Platt Hill Nursery CORE VALUES
We are committed to providing our customers with professional service combined with the best quality and
widest selection of plants, garden and seasonal merchandise. We are committed to our core values to ensure our successes and our customers.
CUSTOMERS
Provide a wide selection of plants while sharing
our horticultural knowledge.
RESPONSIBILITY
Positively contribute to our local community.
PASSION
PLANTS!
PURPOSE
The success of our customers with their
indoor/outdoor spaces.
Mike Davison
General Manger - Bloomingdale
Favorite Plant: Voodoo Lily
Manuel Gomez
Greenhouse Container Designer - Bloomingdale
Jorge Carmona
Production Manager - Carpentersville
Joy Kelly
Head Merchandiser - Carpentersville
Brenda Sanchez
Greenhouse Container Designer - Bloomingdale
Teresa Evan
Head Cashier - Carpentersville
Armando Ixtacua
Assistant Nursery Manager - Carpentersville
Dan Fay
Head Cashier - Bloomingdale
Julia Peacock
Merchandiser/ Christmas Buyer - Bloomingdale
Favorite Plant: Calathea White Star
Joab Nava
Yard Manager - Bloomingdale
The Story of Our Roots
David Hill was a Scotsman commissioned by the (Royal?) Botanic Garden in England to come to the United States in search of new and useful plant material in the “New Country.”
On his quest he came to Dundee in search of William Hill a farmer with an orchard in Dundee, Illinois.
David arrived in town on horseback and was witness to young lady in a runaway horse and carriage. Being a gentleman he helped out, reining in the runaway. The young lady, being grateful, invited him to her father’s house for lunch. Her father turned out to be William Hill. They took to talking of trees, however, during his several day visit David received word from the Botanic Garden that they had run out of money, that he was on his own and “Good Luck”.
William and David got along very well, however, David got along even better with the daughter and wound up marrying her. William allowed David the use of some of his land for growing evergreens and thus was born “D. Hill Nursery”.
The main market for the evergreens was the plains states Farm and ranch lands that planted the evergreens for windbreak and livestock protection. There was also a small but growing market in the Chicago area for evergreens for residential and commercial ornamental use.
David Hill, Platt’s great grandfather, created the legacy that is now Platt Hill Nursery.
