Yes, they may have some leaves but it will be a small plant most likely; bare root plants are usually not what you would get in a 1 gallon pot. You may want to review the roots and cut any that do not look good and plant it as you would a bare root rose. Maintain the roots moist until you plant the shrub and do not wait too long to plant once you receive it. I get a paper towel, moisten it and wrap it around the roots until I plant. I do not expose it to direct sunlight until planted. I usually hear ahead of time when the shipment ships so I have the hole ready. I build a little mountain in the center of the hole where the bare root plant rests. I press the soil (tap it) and allow the mountain to be several inches higher than the surrounding soil as I find settling makes the plant be below the surrounding soil otherwise. Fill the rest of the hole with soil and water it again. Monitor the plant so it remains above the surrounding soil and put some mulch the following day if the plant has not sunk. Others prefer to first plant it in a 1-gallon pot first and then plant it on the ground much later.

lilies have bulbs. the tubers might be cannas or calla lilies, which are not lilies really. the grassy ones without bulbs are daylilies (hemerocalis). the ones that look like garlic - are either orientals or asiatics (they have one strong stem with narrow leaves). if you got smth that looks like a bulb with sparsely attached sep cloves, sort of more elongated along the stem - that's easter lily(big white trumpets, also strong stem, spikey leaves). this site has a good info on lilies of all . kindshttp://www.mikesbackyardgarden.org/lilygen.html

"Sigh. I'm afraid it is going to be a long time before I'll be able to add this bit of whimsy to the garden." Agreed. Don't hold your breath, no pun intended. I've never used it and never plan to. I also, thank goodness, have never had a chronic pain condition. But there's a very, very interesting article in the Washington Post about how much legalization is "costing" the pharmaceutical industry. A carefully designed academic study proved it...the reason being that it is so much better for chronic pain, cancer pain, et al. than various pharmaceuticals. So we can fully expect them to lobby our morons in Congress to keep it Schedule I.

Hi all, The cat litter is the approved Tesco low dust that is popular with Bonsai growers. It is not clumping. I have received the water soluable Miracle Gro. I will use it once per month during this dormant season rather than the usual two weeks, with one watering every week on the large plant and every two weeks on the pups. Size of the chick flint grit is about 3-5mm on average as is with the rest of the mix. Should the mix continue to stay wet more than expected, I will try some larger stuff I have. @ewwmayo No, though I prefer rain water to any tap water when possible. When it's not plentiful saving it seems ideal. I will stop reusing. Unfortunately two of the oldest leaves have started dying at the base and a few inches up the leaf itself. It's dark at the base and the leaf surface is brown and extremely dry, like a past harvest corn plant(or dead corn plant for that matter). I think more of the oldest leaves will fall away eventually. It may be a sign the plant is trying to get rid of the old and sick parts so it can continue growing.