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How we began and where we're going:
Rolling Hills Nursery was conceived in January 1989 as a
small garden center located in the city limits on North
12th Street, Murray, KY. We operated at this location
for 9 years before moving 3 miles north of the city at a
brand new facility. We purchased 4 acres of prime
highway frontage and built our new showplace which
opened in 1998.
On our current site we have 75 parking spaces, 21000
square feet of covered shopping space, and 2 acres of
plants. Also, we have bordered the parking lot
with over 3000 square feet of display gardens that have
mature plants for viewing. In January 2006 we added an
adjacent 5 acres of property that will give us even more
storage.
Soon we intend to create a shrub and tree growing farm
that will supply our store and landscaping operation. We
are continuing to grow and improve our facilities to
make it the best destination shopping location in all of
western Kentucky. We invite you to come and visit and
see for yourself what will be truly a shopping
experience while you are here.
Our team:
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Rob Stanfa
President of
Rolling Hills Nursery
Rob came to Kentucky in 1973
from a summer job at a small nursery in central
Illinois. He subsequently entered college at
Murray State University in Murray, KY and
later graduated with a B.S. degree in
horticulture. Rob then moved to South Carolina
to become a county agent with Clemson University
Cooperative Extension Service. After 3 years he
returned to graduate school to work on a
Masters' Degree in plant and soil science.
After completing this program Rob returned to
Kentucky to start Rolling Hills Nursery in 1989.
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Randy Sanderson
Garden Center Manager
Randy, a native of
Trigg County, graduated from Murray State
University in 1988 with a
B.S. degree in Horticulture. In early
1989, Rob enlisted him to help develop the
landscaping division of the brand new Rolling
Hills Nursery. After thirteen years of
building and establishing the landscape
department, Randy took on the task of developing
the retail side of the business at the new
facility north of Murray. He has worked as
the Garden Center Manger since spring 2002, and
serves as buyer of garden accents and hard
goods, merchandising coordinator, and
horticultural specialist in addition to his
other management duties.
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John Watkins
Landscape Designer
John is originally from
Martin, Tennessee.
He attended the University of Tennessee
at Martin where he obtained a Bachelor's Degree
in Plant and Soil Science.
He then went on to receive his Master’s
Degree in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape
Design from the University of Tennessee at
Knoxville.
His previous work experiences include
estate manager for a historic estate close to
Williamsburg, Virginia; horticulturist for Oak
Hill and the Martha Berry Museum in Rome,
Georgia. John has received several national
awards during his 20 years in landscape
management and design.
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Sarah Hatfield
Landscape Designer
Sarah is originally from
Evansville, Ind. She attended Murray State
University where she majored in Art. She then
transferred to Southern
Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill. where she
obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Plant and Soil
Science with an emphasis in Landscape Design, as
well as minored in Art. She began her
career at
a garden center in Herrin, Illinois and then
moved to Calvert City, Kentucky where she served
as a landscape designer and crew leader at a landscaping company. Sarah
now creates and implements landscape designs for
both residential and commercial needs. She
has been recognized for her hand-drawn design
plans and has given presentations on color
rendering both plant and hardscape designs.
Sarah is a Kentucky Certified Nurseryman and has
become a certified Allen Block wall installer.
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Tina Phillips
Garden Center Assistant Manager
Tina, a local
Murray
native, came to Rolling Hills in 1998 when they
expanded to the nursery north of town. She
had a lot of retail experience but only personal
gardening interests and knowledge. Tina
learned quickly and gained information on all
the plant materials and problems, and her
outgoing personality and design abilities made
her a favorite of customers. After several
years of devoted service, Tina became the
Assistant Manager of the garden center and
serves as annual and perennial buyer, container
garden specialist, and customer service
director.
Andrea White
Horticulturist
Andrea White,
raised in Calloway County, Kentucky, graduated
from Murray State University with a B.A. degree
from the College of Agriculture with an emphasis
in Horticulture. From 2001 to 2009 Andrea
was the Head Assistant Horse Trainer for the
internationally known dressage rider and
trainer, Ed Rothkranz at Rhineland Stud Farm.
In 2009 she started working at Rolling Hills
Nursery and in January 2010 she received
Kentucky Nurseryman Certification.
Currently Andrea is primarily responsible for
assisting customers with impromptu landscaping
planning, plant selection and maintenance.
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Everyone on our team has achieved the designation as a "Kentucky Certified Nurseryman"!
Rob, Randy, John,
Sarah Tina and
Andrea have all successfully completed the KCN examination
having met certain other requirements. Their designation
of Kentucky Certified Nurseryman, conveys to the public
and their colleagues that they need look no further for
the qualified, expert, professional nurseryman they are
seeking.
To provide sound
scientific horticultural expertise to customers, our
employees are knowledgeable in a wide variety of
subjects including plant identification, proper plant
usage, how to keep plants healthy and pest free, soils,
turf grass management, proper planting and maintenance
of nursery stock, landscape design, and more.
Hours of Operation:
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January-February:
Monday-Friday 9-4
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March:
Monday-Saturday 9-5
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April-May:
Monday-Thursday 9-6, Friday
9-7, Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 1-5
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June-October:
Monday-Saturday 9-5
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November-December:
Monday-Saturday 9-5 and Sunday 1-5
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