Updated: September 26, 2008
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Four Star welcomes customer pick-up orders. We have complete state-of-the-art facilities to accommodate all size orders, from station wagons to 53 ft. trailers. To pick up your order direct at our shipping docks, just specify so when placing your order. Our traffic department will contact you one week prior to your planned ship week to schedule a convenient pick up date and time. The customer pick up loading area is a temperature controlled greenhouse environment to help protect your plants during pickup. We'' help you load your truck and get you on your way quickly.
"Four Star provides me with quality plant material every time and peace of mind with the added measures they take to ensure it."
Tim Greashaber
North Monroe Greenhouse
Monroe, Michigan
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Providing an indoor temperature controlled environment in which to load smaller vehicles with plants is a very important service we provide our customers.
Your order, complete with branded variety tags will be waiting for you when you arrive (along with a friendly smile, and how about a hot cup of coffee)
Our shipping docks can accommodate even the largest trucks to quickly load larger orders and have your truck off and rolling with quality liners.
Scheduled appointments mean less waiting for you
This is our favorite shipping method because we know it saves a great deal of money on freight expenses for you, but also gives us the opportunity to meet our customer face-to-face and gain a better understanding of your needs.
We look forward to having you visit us in the near future - if you've never considered picking up product...check the savings and benefits, it may just be your best solution to high freight costs.
Finding us is easy! Located near many major areas
- 35 miles from Ann Arbor, Michigan (approx: 43 minute drive)
- 37 miles from Detroit, Michigan (approx: 43 minute drive)
- 36 miles from Toledo, Ohio (approx: 41 minute drive)
- 23 miles from Dundee, better known for Cabela's (approx: 35 minute drive) Cabela's has become the number one attraction in Michigan. If your love the outdoors or just want to have an amazing retail experience, plan on stopping off to Cabela's while you're in the area. If you're picking up plant material, we would recommend visiting Cabela's before coming to Four Star...you might just not want to leave and we would hate to see plant material sitting in a vehicle for hours! On the flip-side, if you go to Cabela's first, please don't forget that you have plant material waiting for you at Four Star. It's obviously important that you are on time for your customer pickup ...hmmmmmmmm... maybe I should not have mentioned Cabela's??
From The South
I-75 North to I-275 North to exit 2 (Telegraph Road Exit). Stay to the right heading North on Telegraph Road. Drive approx. 1 mile, turn West (left) on Sigler Road. Drive approx. 1 mile. Sigler Road location is on the North (right) side just past the expressway overpass.
To continue to our Indian Trails location (main office)...turn North (right) onto Calkins Road just past first location. Drive approx. ¼ mile, Turn East (right) onto Indian Trails Road. Office entrance is immediately On the left.
From The North
I-275 to Exit 5 (Carleton-South Rockwood Road Exit) Take a right off of the exit ramp, and then an immediate left onto Calkins Road. Second cross road will be Indian Trails Road (approx. 1.5 miles) Main office is located on the Northeast Corner (left) of Indian Trails and Calkins.
Please note: Part of Calkins Road can often times be rather bumpy as a section is a dirt road. To avoid this continue on I-275 to exit 2 and follow the directions as if you were coming from the south from that point.
To continue to our Sigler Road location (shipping/open house location) Stay South on Calkins one more block to Sigler Road, turn left. Greenhouse immediately on South side (left).
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The Four Star shipping department is dedicated to providing the best service to our customers, both local and across the nation. Our team has helped create an efficient route system and delivery schedule that provides you the most complete service.
We've improved delivery while reducing costs with your Proven Winners delivered right to your door by our truck or our partnership with other direct-to-door service providers.
What does this mean for you...?
- No more frozen or damaged plants
- By reducing both the cold exposure and handling by 65%, the opportunity for damage is nearly eliminated.
- Significantly reduced freight costs
- Innovative packaging along with strong negotiations with partnering services have provided us the ability to reduce freight costs to some of our customers by as much as 75% over our previous already competitive rates.
- No more trips to the airport
- We've eliminated the hassle, time, and expense of you having to go to the airport to pick up your plants.
- More profits for you!
- By taking advantage of these savings we offer, you will greatly reduce your input costs, thus increase your profits.
Our new program is based on regulated, scheduled ship dates by zone. To take full advantage of this program may require that you plan a little differently, in order to utilize deliveries from Four Star on these weeks. We hope that this makes planning easier while taking full advantage of the growing season for your particular zone.
| Zone |
SuperSaver™ Weeks by 2008-09 Grow Schedule |
| 1 |
02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 |
| 2 |
02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12,
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 |
| 3a |
03, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21 |
| 3 |
03, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 21 |
| 4 |
42, 44, 46, 48, 50,
02, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 |
| 5 |
42, 44, 46, 48, 50,
02, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 |
| 6 |
50,
02, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 |
| 7 |
Call |
| 8 |
N/A - See Anytime Rates |
Please check chart above for valid SuperSaver™ week numbers for your zone.
SuperSaver™ Week # |
Start Dates of Ship Week |
End Dates of Ship Week |
42 |
10-13-2008 |
10-17-2008 |
44 |
10-20-2008 |
10-31-2008 |
46 |
11-10-2008 |
11-14-2008 |
48 |
11-24-2008 |
11-28-2008 |
50 |
12-08-2008 |
12-12-2008 |
2 |
01-05-2009 |
01-09-2009 |
3 |
01-12-2009 |
01-16-2009 |
4 |
01-19-2009 |
01-23-2009 |
5 |
01-26-2009 |
01-30-2009 |
6 |
02-02-2009 |
02-06-2009 |
7 |
02-09-2009 |
02-13-2009 |
8 |
02-16-2009 |
02-20-2009 |
9 |
02-23-2009 |
02-27-2009 |
10 |
03-02-2009 |
03-06-2009 |
11 |
03-09-2009 |
03-13-2009 |
12 |
03-16-2009 |
03-20-2009 |
13 |
03-23-2009 |
03-27-2009 |
14 |
03-30-2009 |
04-03-2009 |
15 |
04-06-2009 |
04-10-2009 |
16 |
04-13-2009 |
04-17-2009 |
17 |
04-20-2009 |
04-24-2009 |
18 |
04-27-2009 |
05-01-2009 |
19 |
05-04-2009 |
05-08-2009 |
20 |
05-11-2009 |
05-15-2009 |
21 |
05-18-2009 |
05-22-2009 |
22 |
05-25-2009 |
05-29-2009 |
SUPERSAVER™ RATES WILL NOT BE APPLIED TO ADD ON ORDERS. ALL ADD ON ORDERS WILL BE SHIPPED AND BILLED AT THE ANYTIME RATES, REGARDLESS OF WHICH WEEK IT SHIPS. AN ADD-ON ORDER IS DEFIGNED AS AN ORDER RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR STANDARD ORDERS.
Order Deadlines / Definitions:
Standard Order = An order received in our office no later than the Tuesday by 4:30 p.m. E.S.T. preceding the desired ship week.
Add On Order = An order received in our office after the standard order cutoff , but no later than the Monday of the desired ship week at 12:00 p.m. noon - E.S.T.
All items / programs on this page are subject to change at anytime without notice.
Please contact our office for the most up-to date information.
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