PErsonally, I don't like newspaper as I find it to drying. I have been unhappy with plants that arrived in newspaper. I prefer the cheap brown, crappy papertowls you find in restrooms, schools and the like. The janitor for the building I work in gives me mostly used rools when I ask. I use a spray bottle to wet enough paper towels to wrap around the plants one or twice, usually I double wrap tehm. Wet the paper towel enough that it is very damp. Not soaking wet or anything. To much water and the plants can begin to rot or get cooked in hot weather, or freeze in cold weather. Usually I place single species in each package adn place them in an approbriotly size zipper bag. Fold the bag up withthe plants inside as you squeeze the air out and seal. Leave just enough air that the bag cannot be flattened and squash the plants. Place them a Priority Mail box, pack with newspaper, bubble wrap or styro, seal, address and ship. I print shipping labels and postage on the computer the night before and afix the label to the box, ready for hte next morning. Hardier species get boxed the night before. Once you purchase and print your label you can also request a free carrier pick up. Basically, this notifies your posal carrier that they will be picking up a priority mail package at your residence or work.
Priority mail boxes of all sizes can be order free at
www.usps.com and they will be dilivered to your door in a few weeks. You can also get them for free at the postoffice. You can also print and buy the postage from the website, or though paypal by clicking on the ship button when someone pays you. Also, I find that using the website is cheaper as its just 3.85, even for the big box. I have shipped up to a couple pounds for that price, they ask you the weight on the website. Go to the post office and the big box is automatically 4something even if it is under 1 lbs. Can't beat the ease and service you get there

I have not been to the post office in months

If you are interested in trying it, you can fillout a fake postage label and jsut hit cancel at the very end.
Hope that helps. We can't wait to get your plants
