this is a poem by john bannister , american poet buried in hollywood cemetery. here at hollywood cemetery we are anticipating the coming of spring. now many of the trees are dormant, but soon they will break forth with tremendous color and life. hollywood cemetery was beyondshed in 1847, just the city limits of richmond, virginia. the founders of hollywood hired , a philadelphia landscape architect, to design and layout they grounds. not rename the grounds, but the -- you name the grounds for the extensive growth of hollywood trees, and he transformed this wooded area into one of the most picturesque rural cemeteries in the united states. by the middle of the 19th century, american cities and towns had grown due to immigration and industrialization. the city churchyards and bearing grounds had become overcrowded. the rural cemetery was created to provide safe, sanitary burial outside the city limits, and also provide park space for the citizens of the city. john notman came to hollywood and found this area to be very damp, and so he built an english landscape. t

this is a poem by john bannister , american poet buried in hollywood cemetery. here at hollywood cemetery we are anticipating the coming of spring. now many of the trees are dormant, but soon they will break forth with tremendous color and life. hollywood cemetery was beyondshed in 1847, just the city limits of richmond, virginia. the founders of hollywood hired , a philadelphia landscape architect, to design and layout they grounds. not rename the grounds, but the -- you name the grounds for the extensive growth of hollywood trees