HSNY Horticulturist

Contact Alex Feleppa, Director of Horticulture,
(212) 757-0915 ext.115 or afeleppa@hsny.org

Take advantage of these new services:

Plant and Garden Questions Answered:

Do you have plant questions you can't find answers to? Call the HSNY. Indoor or out, city or country, with the largest horticultural library in Manhattan and trained and experienced staff, the HSNY is here help with all your horticultural questions. Call, email, or stop by our library at 148 W. 37th Street, between Broadway and 7th Avenue on the 13th floor.

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Curious to see what questions others have asked? Easy, just click and check out our new horticultural blogspot.

Private Consultations at your home or business:

Do you have a potential 'green space' you're not sure how to develop? Do you have a garden and simply need a few questions answered? Do you want to revitalize your apartment by adding more plants? Are you convinced your thumbs are anything but green? Consultations in Manhattan and the outer boroughs are available for a charge year-round. Call today and set up an appointment.

Partnerships with organizations, retailers, and individuals:

The HSNY is always eager to establish new partnerships to benefit the horticultural communities in New York City. HSNY members are offered discounts at a number of retail locations; if you would like your business included in this list, we would be happy to discuss it with you. Or perhaps you might be interested in hiring a trained horticulturist to come and speak at your business or retail location to help boost sales and staff training. Give us a call.

And keep us in mind as we plan for the future:

Garden Tours:

As New Yorkers, what is more fun than discovering gorgeous green spaces in our own neighborhoods? We are planning new and thought-provoking garden tours for the upcoming season. From private gardens to public spaces, in and out of the city, these tours are a chance for you to view and discuss with trained horticulturists elements of design, botany, and history as they relate to horticulture.

Classes to begin spring 2008:

As we settle in to our new office, library, and meeting space at 148 W. 37th Street, we are making plans to re-start our education programs. Subjects being considered include Floral Design, Botanical Art and Illustration, Rooftop Gardening, Greenroofs, Indoor Plant Care, Orchids, and Trees and Arboriculture. Feel free to call and suggest topics you would enjoy, or if you are an educator call and let us know if there are classes you might be interested in teaching.

About our Director of Horticulture:

Originally from the eastern end of Long Island, Alex Feleppa's career in horticulture began at Marder's Nursery, in Bridgehampton, NY. In 2003, Alex moved to New York City and was hired by the Horticultural Society of New York to run the Garden Shop at the former HSNY location on 58th Street.

Interested in more formal horticultural knowledge and training, Alex enrolled in the School of Professional Horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden. In March of 2007, he graduated at the top of his class, having received both the Arlow B. Stout Award for Academic Achievement and the Skills Achievement Award.

Alex has rejoined the HSNY as the Director of Horticulture, working hard to further improve the lives of New Yorkers through horticulture.

The plant in the picture is a Guzmania, an easy to grow bromeliad
ideal for a sunny window or outdoor container in the summer.

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