Rating of the best online stores of seeds and seedlings for 2020

During the period of quarantine measures, the best choice would be to spend this time not within the four walls of a city apartment, but on a personal plot, doing a pleasant and useful thing - growing plants for your own table.

Recent warming and the development of agricultural technologies make it possible to grow a large number of cultivated plants, including exotic ones. Being in self-isolation is a good time to discover new varieties, study the peculiarities of their cultivation and acquire a new “inhabitant” for your garden.

In order to minimize the risks of coronavirus infection, we recommend that you do not visit stationary stores, where a large number of people pass in a short period of time, but search for the desired product on the Internet. Fortunately, competition in this area allows you to choose from a large number of them. Almost all of them carry out delivery to the buyer's location by courier service, some of them by mail (in this case, you will have to pick up the parcel at the delivery office).

When ordering planting material for a certain amount, many sellers deliver plants and seeds for free, so before ordering products, we recommend that you estimate the total cost in order to save on delivery.

In this article, we will compile a rating of organizations engaged in the network sale of high-quality seedlings and seeds, formed on the basis of customer reviews, consider the criteria for choosing such companies, and also find out what to look for in order not to make mistakes when choosing.

The indisputable advantage of buying over the Internet is the absence of queues, as well as the ability to choose the necessary planting material without haste, in a cozy home atmosphere over a cup of tea or coffee.

Rating of the best online stores of seedlings and seeds according to buyers for 2020

Russia Gardens

Address: Chelyabinsk region, Krasnoarmeisky district, Shibanovo village, st. Central, 92.

Phone: ☎8-800-737-77-58.

Opening hours: Monday-Friday from 06:00 to 18:00.

Official website on the Internet: https://sad-i-ogorod.ru/.

The company has been engaged in the selection and cultivation of fruit, berry and ornamental plants for more than 30 years, and is included in the TOP of the largest online stores in Russia. The history of the enterprise began with the Stepanov family farm. The head of the family was initially engaged in the sale of planting material, while it was always of high quality. The seeds were sold by mail throughout Russia, which was convenient for buyers from remote areas. Today it is one of the largest breeding companies in Russia.

The company is focused only on amateur gardeners and during its work has sent parcels to more than one and a half million buyers.

In order to assess the scale of the company's work, it is enough to know one fact - Gardens of Russia is the largest contractor of the Russian Post, exceeding the volume of shipments of any other organization.

Before choosing products for a garden or vegetable garden, you must familiarize yourself with the list of plant species that are offered for sale. On the organization's page, you can find three different catalogs with popular varieties of berry, fruit and ornamental crops. The order can be received through the Russian Post, picking it up yourself from the point of issue (this method is suitable only for residents of Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk and Kurgan and Tyumen regions). It is possible to order delivery through the CDEK company. Apart from Russia, parcels are also delivered to Kazakhstan through local mail. The minimum cost of a set of shipment should be 700 rubles, this does not include the cost of delivery. Delivery price is calculated based on mail rates, weight and value of the parcel. On the company page there is a comparative table indicating the approximate tariffs depending on the departure distance.

Sending of seeds, tea and fertilizers is carried out all year round, for other plants the sender adheres to the following schedule: in the spring the bulk of the planting material is sent (potatoes, onions, annual and perennial fruit and berry crops, shrubs and ornamental plants), in the fall - perennials for planting for the winter, seedlings and remontant raspberries.

Live plants are packed in such a way that they can withstand long-term transportation, special formulations help to maintain the required moisture level, and the shipment arrives at its destination in good condition.

Payment for ordered products can be done in several ways: cash on delivery upon receipt, online through the seller's website - in this case, the buyer can immediately print an electronic check, any bank card is suitable for registration. Orders paid through the website are completed first.

Upon receipt by mail, the company proposes to fulfill the following recommendations: check the integrity of the package and make sure that the actual weight corresponds to that stated in the accompanying documents. After this is done, you need to open the packaging and check the compliance of the contents of the inventory inside. In the event that there is any name missing, or product defects are identified, together with the postal worker, it is necessary to draw up an act and a claim to the sender. The deadline for filing a claim is 7 calendar days from the date of receipt of the item. The site has a support service that will help you deal with all your questions.

