By Cypress Lawn Arboretum Director Josh Gevertz Hello, friends! Recent months have been full of growth and change here at Cypress Lawn Arboretum. This short feature documentary film seeks to share with you — our cherished tree-loving community — just a few of the many projects that we have been working on. From giving care and …
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By Cypress Lawn Arboretum Director Josh Gevertz Cypress Lawn Arboretum has grown through the generations from a vision seeded by our founder, Hamden Holmes Noble, who brought the idea of the rural “garden cemetery” to the California coast in the final decade of the 19th century. Although Mr. Noble did not think of himself as …
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A Photo Blog Series Showcasing the Diversity of Global Plantings of the Monterey Cypress By Cypress Lawn Arboretum Director Josh Gevertz The Monterey cypress (Hesperocyparis macrocarpa), our namesake species at Cypress Lawn Arboretum, is a coastal Californian tree with a unique natural — and cultural — history. While truly native only to a small pocket …
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At Cypress Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park, it has always been our mission  to help our Bay Area neighbors celebrate life, heal from loss, and remember those they love. It’s a mission that our founder, Hamden Holmes Noble, had in mind when he created this peaceful oasis back in 1892, and we still strive …
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At Cypress Lawn, it is our deepest honor to serve families of all different races, ethnicities, religions, and cultural traditions. In honor of Black History Month, we are sharing the stories of just a few of the many influential and prominent Black Americans who are laid to eternal rest within our peaceful Memorial Park. As …
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Since the start of the pandemic, COVID-19 has taken over 25,300 lives within the state of California. While we head into 2021 with hope and can see the light at the end of the tunnel, our team at Cypress Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park also remains steadfastly committed to your health and safety.  Throughout …
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Last year has shown us that there’s no way we can predict what’s coming. As our nation mourns the loss of over 330,000 Americans due to the devastating pandemic, many of us had to say goodbye to loved ones much earlier than we anticipated. At Cypress Lawn Funeral Home & Memorial Park, our caring team …
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Since the founding of Cypress Lawn in 1892, our team has been guided by a set of values that have continued to fill us with purpose as we have maneuvered the many ups and downs of this past century. To us at Cypress Lawn, working with a defined and specific purpose is akin to a …
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At Cypress Lawn, we’ve been helping our neighbors in the Bay Area navigate the difficult emotions associated with losing a loved one for more than a century. Over and over again, we’ve witnessed firsthand just how heartbreaking and devastating the aftermath of losing a loved one can be — and we also understand that grief …
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At Cypress Lawn, it’s one of our greatest honors to serve the families of America’s heroes — our nation’s veterans. As our country commemorates Veterans Day this year amid an already turbulent year for our country and world, we are even more so reminded of the courage that these men and women displayed through their military …
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