Mark Weathington
Bio
Selected Experience:
| LOCATION | TITLE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|
| JC Raulston Arboretum | Assistant Director and Curator of Collections | 2007-present |
| Norfolk Botanical Garden | Director of Horticulture and Maintenance | 1999 – 2007 |
| VA Marine Science Museum | Horticulture Supervisor | 1998-1999 |
| Atlanta Botanical Garden | Horticulturist | 1996-1998 |
| Laurel Creek Nursery | Sales Associate | 1991-1995 |
| Tidewater Community College, Chesapeake, VA | Adjunct Faculty Horticulture 201 and 202, Landscape Plant Materials Horticulture 110, Introduction to Horticulture Science |
2001-2006 |
| The Virginian-Pilot (circulation 256,000) | Freelance Writer Weekly plant feature Gardening Reminders column Features on gardening techniques |
1999-present 2001-present 2004-present |
| Virginia Gardener Magazine | Freelance Writer Monthly shrub feature Coastal Region Report |
2002-2006 2003-2006 2002-2005 |
| HR Magazine | Freelance Writer “Ask the Experts” column |
1999-2001 |
Professional Associations:
- American Public Gardens Association
- Advisory Committee member for Beautiful Gardens, a Virginia Plant Introduction and Promotion program
- Garden Writers Association of America
- IMLS Conservation Grant Reviewer
- North American Rock Garden Society
- American Conifer Society
Education
MS Horticulture Virginia Tech 1999
BS Horticulture Virginia Tech 1995
BS Sociology Virginia Tech 1995
Groups
- EHRA Professional
- Appointment: Extension
- Faculty
- Discipline: Gardening / Consumer Horticulture
- JC Raulston Arboretum
- Commodity: Landscape Design
- Graduate Faculty: Landscapes, gardens, and urban horticulture
- Commodity: Ornamentals/Environmental Crops
- Appointment: Research
- Discipline: Taxonomy / Systematics