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Preserved grass

Cemetery Lue

One of the pamphlets in the information centre said that country cemeteries are a place where native grasses have been preserved because they were usually established early after settlement and not farmed, just mowed.

This is a repost to participate in the weekly Taphophile Tragics meme.

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  1. Megan CoyleJune 23, 2010 at 8:40 AM

    Interesting stuff! I enjoy reading about the facts/info you've learned during your trips. It's so interesting to discover more about a place than just admiring the scenery.

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  2. Mary AnnJune 23, 2010 at 10:02 AM

    Of all the things that cemeteries keep and preserve, I'm sure I never would have thought of native species of grass.

    Someone had a brilliant insight to notice this advantage.

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  3. UnknownJune 23, 2010 at 9:53 PM

    Interesting information! Our cemeteries are so full that it's impossible to see such a 'lawn' inside...

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  4. MartinaJune 24, 2010 at 6:34 AM

    So - where vanished my comment to?

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  5. MartinaJune 24, 2010 at 6:38 AM

    Hm, I don't know - however: Like all the other commenters I think this very interesting. No grass in German cemeteries, they are more park-like, with cobbled paths.

    I tend to write "cementeries" tonight - so it's okay my first comment vanished into nirvana ... ;-)

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  6. WinamJune 24, 2010 at 11:26 AM

    I have a soft spot for historical cemeteries. There are always interesting stories in those gravestones.

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  7. JulieJuly 5, 2010 at 8:30 PM

    'cementeries' - *grin* ...

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  8. MartinaJuly 6, 2010 at 4:50 AM

    Ha, Julie, I am not alone:

    Typo of the day

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  9. Joan ElizabethJuly 6, 2010 at 7:24 PM

    Typo of the day blog ... what fun. Actually the pun value of your typo escaped my attention Martina until Julie highlighted it.

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  10. biebkriebelsFebruary 14, 2012 at 10:24 PM

    You don't see it very often so much grass but looks peaceful and countrylike.

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  11. MarkFebruary 14, 2012 at 10:29 PM

    Never thought about this. It is a bit like the Traveling Stock reserves where wildlife flourishes due to not being farmed.
    I have heard of Lue but have no idea where it is.

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  12. MarkFebruary 14, 2012 at 10:31 PM

    Joan you also had a classic typo on my blog the other day where you said the possums were in your 'Hearing Ducts', classic, I loved it.

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  13. JulieFebruary 14, 2012 at 11:13 PM

    This sort of headstone with footer surround, is the stalwart of Australian cemeteries, I consider, Joan. Up until maybe 50 years ago. Now we simply have the headstone, which is more often than not, lowrise, rather than the mediumrise of the 20th century or the highrise of the 19th century.

    I had forgotten this about grasses in cemeteries and their purity and why. Stands to reason I guess, except for birds and the wind. There is nothing pure about the vegetation of city cemeteries, though.

    Thanks for rebadging this for Taphophile Tragics. I find I am doing a cemetery a fortnight at the moment. I probably have enough to last me ... mmmm ... perhaps 3 years!

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  14. Herding CatsFebruary 15, 2012 at 3:30 AM

    Cememteries are nature reserves in their own right.

    Great picture.

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  15. AnnFebruary 15, 2012 at 1:47 PM

    Gravesites preserving native grasses would not have occured to me but its obvious when you think about it.

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  16. VioletSkyFebruary 16, 2012 at 4:53 AM

    These plots are all lined up so close together - is that a normal design?

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  17. CaTFebruary 16, 2012 at 3:18 PM

    hahahaha, that sounds very funny, preserved grass.. did you notice anything special about it.. ;)
    but i like the angel...

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  18. SondraFebruary 17, 2012 at 1:34 PM

    I never thought of that..but thats a good point..

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