This coming Saturday at 10am is our annual class on learning all about growing tree fruits in our very own backyards. If you have ever dreamed of picking your own fruit right off the tree and want to know how to make it happen then this is the class for you.
Pruning Made Easy - One More Chance this Saturday
The Bare Facts About Bare Root
While I realize that many of you aren’t quite to the point of visiting your favorite garden center, the fact is that all of us have been hard at it bringing in new stock. One of the early arrivals is bare root plants. These can be shrubs, roses, trees, berries and assorted perennials including vegetables. So let me explain just exactly what a bare root plant is.
Speaking as a self-proclaimed “plantaholic” who likes just about all things with foliage, fronds, or needles, one plant I started to salivate over in the 1990’s was Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia sp.). For us in northern latitudes, these mythical plants were uncommon and were perceived as…