Green Valley Gleanings

We get asked many times “What are Spruce Tips and where do they come from and aren’t they taken irresponsibly?” We will address those questions: Spruce tips are small spruce tree tops that are harvested in boggy areas of northern Minnesota, Wisconsin and Canada during thinning operations. They are harvested with (paid) permits from the [...]

Christina has a bit of landscaping in her backyard so we stopped to snoop and see what she’s done with it this summer and found out just how thrifty she is! Over the years, she has planted a few perennials (hosta, ligularia, astilbe, heuchera, iris, chives, lysimachia) in this area which are maturing nicely. This [...]