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Join our Horticulture Coordinator Kaye Moomaw on November 29 at 9:30 a.m. for a special holiday wreath making workshop. For the first time in a long time, this workshop is BACK on the grounds of Old City Cemetery! The Station House Museum will be filled with the scent of old wood, hot cider and Christmas…

It is not too early to plan your gift list from Old City Cemetery. The Cemetery is offering seeds this year from the historic plants that grow here on the grounds. Our gardening volunteers have moved inside to extract the heirloom seeds very patiently and package them in stocking-size packets. Black Hollyhock (Alcea rosea 'Niger'),…

By Laurie McMinn, Historic Grounds Supervisor Winter Berries There will be plenty of festive berries and unusual greenery from the Cemetery grounds available at our Wreath Making Workshop on November 29. Pictured above are Purple Beautyberry (Callicarpa dichotoma) and Winter Berry (Ilex verticillata). Boxwood Blight Cylindrocladium buxicola or boxwood blight is a very serious concern…