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Garden cemeteries mix history and horticulture

By Dean Fosdick Associated PressSunday, June 14, 2009

Part history, part horticulture. That's the allure of thousands of garden cemeteries across America that were designed to serve the spiritual needs of the living as well as keep alive memories of the dead.

Mixing monuments with attractive landscapes, they may include ponds, walkways, woodlands and wildlife. Family plots encircled by ironwork rest snugly against paupers' graves. Old brick walls are covered by colorful vines and climbing roses
http://www.reporternews.com/news/2009/jun/14/garden-cemeteries-mix-history-and-horticulture/

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