William Hirst

Highland Hill Farm Properties and Arrowhead Hunting

Many people are interested in the prehistoric past, and the history of the settlement and development of America. You can help here at Highland Hill Farm. We at Highland Hill Farm want to inventory, assess, and protect all archaeological sites and histo... Read >

American Hornbean: A Great Habitat Improvemnt Tree

The American Hornbeam is a great plant for wildlife improvement. Deer will browse this tree but it is not preferred. This is a key to its success as a wildlife improvement plant. If you plant a small apple tree and it grows backwards, what have you accomp... Read >

Green Giant- A fast Growing Arborvitae

Our farm, Highland Hill Farm, is located in solid clay which is common in the northeast region of the United States. We therefore like plants that grow well in dense, heavy, rather impermeable, NOT well-drained soils. One of the arborvitas, the Green Gian... Read >

About Green Giant Arborvitae

My favorite arborvitae is the Green Giant. Here is why... The original Green Giant got its name not from ancient lore, but from unusually extra large, hence "giant," green peas. These "Green Giant Peas" were introduced by the Minnesota Valley Canni... Read >

Eastern W#hite Pine Tree #18901 Improve Your Property

I remember hunting when I was a kid and standing near trees that were giants. Now every pine tree I plant, I can invision those days in the deep woods and those grand trees and hope someone else will have that same enjoyment. These trees will help you to... Read >

Craigslist Add For Bartering That Works

Here is an example of a bartering and trading add I posted on Craigs list that proved very successful. *******Beginning of Craigslist Sample Add********* Thank you for your interest. We have plenty (as in hundreds and hundreds, if not THOUSANDS) of pl... Read >

Green Giant Arbor Vita

Green Giant Arbor Vitae is a major addition to the arbor vitae family of trees for the homeowner. Our farm, Highland Hill Farm, is located in solid clay. We therefore like plants that grow well in dense, heavy, rather impermeable, NOT well-drained so... Read >

Marge Did Not Get Hired!!!

After I graduated in 1973 from Juniata College with my lovely B. S. Degree in Chemistry (some people say I really am good at the B. S., chuckle, chuckle, yuk, yuk) I came back near my childhood home to live in the little town of Dublin, PA, with my even m... Read >

Make Big Money the Slow Way

Many people feel that oil will reach $100 per barrel in the next few months. Prices of comodities will rise and inflation will out pace your earning. There are few people who will bet against this prediction. As oil and gas prices rise, people tend to do... Read >

Arborvitae (or however you spell it: aborvitae, abrorvitae, aeborvitae, afborvitae, arbbborvitae, a

Our farm, Highland Hill Farm, is located in solid clay. We therefore like plants that grow well in dense, heavy, rather impermeable, NOT well-drained soils. One of the arborvitas, the Green Giant, the Western Redcedar Tree, or botanically, the Thuja Plica... Read >

The Eastern White Pine as I Remember Them

Whenever I think of white pines, I remember hunting when I was a kid and standing near trees that were giants. Now every pine tree I plant, I can invision those days in the deep woods and those grand trees and hope someone else will have that same enjoy... Read >

When I Was Born.....My Father Must Have Been Named Monty Hall

I love to trade and barter. Not in the sense to make money, it is an additiction, a habit just as people do drugs. At every chance I will try to trade and barter. Since we are selling our 150 acre property at 4747 W. Swamp Road and concentrating at... Read >

Facts About Mulch

Everything You Need to Know About Mulch The "executive summary" or "abstract" is: Mulch is simply stuff you spread just 2 to 2-and-a-half inches thick, providing multiple benefits, covering the surface of the soil under and around plants, but not ac... Read >

Tree Selection to Help with Allergies

Many people wonder why it is so common today to have allergies. It seems that many more people today than 50 years ago are suffering. I know of a school that can not have peanut butter present because one child could suffer life a threatening reaction if ... Read >

A great Tree: River Birch Tree

River Birch Trees are easy to plant because they are fairly rugged and durable. Yet to plant or transplant them you do need to follow some basic guidelines. Two of the best types or River Birch trees are Dura Heat and Heritage River Birches. The native ... Read >