Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But what’s the point? Well, for starters, it’s much cheaper to purchase bare root plants because, obviously, you don’t have all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bare-root perennial plants often intimidate container gardeners because they arrive looking fragile or sometimes even dead, but it ...

If you have chosen trees, shrubs or perennials you’d like to add to your garden this spring, consider trying to buy them as bare-root plants. “They can cost less, because nobody’s paying to ship heavy ...

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 plants are having a moment. These freshly dug, pot-free plants may look unassuming, but they’re affordable, sustainable, and surprisingly resilient — which explains why more gardeners are ...

With the garden napping and chores diminished, now is a good time to browse catalogs for bare-root landscape plants. Container or balled-and-burlapped woody perennials can be pricey. But many ...

There’s still time to buy roses, fruit trees, hedging and perennials as bare root plants – which means they’re not as pretty when they arrive as they won’t be in flower, but given a bit of time to ...

At the nursery bare root plants are grown in the ground, harvested as young plants, and sold without soil surrounding the roots.

Some seedlings look great at the garden center but disappoint everywhere else.

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 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 ...