Spotlight on Sweet Auburn (1986-2019)

To date there have been over 50 issues of Sweet Auburn, since 1986. It was called a newsletter from 1986-2006 and became a magazine in the fall of 2007. Click the links below to re-visit some of our fantastic issues!
Council of Visitors
Mount Auburn Cemetery’s Council of Visitors is comprised of Cemetery friends, leaders in horticulture, historic preservation, educational programming, landscape enhancement, and community leaders who support the Cemetery in accomplishing its mission and maintaining the highest standards of excellence. Learn more … Continue reading
Horticultural Highlight: Amsonia hubrichtii, Thread-leaf blue star

…Yellow, yellow, yellow it eats into the leaves, smears with saffron… -William Carlos Williams Autumn at Mount Auburn is full with an impressionistic cornucopia of changing landscape colors. During this weeks-long period, different plants pass the mantle of being … Continue reading
Horticulture Apprenticeship

Mount Auburn’s year-long Horticulture Apprenticeship was created in 2014 to provide training and experience to a student or recent graduate seeking a career in public horticulture. Not only do participants provide a valuable contribution to Mount Auburn’s landscape, but they … Continue reading