Becky Thomas, Spring Grove Nursery, and Kellie Schmidt, Illinois Green Industry Association, presented at the Illinois Climate Services Summit in Champaign on Sept 7, 2022. After surveying growers from across the state regarding their weather and climate data usage and needs, they shared the results ... READ the POST
Soaking up Summer at SGN Trees
Summer didn't waste anytime arriving at the nursery this season! We went straight from our crazy busy spring season right into long summer days in the field. The weather has been beautiful - maybe a little too hot and dry somedays. But periodic rainfalls bring the much needed relief our trees need ... READ the POST
Pollinators Through the Seasons
Summer is in full bloom, and the bees and butterflies are buzzing with excitement. During the summer months we see lots of pollinator activity here on the farm, from the trees in our fields to the garden and flowers at our home. It was recently Pollinator Week, put on by the Pollinator Partnership, ... READ the POST
June Update from the Field
We welcomed in June with some beautiful weather at the nursery! Growing conditions in the field couldn't be better. Spring rains, sunshine, and warm temps are getting our growing season off to a great start. Here are some updates from the field: SALES: All of our SGN Trees have been harvested ... READ the POST
SGN Trees Spring Field Update – May 6, 2022
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
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
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