Greenhouse Construction Update: Summer-Fall 2012 Progress
This is the second post in a series on Mount Auburn’s Greenhouse Construction Project. The first post, Greenhouse Construction Update: The Beginning, chronicled the project’s groundbreaking. The Greenhouse Construction Project has been progressing over the last three months at a rapid … Continue reading
Greenhouse Construction Update: The Beginning
Mount Auburn Cemetery’s Board of Trustees gathered with officials from Watertown and Cambridge to break ground at the site of the Cemetery’s new greenhouse on Thursday, June 14, 2012. Replacing Mount Auburn’s existing 41-year- old facility, the new greenhouse will … Continue reading
Good Bugs, Bad Bugs
Mount Auburn’s greenhouses are a visitor favorite in early spring due to the vibrant growth of flowers. But beneath these colorful flora is a hidden world of insects, living and feeding among the plants. Bugs are a truly significant component … Continue reading
Eternally Green: A Greener Greenhouse and Gardens
In the last three years the greenhouses and surrounding cut-flower gardens have gone through a transition from conventional techniques towards organic methods.