Instructor: Vincent Simeone

Vincent Simeone
 Vincent Simeone has worked for many years in public horticulture and is currently the Director at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in New York. He also leads garden tours all over the world with Allan Armitage. Vincent serves on several committees including the Gold Medal Plant Award Committee and the LINLA Landscape Awards Committee. He has just finished his fifth book on garden sustainability, Grow More with Less.

Classes by this instructor


Introduction to Plant Science

This user-friendly intro course surveys the major plant groups-flowering plants, conifers, ferns, and bryophytes-focusing on their form and structure. Become botanically literate and gain practical experience in dissecting and analyzing plant structures.
253HRT300EO 02/26 We 6:00pm-8:00pm Simeone
ONLINE
254HRT300DO 06/22 Su 10:00am-12:00pm Simeone
ONLINE

Landscape Plants: Broadleaved Evergreens

Become familiar with the cultural requirements, identifying features, and uses of native and non-native broadleaved evergreens, and incorporate them into both naturalistic and formal landscape settings. Major plant groups studied include Ilex, Rhododendron, Buxus, and evergreen groundcovers.
253HRT332B 02/21 Fr 10:30am-12:45pm Simeone
NYBG

Plants for Landscaping

Choose the right plant for the right place, based on site-specific design and maintenance criteria. Learn landscape values such as size, texture, color, and flowering and fruiting seasons. Review trees, shrubs, groundcovers, annuals, and perennials suitable for this region.
254HRT358D 05/16 Fr 10:00am-12:40pm Simeone
NYBG

Soil Science for Gardeners

Understand how the qualities of soil affect the overall productivity of plants and make sustainable gardening practices possible. Practical application of theory is stressed. Topics include soil formation, physical properties of soil, soil-water relationships, and management techniques such as irrigation, more...
254GAR302 04/19 Sa 11:00am-1:25pm Simeone
NYBG