Garden Holiday

Andrew Koehn

Andrew Koehn, Garden Manager and cornerstone of the horticultural mindset at Mohonk, brings over 40 years of gardening experience to the Mountain House gardens.

Andrew Sinno

Andrew Sinno, Mohonk’s Head Gardener, has worked in our gardens for over two years. He has a Bachelors in Plant Science from SUNY Cobleskill and has been in the industry his entire working life. He specializes in ornamental horticulture.

Tovah Martin

Tovah Martin is the author of many gardening books – most recently The Indestructible Houseplant, which follows the success of The Unexpected Houseplant, and The New Terrarium as well as the popular Tasha Tudor’s Garden. Her freelance articles have appeared in publications including Country Gardens, Garden Design, Traditional Home, Martha Stewart Living, O the Oprah Magazine, Old House Interiors, Horticulture Magazine, Yankee, Connecticut Cottages & Gardens as well as The Daily Telegraph. In addition to being the 2012 Writer in Residence for the new Victoria magazine, she is an accredited Organic Land Care Professional through NOFA, an honorary member of the Garden Club of America and the recipient of their medal for outstanding literary achievement.

Carol Cramer

Carol Cramer has been a Florist at Mohonk for 10 years and has been working with flowers for over 25 years. She is also an artist, showing regionally.

Scott Woods

Scott Woods just hit his one year anniversary as Head Grower at the Mohonk Greenhouses. He grew up on a 100 acre tree farm in Sullivan County. He previously was an illustrator of young adult books and spent ten years in Los Angeles working at DreamWorks Animation. He now lives with his husband in Upstate New York and helps out at his family owned nursery.

Cheryl Karpeichik

Cheryl Karpeichik, Cheryl has been the Head Gardener at White Flower Farm for over 25 years. The display gardens, (including the Lloyd Border), Amaryllis trials and the world renowned tuberous begonia collection are all under her close watch.Cheryl also has a say in future catalog introductions from plants she trials on the WFF grounds in Litchfield, CT.

David Hyde

David Hyde, Avid gardener and plant enthusiast, photographer, outdoorsman and co-owner of Well-Sweep Herb Farm’s family business – David Hyde manages and assists in all areas of the farm’s large retail and mail order operation. Whether producing or growing the farm’s diverse collection of 1,911 varieties of herbs and perennials to functioning as the farm’s resident plant specialist – his interest, passion and knowledge abounds. David provides group lectures and tours at the farm’s special events as well as other venues, and has been a featured speaker at Longwood Gardens and the Rutgers Master Gardener’s Association of New Jersey.

Cindy Muro

Cindy Muro, consummate propagator and grower of all things flora, was Mohonk’s previous Greenhouse and Garden Shop Manager. She has spent over 13 years growing beautiful plants for the Mountain House gardens.

Michele Peters

Michele Peters is a versatile floral artist, with design styles from classic to modern trends. With over 20 years of experience, Michele brings creativity and energy in to each design, wedding, and event. Her award winning style and passion for what she does has clients returning year after year. Michele is a Committee Member of the New York in Bloom for the New York State Museum and the Capital District Garden and Flower Show. Michele is also a member of the Albany Colonie Chamber of Commerce and the USA Wedding Association

Mobee Weinstein

Mobee Weinstein is currently Foreman of Gardeners for Outdoor Gardens at The New York Botanical Garden. She is a graduate of the NYBG School of Professional Horticulture, received the North American Certificate in Horticulture from The American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (formerly AABGA now American Public Gardens Association, APGA), and holds a BS in Plant Studies from Lehman College of CUNY. She has been at the NYBG since 1980 and has worked in most areas there. Mobee frequently teaches and lectures to various groups and organizations, is a regular instructor at the NYBG and was also an Adjunct Professor at Farmingdale State University for over 20 years.

Peter Patel

Peter Patel is a Horticulturist/Arborist for the Orange County Arboretum in Montgomery, NY. He owns Arbor Heights Designs, LLC and is a Certified Arborist and is recognized by the International Society of Arboriculture as a TRAQ. Peter is also the Secretary of the Tri-County Nursery Association and a Certified Nursery/Landscape Professional in New York State.