Imagine stepping into your garden and picking giant bowls of berries, grapes, and other delicious fruit. Or cutting bunches of fragrant roses that you can place throughout your home or give as gifts to your neighbors and friends. A lush garden isn’t as expensive or difficult as you may think, especially if you take advantage of bare root berries, fruits and roses. Available at the beginning of the year, bare root plants are less expensive and relatively easy to plant, making the garden of your dreams not so hard to achieve.

Here at Luis’ Nursery in Visalia, California we’ve got a new shipment of everything you’re looking for with fruit trees, roses and berries from from Dave Wilson Nursery, the largest and most trusted grower of fruit trees for the home gardener in the nation. We have multiple varieties of blueberry, blackberry, boysenberry, raspberry, flowering quince, grapes, olives, pomegranates, figs, roses and more, ready to plant in the New Year and thrive all year long.

How to plant bare root fruit trees, berries and roses

Our gardening experts at Luis’ Nursery are happy to help you with directions and advice for planting your new bare root trees, flowers or fruits, but there are a few things they all share in common to help you get started.

First, choose your location carefully. Most bare root plants like well-draining soil and lots of sun, so choose a sunny site where water does not accumulate.

Bare roots should be planted as soon as possible after purchasing them. Keep the plants moist and cool until they go in the ground. Wrap roots in damp newspaper if they are going to sit for awhile before planting. When you’re digging the holes and prepping the soil, give them a jump start by soaking the roots in a bucket of water for one hour.

Berries require support such as a fence or trellis, so plan accordingly. Dig a hole large enough to fit the entire root system of your plant; it should be at least 3 to 4 inches deep and approximately 2 feet wide. Spread out the roots and cover them completely with soil – do not allow any part of the roots to remain exposed, digging deeper if necessary.

Water the plant, then cover with a layer of mulch to protect the growing roots and help the soil stay moist.

To see photos of our stock, visit our Facebook page. Even better, we invite you to visit Luis’ Nursery in person and check out our wide variety of bare root plants and visit with our gardening pros for tips to make your bare root plants grow and thrive.