North 40 Life Magazine | Page 14

DEGROOT DeGroot, Inc. was founded in 1957 by Peter and Case DeGroot who came to the US from the Netherlands. They found the soils in Southwestern Michigan to be very similar to the soil in their native country. “Our sandy loam soil is exceptional for growing plants and bulbs. We’ve been providing plants for N40 for five years now. We provide quality bare-root perennials, flower bulbs, shrubs, vines, and edibles. We have state of the art packaging equipment to insure fresh, top quality plants, fruits, and vegetables being delivered to our customers in the best condition possible.” At DeGroot, we are always looking for new and exciting varieties and add many new items to our assortment each year. However, many times the tried and true varieties are like the old sweatshirt in the closet that you keep going back to; they just “feel” more comfortable. We offer dependable products that are easy to grow, very hardy, offer high yields, have great flavors, and look beautiful. These are plants that keep our customers happy and coming bac