Steve Foltz

Steve Foltz, Director of Horticulture at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, has been with the Zoo for 24 years.

Steve is responsible for one of the regions largest plant collections that include 3,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, tropical plants, grasses, bulbs, perennials and annuals. His expertise is widely-known in the industry and he is frequently asked to speak to horticulture groups.

A graduate of the University of Kentucky with a B.S. in Ornamental Horticulture, he is currently teaching Woody Landscape plant classes at both Cincinnati State College and at the University of Cincinnati. He also teaches a sustainable plants class at CTC.

Steve has been a member of the Ohio Plant Selection Committee, serving as Chair of the committee for two years. He is also a member of the Theodore Klein Plant Awards Committee in Kentucky. A board member of the Ohio Invasive Plant Council, and a member of the International Plant Propagators Society, Eastern Region.

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is proud to be one of only two botanical gardens in Ohio that is accredited by the American Association of Museums.

For more photos and information on plants go to the website www.plantplaces.com which Steve co-founded.