The Department of Horticultural Science and the College of Agriculture and Life Science have announced the appointment of Mark Weathington as the new director of the JC Raulston Arboretum.
Weathington has a long horticultural history, officially starting in the field in 1991 as assistant manager for Laurel Creek Nursery. He received his BS in Horticulture and Sociology from Virginia Tech in 1995 and his MS in Horticulture from Virginia Tech in 1999. His public garden experience began in 1996 as a Horticulturist for Atlanta Botanical Garden. In 1999 he joined the Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk, Virginia, as Director of Horticulture and Facilities for the 155 acre garden.
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