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Both Lee and Peggy, owners of Peggy's Flowers are know for being on the "cutting edge" in the plants they grow and for being unusually generous in sharing their knowledge of plant culture and garening. The couple raise premium perennial plant stock primarily for landscapers and sell retail only at the Farmer's Market in the Battlefield Mall parking lot in Springfield, MO.

Peggy's Flowers
298 Garges Boulevard
Highlandville, MO 65669
417.443.2472 

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Let's Talk Maples - Ramblings from a Grower

Let's Talk Maples
Ramblings from a Grower
  • Greene…………
    George Freeman and Mike Nogle edit and publish a very nice magazine featuring articles about green and gardening lifestyle for a more livable Ozarks. Both gentlemen reside in Greene County Missouri thus the name Greene Magazine.  I had an idea … Continue reading →
  • Popular Class…….
    On August 27th there were ninety folks divided into three groups to take my papercrete class at Garden Adventures Nursery in Nixa Missouri.  I had expected several gardeners to sign up for the class but was shocked when I was … Continue reading →
  • Garden Furniture…..
    One never knows when one will be inspired by something seen or heard. That is what happened when I saw an internet picture of a succulent planting and I decided to replicate the project with materials I had here at … Continue reading →
  • Teaching and Vending….
    The Great Lakes Region Hosta Society hosts a hosta get together every March in Piqua, Ohio. This year’s event was as well organized and well attended as usual. Peggy and I were privileged to vend our wares again this year. … Continue reading →
  • Papercete in the Snow…..
    One of the first questions asked while people are considering the purchase of a papercrete container is, “How well does it do outside in the Winter”.  I find it ironic that gardeners would be more concerned with the container than … Continue reading →

Lee Coates: Mr. Peggy makes learning fun

Friday, 28 January 2011 16:06 Written by George Freeman

Someone really ought to write a book about Lee Coates. You could call it “Mr.Peggy: The Other Half of Peggy’s Flowers.”

If you’ve never met a walking, talking book-of-knowledge, Lee not only knows plants, he is delighted to pass along what he knows to anyone willing to learn, whether a group or one-on-one. The only condition is that you really must have a sense of humor. Lee will infect you with his laughter lessons. He is a first-rate Ozarks storyteller; you can tell by the tilt of whatever hat he’s wearing and his unassuming way of tutoring the rest of us.

 

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