About Secret Garden
Indoor plants, orchids, and rare plants, from our greenhouse straight to your home.
We started in 2009 with a small shop. Today, we have our own greenhouse near Bucharest and deliver plants to all 27 European Union countries.
Experience
What we have learned in 17 years
Every year, thousands of varieties and hundreds of thousands of plants pass through our greenhouse. We study and document each one, then turn what we learn into care guides on our blog and on each product page.
Source selection
We select plants directly from renowned growers in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, and other EU countries, through Royal FloraHolland or directly, as well as from certified greenhouses in Taiwan and Thailand.
Grown in our greenhouse
Between the grower and your home, the plants grow in our greenhouse. We monitor them daily and select only healthy specimens ready for transport.
Packed for every season
Every plant leaves us protected for the journey and the weather outside. In winter, we add thermal insulation free of charge, and for freezing days you can add heat packs.
By your side even after delivery
On the website chat, you can get answers 24/7 to questions about watering, light, repotting, or flowering. And for every type of plant, we have SG Mix potting mixes created by us.
Variety
From botanical orchids and rare plants to garden plants
Our stock changes every week: some plants are sold, others return, while some rare varieties appear only once or twice a year.
Delivery
Throughout the European Union
Click on your country to see how long the plants take to arrive, how much shipping costs, and the order value above which shipping is free.
Delivery in Romania
- Delivery after dispatch
- 2-4 business days
- Shipping cost
- 25 lei, via GLS courier
- Free shipping
- on orders over 399 lei
In Bucharest and parts of Ilfov, we deliver with our own drivers, using electric vehicles, within 1-3 days: 35 lei, 19 lei for orders over 399 lei, free from 800 lei. Order preparation usually takes 1-3 business days before dispatch.
All rates and conditions for international deliveries · Delivery in Romania
“Beautiful, healthy, clean, and excellently packaged orchids.”
“Very beautiful, very well packaged, not a single bud was broken.”
“Amazing speed, excellent packaging quality, and healthy plants.”
Sustainability
From the greenhouse to your door
For us, sustainability means concrete choices: where we source our plants, what energy the greenhouse operates on, what we pack them in, and how they reach you.
- Every plant has a phytosanitary passport.
- The growers in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Denmark that we work with, through Royal FloraHolland or directly, are certified GLOBALG.A.P. and MPS, certifications that measure the consumption of energy, fertilizers, and treatments.
- Plants from Taiwan and Thailand come from certified greenhouses, with a phytosanitary certificate, inspection upon entry into the EU, and a Plant Passport.
- Orchids and other protected species have a CITES certificate: they are propagated and grown in greenhouses, not collected from the wild.
- The greenhouse operates on energy from its own photovoltaic panels, with storage batteries, and capacity is increasing.
- We control pests using beneficial insects, and use treatments only when necessary.
- Our substrates are based on bark, coconut fiber, and sphagnum. Where peat is present, it is certified RPP (Responsibly Produced Peat): it comes from already degraded areas that are restored after extraction.
- The boxes are made from recycled cardboard, and we wrap the plants in kraft paper. Both are recyclable and biodegradable.
- We use plastic only where there is not yet an alternative: adhesive tape and, in winter, insulation film. Both are made from recycled plastic.
- Heat packs generate heat from iron powder inside a biodegradable membrane.
- In Bucharest and Ilfov, we deliver using electric vehicles.
- For DHL Express parcels, we pay extra for the GoGreen Plus option: DHL replaces some fossil fuel with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
- GLS reduces its emissions through the Climate Protect program, while FedEx is electrifying its delivery fleet.
Questions about us
Where is the Secret Garden greenhouse?
Our greenhouse is near Bucharest. It is a plant cultivation and growing facility and is not open to visitors. Orders can only be placed online at secretgarden.ro.
Where do the plants come from?
From our own greenhouse, from certified growers in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Denmark and other EU countries, through Royal FloraHolland or directly, and from certified nurseries in Taiwan and Thailand, with phytosanitary certificates, CITES certificates and Plant Passports.
Which countries do you deliver to?
In all 27 European Union countries. Rates and delivery times are listed on the international shipping page.
Secret Garden Flower Shop vs Secret Garden Plant Shop?
We’re the same team. We started as a flower shop in 2009, and today we focus exclusively on live plants from our own greenhouse.
What will you grow next?
Over 1,200 varieties are waiting for you online, and our stock is replenished every week.
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