Mount Auburn Cemetery

Mount Auburn Cemetery has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior, recognizing it as one of the country's most significant cultural landscapes. Founded in 1831, it was the first large-scale designed landscape open to the public in the United States. more...

The Garden was founded in 1934 on 15 acres of donated land. Its public display gardens are among the oldest in the U.S. and have been expanded over the years in breadth and variety through a series of bequests and major gifts. more...

Three acres of formal gardens surround the house. To date, more than $3 million has been invested in the preservation and restoration of The Mount's gardens and grounds, including restoring the hardscape and replanting approximately 5,000 trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants. more...

Begun in 1974, the owners have transformed ragged hayfields bordering the Parker River into one of New England's more impressive private gardens.  The grounds feature 24 theme gardens which focus on color, foliage and arrangement of a tremendous collection of perennials and shrubs. more...