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Container-grown plants are those that are really well established in pots, polyethylene bags or anything else which will ensure that all the roots and the soil around them can be transported and planted with the minimum of disturbance. Although more expensive than bare-root shrubs container-growned or balled plants, container-grown plants can be put in at any time of the year when the soil is in good working condition. Most of the shrubs and climbers offered for sale in garden depots are container grown.

Small plants can be easily stored in a temporary trench dug in a spare corner of the garden. This technique, called heeling in, should also be used for bare-root shrubs container-grown shrubs and container-grown plants which are not to be planted immediately. Thrust a spade vertically into the ground to a spit depth and pull it back, while still in the earth, to form a trench. Lay the plants against the upright side of the trench and replace the soil loosely.

For the best results, always choose the right cultivation technique for the job in hand.Plants are available in several different forms, each of which demands a different treatment in terms of planting and aftercare. Plants are sold as "bare-root shrubs container-growned," "balled," or "container grown." bare-root shrubs container-grownED PLANTS This is the cheapest way of buying most plants. bare-root shrubs container-growned plants are lifted from a nursery bed and most of the soil is shaken from around their roots. bare-root shrubs container-growned plants should be transplanted only in the fall and winter when they are dormant (or nearly).