Hollywood Cemetery

A two-hour workshop from the Worship the Ground Series: A Brief History of a Sympathy Floral Practice with a Hands-on Workshop hosted by Rachael Watman from Swann’s End Flowers. The workshop includes a presentation on the history of funeral flowers and a hands-on session teaching participants how to make a small tied funeral spray.

This two-hour workshop begins with a 30-minute presentation tracing the history of funeral flowers from the Civil War to the modern day, followed by a 60-minute hands-on workshop teaching participants how to make a small tied funeral spray. It is hosted by Rachael Watman from Swann’s End Flowers, a master gardener and death doula.

Step into the stillness of history under the glow of the full harvest moon with Literary Professor and Cemetery Historian Sharon Pajka. This two-hour walking tour through the timeless grounds of Hollywood Cemetery offers a rare chance to explore the cemetery after dark with the moon and the quiet beauty of this sacred landscape.