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.
272HRT300AO 10/14 We 6:00pm-8:00pm Simeone
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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.
272HRT332A 10/16 Fr 10:30am-12:45pm Simeone
NYBG
273HRT332B 02/19 Fr 10:30am-12:45pm Simeone
NYBG

Landscape Plants: Conifers

Learn to identify, classify, and use the best regional native and non-native conifers for naturalistic and formal landscape designs.
273HRT333 01/30 Sa 9:00am-11:00am Simeone
NYBG

Soil Science I: Physical Properties

Soil is a dynamic, living organism and the very foundation of sustainable horticulture and agriculture. This course focuses on the texture, structure, density, and color of different soils and the dynamic relationship that exists among soil, water, and plants. Through more...
273HRT301 01/06 We 4:30pm-7:30pm Simeone
NYBG