Improving our Entry
A series of projects underway at our Entry will greatly improve the experience of entering Mount Auburn for our families, clients, and visitors. Learn more about the many projects happening in our Entry from the interactive photo and the text below. … Continue reading
Butterfly Bush (Buddleia davidii)
…Upon the gardens where with pretty head The flowers made their usual summer play… -Vita Sackville-West The flowers of Butterfly bush, Buddleia davidii, provide colorful, beautiful, four-to ten-inch-long, fragrant, upright or nodding panicles throughout mid and late summer. The … Continue reading
A New Landscape for Harvard Hill
The Harvard Corporation Lot (ca. 1830s) was created for burying students and professors at a time when transportation and burial technology did not allow for those who died far from home to be returned to their families. Currently, Lot 330 … Continue reading
The Friends of Mount Auburn Cemetery
Established in 1986, the Friends of Mount Auburn is dedicated to conserving the Cemetery’s natural beauty and promoting the appreciation of its cultural, historic and natural resources. Membership in the Friends is open to all who wish to support and … Continue reading