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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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Knowing how colorfully bulbs will eventually bloom can initially make planting them disappointing, since there is nothing to see for all the effort. Planting bare root plants is not much more ...

Tammy Sons is the CEO of TN Nursery and an expert plant advisor who studied Horticulture. She enjoys her family, the outdoors and nature. Few words strike fear in the hearts of nursery owners like ...

The start of the year is a perfect time for garden planning. When the conditions outside may be far from desirable (which is common for many of us in January) grasp the opportunity to come up with new ...

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 ...