Author Archives: Peggy Hill

September in the Garden

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Peggy Hill

Last weekend I was in Pasadena, California for the Garden Writers Association’s symposium, and the weekend before was Girls’ Weekend. I took pictures and tried to get something posted here during the few days I had between events, but it … Continue reading →

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Campfire Coleus and Crinum

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Peggy Hill

Crinum asiatica purple and Campfire coleus are two stars in one of my most successful container groupings. They’re potted together in the biggest pot, the Crinum in the center, surrounded by 3 coleus. The coleus were freebies, also known as … Continue reading →

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Advice for Women…and Men Too

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Peggy Hill

While preparing for this year’s Fourth of July party, Dale and I were talking about last year and our favorite story. I wasn’t going to write about it on my blog because it has nothing to do with gardening, but … Continue reading →

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My Trip to California with Dan Heims

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Peggy Hill

This is the last in a series of posts about my trip to California with Dan Heims, president of Terra Nova Nurseries. I wrote an article about the trip for the back page of the Jul./Aug. 2015 issue of Alabama Gardener. … Continue reading →

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Harvesting Honey

Posted on July 1, 2015 by Peggy Hill

I’m still planning to post one more blog about my trip to California, and I’ll do that next time, but I have 17 people coming for July 4th. Most of them are staying for the whole weekend, so I’m kinda … Continue reading →

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Huntington Botanical Gardens

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Peggy Hill

I was at a dinner party the other night, and one of my friends told me how excited she was about all my articles in the July issue of Alabama Gardener. Hell, if she thinks she’s excited, she should have seen … Continue reading →

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The Huntington Botanical Garden’s Greenhouse

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Peggy Hill

Are you sick of vacation pictures yet? I hope not because I changed my bio on the July back page article in Alabama Gardener magazine and promised vacation pictures on my blog, so I need to add a few more posts to … Continue reading →

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Lotusland – The Japanese Garden

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Peggy Hill

This is my third and final post about Lotusland, the highlight of my trip to California. Everything about Lotusland was amazing, but my favorite part was the Japanese garden. There are pictures at the end of this post, but first … Continue reading →

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Lotusland – The Cactus Collection

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Peggy Hill

I debated about posting this blog. Most of us can’t grow these cacti, so do we really care? But they are kinda cool. I don’t know enough to caption them, so this week’s post is just pictures that I took … Continue reading →

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Lotusland

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Peggy Hill

I just turned in my article for the July back page of Alabama Gardener. It’s about my trip to California with Dan Heims, president of Terra Nova Nurseries, and I’m really happy with how it turned out. I’m a little … Continue reading →

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