Author Archives: Peggy Hill

The Association for Garden Communicators 2017 Conference

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Peggy Hill

I’ve not posted in a long time. I’ll tell you why in a minute, but first I want to tell you my favorite story about what happened at this year’s The Association for Garden Communicators Conference, formerly known as the … Continue reading →

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Huntsville Botanical Garden

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Peggy Hill

I’m doing a series of blog posts about Dan’s Amazing Alabama Adventure, which is the story of when Dan Heims, President of Terra Nova Nurseries, visited me. This post concentrates on the morning we spent at Huntsville Botanical Garden (HBG). … Continue reading →

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Jim Scott’s Garden on Lake Martin

Posted on September 23, 2016 by Peggy Hill

Well, that was fun!! I talked about Dan’s Amazing Alabama Adventure in my last post. Dan Heims, president of Terra Nova Nurseries, came to visit me. My favorite part of the adventure was Jim Scott’s garden on Lake Martin. It … Continue reading →

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Donald E. Davis Arboretum & A Horticultural Vacation

Posted on September 6, 2016 by Peggy Hill

I’m planning the most awesome gardening vacation you can have in North Alabama. If you read Alabama Gardener magazine, you may remember the article I wrote titled, ‘Peggy’s Big Adventure.’ It was about my trip to California with Dan Heims, … Continue reading →

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Longwood Gardens, Toastmasters and the Book I’m Writing

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Peggy Hill

I really should post more often. I was at Longwood Gardens back in the spring, and I would have posted about it earlier, but I’ve been busy. I accepted two board member positions in 2016, Secretary of Smith Lake Environmental … Continue reading →

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Swing Bar

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Peggy Hill

I’m not sure if I should be posting this or not. My goal is to write an article for a nationally-published magazine about my new swing bar. Fine Gardening is my first choice, but beggars can’t be choosers, so I’m … Continue reading →

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My First Radio Interview + Pictures of my Garden

Posted on July 8, 2016 by Peggy Hill

In my last post, I talked about how I was going to do my first radio interview on July 3rd, and you might be wondering how it went. The first half was horrible, and the second half was bad. Overall, … Continue reading →

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Chanticleer Garden

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Peggy Hill

I’ll tell you about Chanticleer garden in a minute, but I love this story about what happened last week. I’m going to do a radio interview on July 3rd on the talk show Garden America. I don’t know about the rest … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Hibiscus

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Peggy Hill

I wanted to post sooner, but I’ve been on a mini-vacation. My husband took me to see Chanticleer and Longwood Gardens, and I’m posting about Chanticleer next time. It was amazing!!!! Before the vacation, I was busy writing for Alabama … Continue reading →

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Huntsville and Birmingham Botanical Gardens Plant Sales

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Peggy Hill

It’s an exciting weekend! Birmingham Botanical Gardens and Huntsville Botanical Garden are both having their spring plant sales. And for me, the most thrilling aspect of the weekend is that I’m speaking at the Huntsville Botanical Garden’s plant sale on … Continue reading →

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