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Here’s a short list of spring blossoms you can find at the cemetery this weekend. Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) can be found undereath the dogwood trees at the North end of Aspen Ave.       Throughout the cemetery, you will also find flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa), Forsythia (Forsythia x intermedia), and saucer magnolias (Magnolia x...

– by Dan Fuller, Volunteer Coordinator Guides, Gardeners, and Greeters, oh my!!! People are often surprised that I am a Volunteer Coordinator at a cemetery.  Though after only a small amount of explanation, my job and all the volunteer activities at Bellefontaine Cemetery & Arboretum, are completely understandable.  Volunteerism in the St. Louis area is...

Here’s a quick look at what’s blooming in the cemetery right now.                             Photos courtesy of staff horticulturist Kyle Cheesborough.      Spike Witchhazel (Corylopsis spicata) – an uncommon shrub in our area and very fragrant.   Daffodils (Narcissus spp.) and Crocus (Crocus tommasinanus & Crocus chrysanthus)       Star Magnolia (Magnolia...