Sacramento Historic City Cemetary - Native Plants

The California Native Plant Society demonstration garden is integrated with the Sacramento City Historic Cemetery – bordering the Grand Army, Spanish American War, Veterans, and Old Soldiers sections. Here you can find California native plants, trees, and signage, co-mingled with headstones and grave markers from 150 years ago. It sounds a little weird, but it works. It is tasteful, thoughtfully done, and helps make the cemetery a beautiful place to visit.

Native sons and daughters, and native plants

Recall from our visit to Mountain View Cemetery in Oakland, that park-like cemeteries, representing harmony between nature and man, began to emerge in the early 19^th century. It would not be unusual at the time to take the family out for a Sunday picnic in the beautiful setting of a cemetery. This creative, multiple-use of space at the Old City Cemetery may be the trend of the future, as more and more of us populate the planet.

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I have enjoyed visiting winter gardens over the last several months, to study the “winter bones” of gardens and consider how to integrate winter interest into garden design. Still, with the acacia and cherry trees blooming along Highway 13 and the occasional "chinook," I am ready to embrace the spring garden!