• a wide range of crop products;
• there is an opportunity to choose and order the products you like online;
• good price / quality ratio of goods;
• carry out delivery throughout Russia;
• various promotions and discounts are periodically held.

• no delivery to the apartment;
• it will not be possible to receive the order “on the same day”.

Becker

Address: Smolensk, st. Smolyaninova, 13 A.

Phone: ☎ 8-800-511-27-28.

Working hours: Monday - Friday from 9:00 to 18:00.

Official website on the Internet: https://abekker.ru/.

One of the largest stores selling planting material from the best manufacturers from Russia, Poland, Holland, and has been working in this area for over 15 years. The catalog of sowing products contains a large assortment of products - more than 5,000 items, seeds - at least 2,000 items.

The firm gives a 90-day guarantee for the planting material sold. During this period, the support service is constantly in touch and is ready to help the client resolve any difficulties that arise. Orders are accepted through your personal account on the website, by mail or phone. After receiving the application, within 24 hours, the package is completed and sent. In order to preserve live seedlings, special packaging is used.

Sending is carried out by courier CDEK, Russian Post, EMS. When placing an application for delivery in Moscow or the Moscow region, it is guaranteed that the shipment will be received within 24 hours. An information brochure with planting conditions and a description of growing conditions must be included in the parcel with a live plant. Each completed parcel undergoes computer control, which makes it possible to exclude possible under-investment and mis-grading.

The company uses a developed system of discounts and promotions. So, there is a cashback of 10% of the total cost, a significant reduction in the initial cost is offered for wholesale buyers.

The support service works around the clock, will help you decide which planting material is better to buy, how to place an order in order to get the most favorable conditions.

All parcels can be tracked on the company's website; for this, you must enter the track number received from the operator of the support service in a special field.

In order for the parcel to reach the buyer in its integrity and safety, a system of measures is provided for its pre-sale preparation and protection from mechanical damage. So, for sending, only the strongest plants are chosen that can withstand a long journey. The seedlings are placed in a special peat substrate to preserve the roots. So that the stems and leaves are not damaged by shaking, they are fixed with seals.

• quality varieties from Russian and European nurseries are offered;
• convenient site navigation, intuitive sections;
• there are a large number of new varieties of varieties that are difficult to find on the free market;
• 24/7 support service;
• a guarantee is provided for all products;
• when buying a live seedling, a free gift is offered - a composition for better survival.

• not detected.

Seedspost.ru

Address: St. Petersburg, st. Professors Popov, 43 A, pom. 14H, s.m. 10.

Phone: ☎ 8-800-500-92-59.

Working hours: from 9.00 to 21.00 daily.

Official website on the Internet: https://seedspost.ru/.

The company sells not only plant products, but also eco products, items for the garden and garden. The organization is responsible for making the site as user-friendly as possible, constantly monitoring the emergence of new products in the field of gardening and horticulture. In order to help buyers who do not know how to buy goods remotely, a toll-free number has been allocated, where you can get advice on any issue, from “what seeds are there” and ending with advice on caring for already purchased products.

A distinctive feature of the store from its competitors is the absence of a minimum order threshold; here you can place a purchase even for one unit of goods. The management of the company declares that it always sends the goods that the buyer ordered, without replacing it with a similar one. The company's website contains only actual seeds and seedlings with current prices.

Since the organization is a federal partner of the Russian Post, and also actively cooperates with large courier companies, the cost of shipping products costs less than in other organizations.

For regular customers, various bonuses and discounts are offered, each subsequent purchase is cheaper than the previous one. It is possible to pay up to 50% of the order value using the accumulated bonuses.

The company's website is very informative, there are many tools for convenient work with it: you can create lists of favorite purchases, receive notifications by e-mail when selected products are on sale, arrange delivery to several different addresses, etc.

All orders are completed on the day of ordering, except for items that are currently out of stock and require transportation.

