Tom Skilling, WGN News Meteorologist, recently reported that it was the 4th wettest April on record in Chicago since 2000. Since we started the nursery in 1999, that means this has been one of our rainiest springs yet! Here at Spring Grove Nursery, we have had 4.3 inches of rain just in the month of ... READ the POST
Kids Planting Trees
Our SGN kids love tree planting season! We had fun in the field getting dirty. Our nephew & niece are experts on the tree planter. And our new grand-daughter got to experience her first tree planting. She fits right in. It sure has been a fun month growing kids with some trees along the way! ... READ the POST
Harvesting Big Autumn Blaze Maples!
Remember last fall when we had some gorgeous fall colors in our Maple block??? We dug those beauties today in the nursery. Here are a few pictures of before & after, along with some great video of how we harvest our SGN Trees. These trees are all specimen 3.5"-4.0" Autumn Blaze Maples. After ... READ the POST
Celebrate Arbor Day 2022!
ARBOR DAY 2022 IS FRIDAY APRIL 29! We started planting trees for Arbor Day with local schools 19 years ago when our daughter was a youngster at MVK Grade School. We had so much fun planting with the kids & teaching them about trees that the tradition has continued ever since. Every spring we ... READ the POST
Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI)
At SGN Trees, we are proud to be one of partner nurseries working to restore the Chicago region's urban forest through the Chicago Region Trees Initiative (CRTI). CRTI is a partnership of communities, individuals, organizations, green industry, businesses, and governments working together to ... READ the POST
Pre-Order Fruit Trees for Spring!
Join the Treevolution this spring and plant your own fruit trees! It doesn't get any better than growing your own food right in your back yard. Fruit trees are easy to grow and stay a manageable size in your yard. At SGN Trees, we work with some of the best nurseries in the country who grow northern ... READ the POST
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