Bare root plants are much less expensive than potted plants. They're cheaper, easier to grow, and they tend to fare better ...

What are bare root plants? Usually sold between November and March, it's little wonder that so many of you are keen to learn more about the apparent ‘dead sticks’ on sale at your local garden ...

Have you ever wondered why some hedges and shrubs are sold bare-rooted and if there's a trick to planting them? Bare-rooted plants are often available toward the end of winter, while they're still ...

Summer planting causes undue stress on plants. Learn why some plants are less likely to survive when planted in the summer ...

Bare root planting is the easiest and most cost-effective way to plant trees and shrubs. Pictured above is witch hazel, bare root on left and with container on right. Photo courtesy of Turnbull ...

The best time to plant bare root roses is during winter, when rose plants are dormant. Nurseries and garden centres usually ...

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 ...

What’s your garden wish for 2025? Bare root fruit trees, vines, roses, and other deciduous shrubs arrive in local nurseries this month. “Bare roots” are 1- to 2-year-old plants grown in the ...

When it comes to gardening, we can count on Martha Stewart to always provide us with sound advice and fantastic tips, and this stands true for bare-root roses. The gardening expert recently shared ...

They look just like sticks with bare, exposed roots. In fact, they're called bare root trees and once planted, they will grow and flourish just like the potted ones. It has been a long winter and ...

That sounds like a great gift, just ahead of the growing season. Bare root trees and shrubs are shipped and planted in early spring. Growers dig the plants while they’re dormant, remove the soil ...

Also, retired UT Extension agent Mike Dennison demonstrates how to plant bare-root strawberries. - Hi, thanks for joining us for The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South. I'm Chris Cooper.