Discover how to use hostas to prevent weeds, with professional tips for why hostas make great ground cover plants, and how to plant them to suppress weeds ...

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.

Professional gardener Tom Strowlger recommended a shade-tolerant plant that will look lovely in gardens and patios.

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 ...

A British gardener says one humble shade plant, tucked in during a mild spell this February, can turn bare borders into a ...

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 ...

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, ...