Pseudotsuga menziesii, Douglas Fir
. . . A plant-collector’s job is to uncover the hidden beauties of the world, so that others may share his joy. . . . -Frank Kingdom Ward Mount Auburn’s picturesque landscape is also an outstanding arboretum, collectively comprising a … Continue reading
Memorial park concept at Willow Pond designed to meet 20th-century needs
In the 20th century Mount Auburn moved into a landscape style influenced by Forest Lawn Cemetery in Glendale (outside of Los Angeles, CA). Laurence Caldwell, a landscape architect active at Mount Auburn in the 1920s and 1930s wrote that older … Continue reading
Artist-in-Residence Blog: Harvard Hill
October 30, 2014. In Mount Auburn Cemetery, at the plot known as Harvard Hill, just after sunrise on a windy day, the autumn leaves rush and weave among the monuments, float gently down to the ground, and collect atop the … Continue reading
Abies balsamea, balsam fir
little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found you in the green forest and were you very sorry to come away? see I will comfort you because you smell … Continue reading