The Spruce Tree – Planting Spruce Trees

Hello! It has been a busy week here at the Simongetti North. We have been planting spruce trees!. We planted Blue and White spruce trees. Here is some information about the spruce tree, a little bit of history, about spruce trees, and most common spruce trees. I discuss the blue spruce and white spruce, my … Read more

Planting Cedar Trees – Real or Faux

Hello! Today I want to talk about planting cedar trees.  In this post I will talk about the history of cedar trees, the different cedar trees, discuss the real cedar trees versus the faux cedar trees. The Red Cedar and White Cedar trees are native to Michigan. We just planted 5 of each cedar tree … Read more

Growing Sunflower Plants

Hello! Sunflowers are very impressive annual flower. Since we have a short growing season here in Michigan, I have started growing sunflower plants by seed indoors. I like growing sunflower plants indoors, I just like watching things grow. The Mammoth sunflowers have started to sprout and I have a sunflower mix I started as well … Read more

Growing Columbine Plants

Hello! I love this flower, they are so beautiful. I have some seedlings, bare root and blooming plants growing. Recently purchased potted plants already in bloom and planted bare roots in containers to add to my gardens this year. The variety I have, I believe, all of them are the McKana variety. The seeds, bare … Read more

Best Plants for Container Gardening

Hello! Today I wanted to create a list for people who only have room for container gardening or just don’t want to deal with an actual garden. I researched the best plants for container gardening. I have some from a few categories, annual/biennials, bulbs/corms/tubers, climbers/wall shrubs, conifers, perennials and shrubs. I also want to define … Read more

Rain Garden Design Plans

Hello! Today I want to talk about Rain Garden Design Plans. Have you ever wondered what a Rain Garden is? Well read below to find out what is a rain garden, the benefits of having a rain garden, Rain garden design plans, how to create your very own rain garden, and discuss the different zones … Read more

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