The Gardens Alive Catalog is put out yearly by the company Gardens Alive. The company puts out plants and other products for pest and disease control int he garden which are environmentally responsible and use no additional chemicals or harm live animals. Other products include in their catalog and on the website include organically grown plants and vegetables, bat and bee nests/houses, organically produced insect control products, repellents, and products for disease and weed control, and organic products for lawn, soil and plant care. Some of their insect and disease control products can be used in the home also, such as their moth control products.

Gardens Alive began as the Natural Gardening Research Center in 1984 by founder and president, Niles Kinerk. The company began with the idea of selling hard-to-find products to fight disease and pests in gardening, and were one of the first companies to sell insects to fight harmful insects. The name of the company was changed to Gardens Alive in 1988 as the company continued to find environmentally friendly products that work in the garden to sell to customers.

Some of their early products include M-One a type of Bacillus thuringiensis to fight the Colorado potato beetle (which has evolved into being called the M-Trak. Gardens Alive also developed a way to ship healthy lady beetles ready to find and eat harmful pests in the garden, effectively so that a percentage of the insects are not healthy when they emerge from hibernation.

Since then, the company has produced a catalog of their chemical-free and environmentally-friendly products for combating pests in the home and garden, helping plants and vegetables grow better, products to encourage wildlife in your area, and more.http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=61

Free catalogs can be ordered through the website, and sent to regular customers, which also include various coupons and other offers. various "Deals of the Day" can be found on their website too.

Plants are shipped from Gardens Alive based on the customer's location determined by the USDA Hardiness Zones map. Visa, Mastercard and Discover are acceptable forms of credit card payment for the website or catalog ordering. Payments can be made by fax at 1-513-354-1484, 24/7 and phone orders can be placed at 1-513-354-1482, Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 9:00pm EST; and even Saturday from 8:00am to 6:00pm EST. http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=501#pay

Shipping and handling charges begin at $7.95 for orders under $20, and go up in $2 increments from there. http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=503

Orders placed Monday through Friday 8:00am-12:00pm EST, will ship the same day. Any orders that are placed after that, or on Saturdays will ship out the next business day. Plants and insects shipped from the company will ship and arrive according to your location in their shipping timetable chart listed on the Gardens Alive website.

Orders can be placed and sent to United States addresses and they do not ship to Alaska or Hawaii. Items are sent the fastest way possible, either by UPS or the U.S. Postal Service.

General merchandise or hard goods can be returned to the company and mailed to:

Gardens Alive
Returns
5100 Schenley Place
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025

When the company receives your return, a refund or a replaced product can be issued, depending on the customer's preference.http://www.gardensalive.com/article.asp?ai=511