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Fox Trot 5K Run/Walk

Fox Trot 5K Run/Walk

Register Now for 2021 Fox Trot   We are excited to announce our 2021 Fox Trot event! Our Sixth Annual Fox Trot 5K will be held in person this year on Saturday, June 19, 2021. Join us for a run/walk through our 314-acre cemetery. Join us for a run/walk through our 314-acre cemetery. Founded in...
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Celebrating National Gardening Day

It’s National Gardening Day! Our Daffodils: an inside look at BCA’s planting scheme and tips to create your very own daffodil display. Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum has a growing reputation for its impressive daffodil collections and displays over the last several years. With an estimated 250,000 bulbs planted on the property, this creates a beautiful...
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Magnolias Blooming in Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum

Beautiful Magnolias Of the spring-blooming tree species within our collections, few are as well known or loved as the magnolias.  The magnolias represent many individual species with a wide array of ornamental attributes.  Some are compact shrub size specimens and others become tall shade trees.  Some bloom early in the spring before the leaves emerge,...
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Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum – Trees in Winter

Trees in the Winter at Bellefontaine Cemetery Winter doesn’t seem to offer much for garden aesthetics but take closer look at the trees.  From the stately sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) to the almost shrubby Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa), the mottled, exfoliating, and textured bark of many trees can be a real bright spot during this dreary...
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