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  • Sunday, August 26, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – In Harmony with Nature: Mount Auburn’s Flower Gardens & Greenhouse

    Sunday, August 26, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm – In Harmony with Nature: Mount Auburn’s Flower Gardens & Greenhouse

    On Sunday, August 26 at 1 pm, join Mount Auburn Cemetery at our Greenhouse to explore the greenhouses and surrounding gardens at peak bloom time. Kelley Sullivan, Mount Auburn’s Greenhouse Horticulturist & Plant Health Care Specialist, will guide you with tips and techniques. Peek into our greenhouses and see how our gardens interact with our greenhouse plantings. Observe how our beautiful and diverse cut-flower gardens enhance habitat, shelter, and alternative food sources for beneficial inhabitants. We’ll provide the lenses, you bring your senses. $7 for Friends of Mount Auburn, $12 for general public. Register online at http://mountauburn.org/event/in-harmony-with-nature-our-flower-gardens-greenhouse-3/

    Funding for programs has been provided in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

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  • Saturday, August 10, 12:00 noon – 1:30 pm – Mount Auburn’s Organic Cut-Flower Gardens

    Enjoy a rare opportunity to visit one of Mount Auburn Cemetery’s hidden gems on Saturday, August 10, from 12 – 1:30 pm.  The cut-flower gardens behind the greenhouse are spectacular this time of year.  Observe the “going green” methods of organic gardening while touring a variety of annual and perennial plantings.  Mount Auburn’s Greenhouse Horticulturist and Plant Health Care Specialist Kelley Sullivan will discuss organic techniques using compost, mulch, water conservation, organic pest management, and companion planting.  $7 for Friends of Mt. Auburn, $12 public.  Call 617-607-1980, or visit www.mountauburn.org.

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