Perennials from mail order catalogues and reader offers will usually (though not always) be delivered to you as a bare root.  

How you deal with these roots when they arrive might make all the difference between watching them grow into that fabulous plant you saw on the picture, or simply rotting away.  

US gardening magazine "Garden Gate" recently published a fine article with advice on how to handle your bare root perennials. You can read it and even watch a video by clicking here.

Thank you Garden Gate!