…And houseless there the snow-bird flits Beneath the fir-trees’ crape…             -Herman Melville Beginning in December and throughout our winter we may take notice, often heretofore overlooked, of remarkable conifers throughout our landscape. Herein we grow many specimens of eastern … Continue reading →

…How interesting will our times become? How much more interesting can they become?             -Mark Jarman A retired medical school dean would appropriately interject into conversations that hearing any one’s doctor mention, “isn’t that interesting,” should not always be the … Continue reading →

Mount Auburn’s landscape is composed of a diverse array of plants and trees that come into bloom at different times and in different seasons. What’s in Bloom: Week of November 4, 2019 Japanese anemone, Anemone hupehensis, several locations Aster, Aster … Continue reading →

…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 →