Vincent has worked in the horticultural field for 17 years. He received an AAS degree in ornamental horticulture from SUNY Farmingdale and a BS in ornamental horticulture from the University of Georgia. While at Georgia, Vincent studied under well known professors Dr. Michael Dirr and Dr. Allan Armitage. Vincent also recently obtained a Masters degree in Public Administration from C.W. Post- Long Island University. Vincent has specialized expertise in woody plant id, culture, use and selection of superior varieties.
Vincent is an experienced lecturer, instructor and horticultural consultant. He has spoken to many groups nation wide and has appeared on Martha Stewart Living. Vincent teaches horticulture classes at New York Botanical Garden and SUNY Farmingdale. Over the last seven years Vincent has co-led garden tours through southern England, Northern France, Southern Germany, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa. Vincent is very active in the community and is currently a member of American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta, New York Hortus Club, New York State Arborist, ISA Chapter, Long Island Arboricultural Assoc., Long Island Holly Society (President), American Rhododendron Society-New York Chapter, Daphne Society, Nassau Suffolk Landscape Gardeners Assoc., Long Island Nursery and Landscape Assoc., Long Island Horticultural Society and International Plant Propagators Society.
Currently Vincent works in public horticulture managing Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in New York and as a horticultural consultant. He has written various gardening articles for newspapers and other publications and in 05' wrote two books: Great Flowering Landscape Shrubs and The Wonders of the Winter Landscape, Ball Publishing, 2005.
