1Best Overall: Bloomscape
courtesy of Bloomscape Because they ship in boxes that hold the pot in place, you don't have to worry about your new green babies arriving smushed or spilled. Bloomscape also provides real-time customer support via chat and email if you need help figuring out how to care for them or something goes awry along the way.
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2Best for Beginners: The Sill
courtesy of The Sill Working from the motto, "Plants Make People Happy," The Sill is an online-first company that ships houseplants to people looking for one that suits their space and their style. It even has a "best for beginners" section, to help those who need a little hand-holding figure out what plants will work well for them.
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3Best Plant Selection: Plants.com
courtesy of Plants.com For a huge selection of green goodies, from hanging plants to succulents, herbs, air plants, holiday florals and even trees, try this straightforward site. You can even shop by size and lighting type, if you have a particular spot that's just begging for a new leafy pal.
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4Best Succulent Selection: Leaf & Clay
courtesy of Leaf & Clay Succulents show up in every other influencer's photo these days, and with their low-maintenance attitude and array of colors, shapes and sizes, we get it. Leaf & Clay has a huge variety of both familiar and out-there succulents, as well as a subscription box if you want to see your collection grow.
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5Best Subscription: Horti
courtesy of Horti The Brooklyn-based Horti aims to help urban plant-lovers cultivate any kind of indoor garden that suits their space and skill level. Its subscription boxes can start with hard-to-kill plants and slowly work up to less hardy varietals, as you learn how to help your jungle thrive. New Yorkers can pick up their plants in-store but Horti will ship nationwide.
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6Best Indoor Garden Kits: Modern Sprout
courtesy of Modern Sprout For those of us with, well, less-than-nurturing plant skills, Modern Sprout can help. They sell plant kits with everything you need to create a garden in your home, no matter how little space you have. Some even live in mason jars, for those with just a corner of counter space to spare.
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7Best for Gifting: Lula's Garden
courtesy of Lula's Garden Lula's Garden crafts and ships out pretty arranged succulent gardens that make gorgeous gifts. They have a range of options, from petite versions perfect for small spaces all the way up to larger boxes with a bounty of succulent shapes and colors. If you love a low-maintenance plant, these are the ones for you.
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8Best for Pretty Pots: Léon & George
courtesy of Leon & George This San Francisco-based plant delivery company has a wide selection of eye-catching plants in beautiful stoneware ceramic pots, so you don't have to worry about an ugly container interfering with your decor. They also provide lifetime care support, and a 30-day guarantee in case you have trouble adjusting to your new plant-parent lifestyle.
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9Best for Shopping Sustainably: The Bouqs Co
courtesy of Bouqs Shop small businesses even from afar with The Bouqs Co, a flower and plant delivery service that partners with farmers and local artisans to source their greenery and bouquets. Despite the name, The Bouqs Co sells both cut floral arrangements and house plants, so you can choose whichever suits your situation.
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10Best Courier Delivery: UrbanStems
courtesy of Urban Stems While the brand first made a name for themselves for delivering fresh flowers, UrbanStems also sells plants. While the company only offers bicycle courier delivery in Washington, D.C. and New York City, they will will ship to any physical address nationwide. They also sort their selection by attribute and occasion, so you can find exactly what you want.
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11Best for Indoor and Outdoor Projects: Nature Hills Nursery
courtesy of Nature Hills Nursery To get the traditional nursery shopping experience without leaving your couch, Nature Hills Nursery has just about every kind of plant you can imagine (and then some). If you need to restock your garden or have a landscaping project to tackle, this giant online nursery probably has the plants you need.
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12Best for Fake Plants: Terrain
courtesy of Terrain This plant-focused sister brand to Anthropologie has the same aesthetic as the bespoke clothing and decor retailer. It sells both live and fake plants, in addition to garden gear, furniture and decor. So if you want to fake it til you make it in the greenery department, we won't tell!
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Lizz (she/her) is a senior editor at Good Housekeeping, where she runs the GH Book Club, edits essays and long-form features and writes about pets, books and lifestyle topics. A journalist for almost two decades, she is the author of Biography of a Body and Buffalo Steel. She also teaches journalism as an adjunct professor at New York University's School of Professional Studies and creative nonfiction at the Muse Writing Center, and coaches with the New York Writing Room.
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