Roses, fruit trees and bushes and hedging plants are often sold as “bare root” plants. These woody plants lose their leaves in winter and become dormant. They are then dug out and sold without soil on ...
Peonies are typically purchased as potted plants in ½- or 1-gallon containers at the nursery or as bare roots, often packaged with peat moss or wood shavings in plastic bags. The peonies offered ...
For peonies with bare roots, you should plant them as soon as you get them home, making sure you don't plant them too deeply as this won't do them any good, with the exception of tree peonies with ...