Tribune 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 ...

It’s a beautiful Saturday afternoon in December as I sit by the koi pond at the arboretum and write this bit of a reflection ...

Three major SoCal nurseries are closing in 2025, along with a revered lilac garden/nursery in Idyllwild. We look at why. Plus ...

It must adapt as each season becomes the next. Autumn became winter. Then, suddenly, the Christmas season became bare root ...

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 ...

Bare root season begins as Christmas ends. Bare root stock is less expensive, less cumbersome, but more efficient than ...

Bare-root trees, unlike potted varieties, arrive dormant with their roots exposed, ready to settle into prepared soil and grow strong. They are often more affordable and come in diverse varieties ...

The cool, short days of winter usher in the bare-root planting season. Bare-root plants have been tended in commercial growing fields for several years, then dug and supplied to retailers with their ...

Roses, fruit trees and bushes and hedging plants ... Most garden centre roses are bare root, but potted for ease of sale. Evergreen plants don’t become truly dormant and will lose moisture ...

A variety of seed mixes will also be available, including those designed to support lakeshore restoration, pollinators and songbirds.

Roses, fruit trees and bushes and hedging plants are often sold ... Most garden centre roses are bare root, but potted for ease of sale. Evergreen plants don’t become truly dormant and will lose ...