Short answer: pick an easy plant or a ready-made set, enter the recipient's address at checkout and tick "This is a gift" in the cart to add your message. In winter every box gets a heat pack, so the plants arrive warm.
By Nick Lombardo, minihouseplants.ch · Last updated 13 October 2026
Which plant for whom
- Someone who has never kept a plant: Peperomia 'Hope' forgives almost everything, or give the beginner set.
- A home with a cat or a dog: the pet-safe set. Our guide to pet-safe houseplants explains why these are safe.
- A dark flat or an office desk: the dark-corner set, five plants that cope with little light.
- The plant lover who has everything: the rare set, baby versions of plants you rarely see in a garden centre.
- Secret Santa: mix a few plants from under CHF 10.
- When you can't choose: a plant gift card, so they pick their own plants.
Every set is five plants that go together, 10% less than buying them one by one.
How to send a plant as a gift
In the cart, tick "This is a gift" and write your message. At checkout, enter the recipient's address as the delivery address. We print your message on the note in the box, and the box has no prices in it.
Send it to an address where someone is home during the day, such as the recipient's workplace, so the parcel doesn't wait outside.
Short on time? The gift card arrives by email, to you or straight to the recipient on the day you choose, with your message. You can also print it and hand it over.
How plants travel in winter
Most houseplants come from the tropics and don't like the cold: below about 10 °C their leaves can be damaged. That's why every box we send in winter gets a heat pack, which keeps the inside of the parcel warm on its way through the post.
When the plant arrives
- Unpack it straight away, and don't leave the parcel in a cold stairwell or letterbox.
- Give it a bright spot, away from radiators and cold draughts.
- Water it if the soil is dry; if it's still moist, wait a few days.
- A leaf may droop after the journey. Give it a few days to settle in.
If a plant arrives damaged, send us a photo and we'll sort it out, as our refund policy explains.
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