Join veterans of horticulture Vincent Simeone (Planting Fields Arboretum) Dennis Schrader (Landcraft Garden Foundation) to see and hear what’s new in the garden and conservatory – and what is inspiring them in 2025!
Vincent Simeone: For the past 25 years Vincent has worked in public horticulture at Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in New York where he is the Director. He has written and contributed to various gardening articles for magazines and newspapers including the Long Island based newspaper, Newsday and Fine Gardening. Since 2005 he has published six books: Grow More With Less: Sustainable Garden Methods, Great Flowering Landscape Shrubs, Great Flowering Landscape Trees, Great Landscape Evergreens and The Wonders of the Winter Landscape and Getting Started Garden Guide to New York & New Jersey. In 2010, Vincent contributed to a first ever textbook on public garden management. Also in 2010, Vincent was named Man of the Year by the Long Island Nursery and Landscape Association. In 2014, Vincent was awarded the centurion award by Farmingdale State College as one of the top 100 alumni over the past century. In 2015, Vincent was awarded the distinguished arborists award from the NYS Arborists-ISA chapter.
Dennis Schrader: A noted personality among New York’s horticulture circles, Dennis is co-owner of Landcraft Environments a leading wholesale greenhouse growing operation, located in Mattituck NY. The business currently has over 4 acres of greenhouse growing space, and additional acreage of outdoor growing structures, producing hundreds of thousands of plants each year. Landcraft ships their plants to garden centers, public gardens and garden designers throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. In addition to Landcraft Environments, Dennis’ garden design accomplishments range from penthouse gardens in Manhattan to large-scale commercial and estate landscapes on Long Island and throughout the Northeast. He has also designed tropical gardens in Florida, Hawaii, California and Costa Rica. Dennis has participated in lecture tours across the country appearing at botanical gardens and horticultural societies. He has appeared in national and international television programs such as Better Homes & Gardens TV, Martha Stewart Living TV, HGTV and Gardeners World where he has demonstrated “how to” projects.
AGE: Adult Audiences
WEATHER: Rain or Shine
SPECIAL NOTES: Dress in layers as we will be walking outdoors as well as in warm greenhouse.
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