Published: 6/22/2022

STATE REP. CLAY DOGGETT, R-PULASKI, HAS SECURED $15,000 IN STATE FUNDING FOR THE HOPE BOTANICAL GARDEN IN LAWRENCE COUNTY. THE FUNDING WILL BE USED FOR GARDEN AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT. THE GARDEN, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 16 FORD RD. IN LEOMA, CELEBRATED ITS GRAND OPENING TO THE PUBLIC IN APRIL. IT FEATURES EIGHT UNIQUE GARDENS ON FOUR ACRES THAT ARE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE NONPROFIT. “THE HOPE BOTANICAL GARDEN HAS BECOME A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO OUR COMMUNITY,” DOGGETT SAID.