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Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough   Soapweed (Yucca glauca), a plant native to Missouri which has a very intimate relationship with the yucca moth.  Soapweed flowers emit a sweet smell at night to attract moths, but the only one that matters to the plant is the yucca moth.  Yucca moths are small, insignificant, and all white. ...

Inside these gates, solace can be found in the beauty of weathered stones, the music of playful streams, or the surprise of meeting a red fox.  We invite you to seek your inspiration in the memories and splendor of Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum. Attend Decoration Day Celebration on June 4 Take a Sunset Stroll in...

Horticulture Supervisor, Kyle Cheesborough   Sir Peter Smithers was many things in his life – lawyer, diplomat, and spy to name a few, but his life’s passion was his garden. Planted in front of his monument at Bellefontaine are two of the peonies he introduced to the horticultural trade, a Dojean peony (Paeonia rockii  ‘Dojean’)...

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