The Grounds
In the 19th century hay was harvested on the cemetery grounds and goats were employed to keep the grass in trim. More sophisticated methods are used today to maintain the beauty of the grounds. In one recent year, for example, 25 ornamental and evergreen shrubs and five shade or flowering trees were planted. Hundreds of pounds of high-quality grass seed and top soil were spread during the spring and fall. Such efforts, costly as they are, represent only the most visible part of the Association's on-going program of maintenance and improvement.
Visitors often describe Clinton as "the cemetery with character." In contrast to the sprawling lawns of many modern cemeteries, Clinton, although located in the midst of a densely-populated urban city, is much like a quiet park in the country. In the spring, flowers abound. Birds and squirrels return from their long winter banishment to make their homes here again. Hundreds of azaleas--white, pink, red and purple--put on a breathtaking display. Japanese cherries and native dogwood add their wlcome color. During the summer months, the majestic trees, many of them planted over a hundred years ago, shade the visitor from the sun's hot rays. In the fall, oaks, maples, dogwood, black cherry, sweet gum and sassafras provide the red hues of autumn. Yellow is added by the tulip, sycamore and ash. Touches of rust, tan and deep red are a gift of the elms, lindens and oaks. Hydrangea P. G., white in summer, turn a golden brown in the fall, holding their dried blooms well into the winter. Photographers visit the cemetery to record the scenic delights. Lovers of nature, whether lot owners or not, are always welcome. Clinton's park-like character is due in large measure to its trees. With over 60 different varieties, many of them rarely seen in the metropolitan area, Clinton is a veritable arboretum. Identified varieties include:
Visitors often describe Clinton as "the cemetery with character." In contrast to the sprawling lawns of many modern cemeteries, Clinton, although located in the midst of a densely-populated urban city, is much like a quiet park in the country. In the spring, flowers abound. Birds and squirrels return from their long winter banishment to make their homes here again. Hundreds of azaleas--white, pink, red and purple--put on a breathtaking display. Japanese cherries and native dogwood add their wlcome color. During the summer months, the majestic trees, many of them planted over a hundred years ago, shade the visitor from the sun's hot rays. In the fall, oaks, maples, dogwood, black cherry, sweet gum and sassafras provide the red hues of autumn. Yellow is added by the tulip, sycamore and ash. Touches of rust, tan and deep red are a gift of the elms, lindens and oaks. Hydrangea P. G., white in summer, turn a golden brown in the fall, holding their dried blooms well into the winter. Photographers visit the cemetery to record the scenic delights. Lovers of nature, whether lot owners or not, are always welcome. Clinton's park-like character is due in large measure to its trees. With over 60 different varieties, many of them rarely seen in the metropolitan area, Clinton is a veritable arboretum. Identified varieties include:
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American Beech
American Holly American Hophornbeam American Linden Amur Corktree Arborvitae Bald Cypress Black Cherry Black Locust Blue Atlas Cedar Bur Oak Canada Hemlock Chestnut Oak Corky-Bark Oak Crimson King Maple Cucumber Tree Dawn Redwood Dogwood (White, Pink, Red) Drake Elm English Oak Fastigiate Hornbeam Gingko Golden Cypress Green Ash “Green Mountain” Sugar Maple Greenspire Linden Hicks Yew Hinoki Cypress Horsechestnut Japanese Cherry Japanese Red Maple Jefferson Elm Katsura Tree Kentucky Coffee Tree Kwanzan Cherry Larch Littleleaf Linden Magnolia “Elizabeth” |
Magnolia Marshall's Seedless Ash Northern Catalpa Northern Red Oak Norway Maple Osage Orange Patmore Ash Pin Oak Princeton Elm Red Cedar Rivers Purple Beech Ruby Horsechestnut Sargeant Cherry Sassafras Sawtooth Oak Scarlet Oak Schwedler Maple Shademaster Honey Locust Shantung Maple Shumard Oak Silver Linden Silver Maple Sweet Gum Sweet Gum Rotundiloba Sweet Gum Variegata Sycamore Tamarack Thuja "Green Giant" Tree of Heaven Tricolor Beech Tulip Tree Village Green Zelkova White Linden White Pine Willow Oak Yellowwood |