Western Heritage Horticulture Society
We are thrilled to present another aspect of what we do here at the Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame: the Western Heritage Horticultural Society. The Society is a diverse group of gardeners and landscape enthusiasts, some professional but most amateur, who will be using the Museum to help promote the active and "growing" gardening and landscape culture here in Lea County. They will be assisting the museum in the development and upkeep of our gardens and landscapes. We are pleased that such a great group of people have joined forces with the Museum to promote the gardening and landscaping at the Museum.
We talked to David Hooten, the newly elected president of the society and asked him questions about the group.
Museum: Many of our readers are familiar with your name, but please, introduce yourself.
David Hooten: I wear several hats. Currently I am the full-time NMJC Grounds Supervisor. I have a business called Son Grown LLC (consultation, landscaping and nursery stock procurement). I am also president of the Western Heritage Horticultural Society. I have 50 years of experience in the "green industry"; wholesale greenhouse, floral and florist, nursery, tree farming, agricultural consultant, licensed pesticide applicator, certified Master Gardener, vegetable grower and turf grasses. I have been in numerous New Mexico nursery, tree and turf associations; member and officer in the American Iris Society, the American Rose Society and much more.
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