• delivery is inexpensive in comparison with competitors;
• informative site with the function of sorting positions according to various criteria;
• current prices;
• not only planting material is offered, but also eco products, natural cosmetics for healthy lifestyle lovers;
• fast picking and sending of parcels;
• a large number of bonuses, promotions and discounts.

• no guarantee is provided for damage to the seedlings during shipment.

"Victoria" - garden company

Address: Magnitogorsk, st. Green, 12/1.

Phone: ☎ 8 3519 58 08 48.

Working hours: Monday-Saturday from 06:00 to 18:00.

Official site on the Internet: http://sc-victoriya.ru/.

The company is a chain of shopping centers in Magnitogorsk and Chelyabinsk. It has been operating since 2001 and has proven itself well over this period. The company's motto says that its main goal is to provide the population with high-quality planting material that gives high yields. For this purpose, the organization constantly monitors the quality of seeds and seedlings, and only the best of them are selected.

The company has its own complex of greenhouses, where the latest varieties of plants are grown, constantly updating the range and introducing the latest types and types of planting products.

The grown planting material is sold through our own retail outlets, as well as using the semena.ru online store. Since the store sells plants of its own production, there is no additional margin applied here, so the prices for planting material are significantly lower than average in other stores.

The catalog of the Internet site contains a large number of seeds of vegetables, fruits, flowers (perennials and annuals), herbs and even mushrooms. Thanks to a wide range of products and large storage facilities, the company is able to sell even the rarest seedlings and seeds that are difficult to find in regular stores.

Fast delivery is carried out throughout Russia by courier service, as well as first class postal items. Delivery to large Russian cities is carried out at a price of 99 rubles per parcel. Finding an order can be tracked on the Russian Post website by the track number, as well as using a mobile application. Delivery by courier to the apartment is possible.

The online store also sells agricultural additives and soil mixtures. Payment for the shipment can be made by cash on delivery, by prepayment through an online form, using a bank card or through a bank branch. All forms of payment, with the exception of cash on delivery, provide for a 20% discount.

• budget prices, which are formed due to the absence of intermediaries in the sale;
• there is a pick-up from our own retail outlets;
• various promotions and discounts are periodically held;
• low minimum order amount (500 rubles);
• a wide range of crop products;
• 7 days guarantee for planting material is provided.

• According to buyers, getting a refund for a poor quality product is very difficult.

Russian vegetable garden - NK

Address: Moscow region, Shchelkovo, st. Zavodskaya, 15, office. 4-21.

Phone: ☎ (495) 789-46-43.

Opening hours: Monday-Friday from 09:00 to 17:00.

Official website on the Internet: https://www.ncsemena.ru/.

The history of the company goes back almost 20 years, it all started with a small shop selling gladioli bulbs. Today it is a large enterprise with more than 16 hectares of area at its disposal, where the scientific base is located. All products manufactured and grown on the territory of the organization are sold through a network of their own stores, as well as an Internet hypermarket.

It is noteworthy that for space experiments at the Mir orbital station, the planting material of the Russian vegetable garden was used, which indicates the high quality of plants and their seeds.

The list of products offered will satisfy any gardener and gardener: seeds, fruit and ornamental plants, seedlings and cuttings, seedlings.

You can pick up your purchase at the pick-up points, and you can also place an order by mail or by courier delivery at the buyer's place of residence. You can pick up the goods through the company Boxberry, SDEK, as well as in more than 4,500 Euroset communication stores. When using self-pickup, the buyer first receives an SMS message that the parcel has arrived at its destination.

You can pay for your purchase online using YandexMoney systems, QIWI, bank or postal transfer, cash, using a terminal, cash on delivery. The site has a convenient feedback form with which you can ask any question of interest. The company periodically conducts a variety of raffles where you can win a prize - an annual set of seeds, a lawn, a bird feeder or a greenhouse. Various discounts are offered for regular customers.

