April 1, 2024 Tree Planting 2024 is now underway at Spring Grove Nursery! This spring marks our 25th year planting at SGN Trees. We started planting last week and have about half of our new crop in the ground and ready to grow. We are already receiving some nice rains to help settle the newly ... READ the POST
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! We had fun taking holiday photos this year in the evergreen trees at the nursery with Jamie’s mom and her Christmas sleigh. Peg loves everything Christmas so we went all out this year and brought her favorite sleigh up to the farm for some holiday fun. Thanks ... READ the POST
Welcome Northeast Municipal Foresters (NEMF) to Gather at the Grove!
UPDATE 11-17-23 We had a great day hosting the Illinois Arborist Association NEMF group and friends to our farm yesterday! Our SGN and iTrees.com teams got to talk trees and bring everyone on a field tour to share how we do things here on the farm! We loved getting to catch up with old friends ... READ the POST
OAKtober Sunshine at SGN Trees
The fall colors have been bright and cheerful at the nursery this season! In mid-fall the Oaks start to slowly come into their fall glory. Unlike Maples who burst on the fall scene in a loud “Look at me, look at me!”, Oaks join the fall party in a more subtle fashion. And then all of a sudden one ... READ the POST
What’s Growing in June at the Nursery
~ June 12, 2023 The month of June is off and growing at the nursery! In the field we have crews split between pruning, staking, weeding, and watering. Despite the ongoing drought across the state, the trees in the field are putting on tremendous growth. We are keeping one crew dedicated to ... READ the POST
Drought Conditions Across Illinois
~ June 11, 2023 "Drought Takes Hold After a Warm and Dry May" ~ Dr. Trent Ford, Illinois State Climatologist Dr. Trent Ford reported on June 5, 2023, "The preliminary statewide average May temperature was 63.7 degrees, 0.4 degrees above the 1991–2020 average and tied for the 46th warmest on ... READ the POST
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 8
- Next Page »