Moving Guides

Hazardous Materials

Moving day brings enough change for you and your household, which is why your plants deserve thoughtful care as they make the trip to a new home. Many people underestimate how sensitive plants can be during a relocation, especially when it involves long drives, temperature changes, or extended time in a moving truck. Trailblazer Moving and Storage works with families who want their plants to arrive healthy, intact, and ready to settle into their new space, which is why understanding how to pack them correctly matters. While every plant has its own temperament, the broader process stays manageable if you follow clear steps that protect the soil, the roots, the foliage, and the container.

These items can produce deadly gases or spontaneous combustion when mixed with other chemicals whether by mixing or by fumes combined.

Items that are not allowed and can not be packed or stored:

  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Auto Batteries
  • Fertilizers, liquid, or powder
  • Plant insecticides and lawn care products
  • Ammunition
  • Flammable household cleaning products like ammonia and bleach
  • Disinfectants
  • Oxygen in tanks
  • Poisons
  • Propane tanks or bottled gas of any type
  • Corrosives and explosives
  • Fireworks
  • Acids of any type
  • Petroleum products like oils, paints, kerosene, gas
  • Aerosol cans like spray paint, spray starch, deodorants, hair spray
  • SCUBA diving tanks may be shipped provided they have been professionally purged and tagged