• developed network of points for issuing orders;
• a wide range of;
• a wide variety of forms of payment for goods;
• large online catalog (over 16,000 titles);
• there is a possibility of delivery not only in Russia, but also in the countries of the CIS.

• most prices are not budgetary;
• small functionality of the site, it is not easy to find the required information.

All varieties

Address: Moscow, per. Novopodmoskovny, 6, room 3.

Phone: ☎ 8-499-322-43-98.

Working hours: Monday-Friday from 09:00 to 18:00.

Official website on the Internet: https://vsesorta.ru/.

The review is continued by another well-known online store "All varieties". It offers seedlings and seeds from Russian and European nurseries. Most of the plants sold are grown in their own nursery in the Tver region, not only in the open field, but also in greenhouses equipped with the latest technology. Despite the large areas and a good selection of its own planting material, in order to maintain the assortment at a decent level, the company buys seeds and seedlings from other local and foreign nurseries.

The store's catalog contains a complete list of agricultural products, from vegetable and berry seeds to large fruit trees. To work with potential buyers, the staff has employees with higher specialized education who will answer any questions, starting with how much a particular product costs, and ending with the duration of flowering of a certain type of flowers.

All offered planting material is suitable for the climatic zone and temperate climate of the European part of Russia, so that the buyer does not need to think about whether a particular variety is suitable for our weather conditions. The seedlings are packed in such a way that they cannot be damaged during shipment, they are all planted in an individual pot with a substrate, which allows them to be planted in open ground at any time of the year.

The online store delivers orders to anywhere in Russia and to all CIS countries. You can pay for products in cash to the courier, using a bank card, using electronic money (Yandex wallet, etc.).

• a wide range of;
• the ability to order delivery to any city in Russia;
• competent and polite consultants;
• the site describes in detail all the characteristics of the goods sold, including the features of cultivation;
• there is a money-back guarantee for low-quality goods;
• all plants are zoned for cultivation in central Russia.

• not detected.

Agro-market 24

Address: Tula, st. Khaninsky passage, 33/1.

Phone: ☎ + 7-495-128-39-72.

Working hours: Monday-Friday from 09:00 to 18:00.

Official website on the Internet: https://agro-market24.ru/.

This company is not a producer of planting material, but cooperates with a large number of nurseries that grow agricultural products especially for it. The company has a large warehouse, where the ordered products are concentrated, which are then dispatched to the client as soon as possible. The company's website has detailed instructions on how to apply for the selected seedlings or seeds.

The ordering process is as follows: the client leaves a request on the company's website, after which he receives an SMS with the text "our operator will contact you soon." After that, within 4 hours, a call center employee contacts the client in order to clarify the details of delivery and payment. After completing the application, the goods are booked for the buyer, and throughout the entire processing period it is not available to other users. The head of the organization states that the operators are motivated by money in such a way that they are interested in not imposing the maximum number of products on the customer, and may even advise to remove from the basket those products that the person does not really need. After that, the parcel is completed at the warehouse within 2.5 hours, then the controller checks it again with the list of ordered goods, after which the parcels are delivered to the addressees.

Sending goods is carried out in several ways: through the Boxberry company, by the courier of the CDEK company, by the Russian Post. Payment is made in cash to the courier (in the case of courier delivery), using a bank card, cash on delivery upon receipt (in this case, you can open the parcel and inspect its contents).

• there is a pre-order function - you can place an application for a specific plant in the summer, and receive it in the fall, while the price will remain unchanged;
• fast registration;
• a large number of options for sending goods;
• there is the possibility of contactless delivery, which is especially important in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.

• high cost of goods due to the fact that the store adds its own margin to the cost of the nursery-producer.

First seeds

Address: Moscow, st. Kuskovskaya, 16.

Phone: ☎ + 7 (495) 374-92-05.

Working hours: Monday-Friday 09:00 to 19:00.

Official website on the Internet: https://1semena.ru/.

The organization specializes in the sale of seeds of flowers, herbs, vegetables, berries, while a small share of sales is taken by seedlings. There are two stationary stores in Moscow where, in addition to basic products, you can buy gardening tools, fertilizers, and pest control products.

