll start to see new growth as plants come out of dormancy.
Summer
You may see spots, holes or wilted foliage - these are cosmetic issues caused by the environment and should not affect your tree’s health. Follow your tree’s recommended planting and care tips, and be sure to give it plenty of water!
Fall
As the weather changes, your tree may start to lose leaves as it enters dormancy. You may also see foliage that appears aged or spotted - that’s normal as your tree prepares for fall. Plant and care for your tree according to instructions so it can establish before winter!
Winter
You may notice that your plant is missing leaves - this is normal for deciduous plants and trees in winter, while they rest to prepare for spring growth. Remember to continue to water your plant throughout the winter to help it establish strong and healthy before spring!
Written by
Sarah Logie
As Content Strategist at Trees.com, Sarah is smitten with words and a fanatic for flowers, particularly cut florals and house plants. With a love for curating compelling content, she also enjoys furthering her plant knowledge along the way! A few of her favorite flowers include hibiscus, hydrangeas, peonies and dahlias.
Sarah’s fondness for plants was cultivated through many childhood trips to Longwood Gardens in southeastern Pennsylvania, as well as through her first job out of college at a floral event design company. In her free time, catch her snapping photos of anything and everything, day-dreaming about interior decor, and enjoying the outdoors any chance she gets.
