early life and career edward gurney (e. g.) hill was born in rochdale, england in 1847. when he was four years old, his family emigrated to america and settled in new york. his father, joseph, worked as a nurseryman, and edward also followed that line of work. in 1870, the family moved to richmond, indiana, where hill's father took a job at cascade gardens nursery. establishment of hill and company in 1881, e.g. and his father established a new nursery business, hill and company, with two greenhouses. by the 1890s, the company had moved to a larger location and incorporated as the e.g. hill c…