Polly Hill (horticulturist), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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American horticulturaist
Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1907
Date of Death: 25-Apr-2007
Profession: horticulturist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Polly Hill (horticulturist)
- Mary Louise Butcher "Polly" Hill (January 30, 1907 – April 25, 2007) was an American horticulturist best known for testing how well plants could survive in cold climates.
- She founded the Polly Hill Arboretum on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Born in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, she graduated in 1928 from Vassar College.
- She went to Japan to teach English and learned about flower arrangement there.
- After returning to the United States, she studied botany and horticulture at the University of Maryland.
- She began her work in 1958 after inheriting what is now the arboretum from her parents.
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