Magnoliaceae
At Mount Auburn, there are over seventy magnolias, representing 9 species, three hybrids, and 27 cultivated varieties. Continue reading
Story Chapel Exterior Masonry Repairs
Work will begin in February 2020 on the second phase of a two-year exterior masonry repair project at Story Chapel. The project includes rebuilding many of the building’s stone buttresses, extensive repairs to the chapel’s chancel wall, and 100% repointing … Continue reading
Big Brown Bat at Mount Auburn
Urban Bat Diversity and Activity Study, Mount Auburn Cemetery, June 5, 2019. Lesley University researcher Chris Richardson retrieves and bands a Big Brown Bat caught in a mist net at Auburn Lake. He then performs a physical examination of the … Continue reading
Horticulture Highlight: Cephalotaxus harringtonia, Plum yew
…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?… -e. e. cummings Although small in stature Cephalotaxus harringtonia, Plum yew exceeds yew in … Continue reading