I ordered some bare root shrubs by mail and would like some advice on how to achieve the best results in planting them. — Ed Reilly, Warrenville Bare root plants are dug from the field while they are ...

Bare-root perennial plants often intimidate container gardeners because they arrive looking fragile or sometimes even dead, but it's actually not a bad thing. They are dormant plants sold without soil ...

Happy New Year! My New Year’s wish is for nice, slow, soaking rainfalls to help our new plants establish and our established plants thrive. What’s your garden wish for 2025? Bare root fruit trees, ...

Spending your winter dreaming up the perfect summer garden? Dream no more: Now’s the ideal time to plant bare-root perennials. Bare-root plants are harvested from their growing beds in the fall and ...

Bare root trees and shrubs, as the name suggests, are not sold in a pot or balled and burlapped. At the nursery bare root plants are grown in the ground, harvested as young plants, and sold without ...

FEBRUARY IS NOW nearly over and nurseries are flush with bare-root items. Look at how the grass is greening up and growing. See how the bulbs are emerging and blooming. Notice the buds are swelling on ...

Bare-root perennial plant with exposed roots and green stems laid out on plastic packaging, showing the crown and root system before planting. - Michael Vi/Getty Images Bare-root perennial plants ...