The store sells more than 10,000 types of seeds, so here you can find almost everything a gardener and gardener wants. In the event that any item from the customer's basket is not available, the operator will contact him and offer a worthy replacement.

The organization strives to complete the completed applications as quickly as possible, for this, during the "hot periods" the pickers work around the clock. In most cases, the transfer of the order by courier in Moscow is carried out the next day after the order, the parcel is sent by mail - in 2-3 days.

Due to the large volume of orders and proper logistics, the assortment of seeds is completely renewed several times throughout the year, as a result of which the client can be sure that he will receive high-quality and fresh planting material.

The company has a system of cumulative discounts that are automatically accrued when placing an application. So, when buying goods worth more than 5,000 rubles, the price is reduced by 5%, when buying from 15,000 rubles - by 7%, etc. In addition, bulk discounts are offered when purchasing large quantities of seeds.

You can pay for a parcel in several ways - in cash to the courier, cash on delivery, by card, using a bank transfer, electronic money.

The company strives to improve the quality of service, there is a system of money-back guarantees for low-quality goods. Claims are accepted within 10 days after receipt. For a complaint, you must write a letter to the company's e-mail with a photo of the defective plant and a description. After processing the claim by the manager, the money will be returned as soon as possible.

• a wide range of;
• there is a money-back guarantee for low-quality goods;
• fast picking of parcels;
• developed system of discounts.

• inflated prices due to the fact that the store is an intermediary between the manufacturer of planting products and the end customer.

Agronomist

Address: Moscow, 3rd passage Maryina Roshcha, 40, building 1, building 11.

Phone: ☎ 8-800-333-68-73.

Opening hours: Monday-Friday from 11:00 to 18:00.

Official website on the Internet: http://agronom-shop.ru.

The online store offers a wide range of products for the garden and vegetable garden, including planting material. Here you can also buy garden tools, chemicals for feeding and accelerated growth of seedlings, etc.

All seeds and seedlings are certified in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and have quality certificates. The company works not only with individuals, but also with legal entities, which means that it has established itself well.

During business hours, you can call the consultants of the organization on a free phone number and get all the necessary information about a particular product. There is a quick chat where you can also ask a question of interest.

Since the store is open around the clock, the time for assembly and ordering does not exceed 24 hours. After it is completed, the parcel is handed over to the postal service for delivery within 2-4 days. There are other forms of delivery - pickup from a retail outlet, by courier in Moscow.

The cost of courier delivery within the Moscow Ring Road is 300 rubles. The cost of postage is included in the price of the goods. When ordering from 5000 rubles, it is possible to send by cash on delivery, with a smaller amount - only by transferring 100% of the prepayment.

You can return money for low-quality products only after you return them to the seller and fill out a special claim form on the site.

The company has a system of cumulative discounts. The cost of orders for each customer is summed up, and when a certain threshold is reached, the customer receives a discount. So, with the total cost of goods over 5,000 rubles, you can count on a 3% discount, more than 15,000 - 5%, etc.

• fast registration and packaging of parcels;
• polite and competent consultants;
• low cost of courier delivery in Moscow.

• in order to return money for a low-quality product, you will have to return it to the seller;
• with a small order amount, the dispatch is carried out only on a prepayment basis.

Conclusion

Asking the question of where to buy planting material in conditions of quarantine, self-isolation and the global coronavirus pandemic, many do not think about the fact that today there are a large number of online stores that are aimed at contactless delivery of ordered products, while they have a number of advantages over with stationary - you can choose a plant in a cozy home environment, without rushing, and seeing the entire range in front of you, you can compare prices for the same product in different companies and choose the most favorable conditions for yourself, it is possible to arrange courier delivery, and in this the case does not need to leave the house at all.

There are online stores with free shipping, while the prices for seedlings and seeds in them are significantly cheaper than in off-line sales, since the company does not bear the cost of renting premises, maintaining a large staff, etc.

We recommend that you pay attention to such a form of sale as an online store, and we hope that our review will help you choose the best one!