You may have seen the term “bare root plants” in nursery catalogs and websites and wondered what it means. Basically, it’s exactly what it sounds like: Plants are shipped without soil or a container.

Bare-root planting saves money, but time is running out. Here's what you need to know. Planting bare-root stock comes with some serious advantages, not the least of which is that bare-root plants ...

Question: I’m going to be planting some fruit trees this spring, and I’m wondering if it’s better for me to buy the trees in a big pot from a nursery or if I should get them from a mail order place ...

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 ...

Find out when to plant bare root roses in your USDA Hardiness Zone and get helpful planting and after-planting care tips.

MANY NURSERIES CARRY a great selection of bare-root plants in winter. These plants are dug from fields; the soil is then washed from the roots before the plants are packed in sawdust or other moisture ...

Planting a rose bush at the right time makes it easier for it to get established.

I got a look of disbelief when I told a friend I had planted a tree that had been shipped from a nursery 2,000 miles away. As I went on to explain that the tree had been sent “bare-root,” I could see ...

To many gardeners, January is shopping season. Every day, it seems, we find a new seed or plant catalog in our mailboxes (both snail and e-mail). These catalogs offer a wealth of information on all ...

Thinking about taking a break from gardening during our shortest daylight hours? Think again. January is the ideal time to acquire new bare root deciduous trees, shrubs, roses, perennials and a host ...

For Mother’s Day I was sent a bare-root rose bush. I put it into water in a pail. A week later I planted it. Now the thorns are all black and the buds are getting dried up. I have been watering it ...