Are you planting trees for a fruit orchard, shade, or privacy? If you are, you'll face an inevitable dilemma when buying the saplings: whether to buy bare-root or potted trees. At a glance ...

Trees and shrubs add shade and colour and bare-root is better value than plants in containers, writes David Domoney ...

From pruning and spraying to cutting back and attacking slugs, February is full of important chores for the attentive gardener.

These periods allow the plant to establish its roots before facing ... Planting one or more of these shade-tolerant species under large trees will help cover the bare patches of soil in your ...

THAT little rodent in Pennsylvania will let us know how long winter will last. But since it will be a new month, February is a time for many a gardener to get busy in preparation for “spring gardening ...

Bare root fruit trees, vines, roses ... Deciduous plants are dormant in winter, so shade then is not a problem. • Do a soil drainage test. Dig a hole 2 feet wide by 2 feet deep.

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 ...

TreeFest is proud to celebrate its 27th year of giving away bare-root seedlings to Wilmington ... and it has since grown into a beautiful shade tree in my backyard. Native to the Central and ...