Eternal Meadow
1847 14th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Established:
2016
Size:
15,000 square feet
Features:
Its a cemetery
Established meadow
Best Time to visit:
Spring and Summer
Spring and summer bring out the best in the meadow, with wildflowers and then blooming perennials and bushes.
Prairie lands are one of California’s most endangered ecosystems. They are threatened by the introduction of invasive species and habitat loss. They are also a hard thing to recreate. Anyone who has tried will tell you that establishing and then maintaining a meadow is a notoriously tricky thing. Because we have lost so much of our meadows and prairie land, it is not often that we are able to encounter them. Eternal Meadow, found at Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, are a stunning example of this lost habitat.
It is a long rectangle that runs from the road to the edge of the cemetery. There are several crossing points that allow you to move from one side to the other but, for the most part, the meadow is left unbroken and inaccessible.
It is a long rectangle that runs from the road to the edge of the cemetery. There are several crossing points that allow you to move from one side to the other but, for the most part, the meadow is left unbroken and inaccessible.
The benefit is that, while walking along the edge, you are treated to large pristine sections of grassland. Wildflowers, bunch grasses, small shrubs, and flowering plants are mixed with various spreading grasses.
“Because we have lost so much of our meadows and prairie land, it is not often that we are able to encounter them.”
In the spring Eternal Meadow is filled with these wildflowers, which is always stunning in a meadow garden. The perennial flowers, such as the fuschia and columbine, come into bloom in the summer. The middle section of the meadow is filled with a mass planting of purple three-awn, which contrasts beautifully with the sedges that surround it. At the end of the plot is a small riparian area with monkey flowers and a giant chain fern.
The Eternal Meadow offer an intense contrast with the surrounding landscaping. Here in the meadow, there is life and movement. The flowers provide food and nectar of butterflies and caterpillars, the three awn seed heads sway gracefully in the wind. This, ironically, is a living place, it is a place that is connected not only to the land but to the history of the land. It is a remnant of the coastal prairie and of the world that once was found here.
Eternal Meadow is located at the Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery. Established in 2016, it is part of a natural burial site that is designed to have significantly less environmental impact than traditional burial methods.
“It is a remnant of the coastal prairie and of the world that once was found here.”
No cement, metal or formaldehyde is used in the burial process and all urns are biodegradable.
Opening Hours:
8:00 AM – 6 PM
The Eternal Meadow section of the
cemetery is accessible through the
northeast entrance on 14th st.
Eternal Meadow
1847 14th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Established:
2016
Size:
15,000 square feet
Features:
Its a cemetery
Established meadow
Best Time to visit:
Spring and Summer
Spring and summer bring out the best in the meadow, with wildflowers and then blooming perennials and bushes.
Prairie lands are one of California’s most endangered ecosystems. They are threatened by the introduction of invasive species and habitat loss. They are also a hard thing to recreate. Anyone who has tried will tell you that establishing and then maintaining a meadow is a notoriously tricky thing. Because we have lost so much of our meadows and prairie land, it is not often that we are able to encounter them. Eternal Meadow, found at Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, are a stunning example of this lost habitat.
It is a long rectangle that runs from the road to the edge of the cemetery. There are several crossing points that allow you to move from one side to the other but, for the most part, the meadow is left unbroken and inaccessible.
It is a long rectangle that runs from the road to the edge of the cemetery. There are several crossing points that allow you to move from one side to the other but, for the most part, the meadow is left unbroken and inaccessible.
The benefit is that, while walking along the edge, you are treated to large pristine sections of grassland. Wildflowers, bunch grasses, small shrubs, and flowering plants are mixed with various spreading grasses.
“Because we have lost so much of our meadows and prairie land, it is not often that we are able to encounter them.”
In the spring Eternal Meadow is filled with these wildflowers, which is always stunning in a meadow garden. The perennial flowers, such as the fuschia and columbine, come into bloom in the summer. The middle section of the meadow is filled with a mass planting of purple three-awn, which contrasts beautifully with the sedges that surround it. At the end of the plot is a small riparian area with monkey flowers and a giant chain fern.
The Eternal Meadow offer an intense contrast with the surrounding landscaping. Here in the meadow, there is life and movement. The flowers provide food and nectar of butterflies and caterpillars, the three awn seed heads sway gracefully in the wind. This, ironically, is a living place, it is a place that is connected not only to the land but to the history of the land. It is a remnant of the coastal prairie and of the world that once was found here.
Eternal Meadow is located at the Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery. Established in 2016, it is part of a natural burial site that is designed to have significantly less environmental impact than traditional burial methods.
“It is a remnant of the coastal prairie and of the world that once was found here.”
No cement, metal or formaldehyde is used in the burial process and all urns are biodegradable.
Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sat-Sun
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The Eternal Meadow section of the
cemetery is accessible through the
northeast entrance on 14th st.
Enteral Meadow
1847 14th St.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Established:
2016
Size:
15,000 Square Feet
Features:
Its a cemetery
Established meadow
Best Time to visit:
Spring and Summer
Spring and summer bring out the best in the meadow, with wildflowers and then blooming perennials and bushes.
Prairie lands are one of California’s most endangered ecosystems. They are threatened by the introduction of invasive species and habitat loss. They are also a hard thing to recreate. Anyone who has tried will tell you that establishing and then maintaining a meadow is a notoriously tricky thing. Because we have lost so much of our meadows and prairie land, it is not often that we are able to encounter them. Eternal Meadow, found at Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery, are a stunning example of this lost habitat.
It is a long rectangle that runs from the road to the edge of the cemetery. There are several crossing points that allow you to move from one side to the other but, for the most part, the meadow is left unbroken and inaccessible.
“Because we have lost so much of our meadows and prairie land, it is not often that we are able to encounter them.”
In the spring Eternal Meadow is filled with these wildflowers, which is always stunning in a meadow garden. The perennial flowers, such as the fuschia and columbine, come into bloom in the summer. The middle section of the meadow is filled with a mass planting of purple three-awn, which contrasts beautifully with the sedges that surround it. At the end of the plot is a small riparian area with monkey flowers and a giant chain fern.
The Eternal Meadow offer an intense contrast with the surrounding landscaping. Here in the meadow, there is life and movement. The flowers provide food and nectar of butterflies and caterpillars, the three awn seed heads sway gracefully in the wind. This, ironically, is a living place, it is a place that is connected not only to the land but to the history of the land. It is a remnant of the coastal prairie and of the world that once was found here.
Eternal Meadow is located at the Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery. Established in 2016, it is part of a natural burial site that is designed to have significantly less environmental impact than traditional burial methods.
“It is a remnant of the coastal prairie and of the world that once was found here.”
No cement, metal or formaldehyde is used in the burial process and all urns are biodegradable.
Eternal Meadow is located at the Santa Monica Woodlawn Cemetery. Established in 2016, it is part of a natural burial site that is designed to have significantly less environmental impact than traditional burial methods.
“It is a remnant of the coastal prairie and of the world that once was found here.”
No cement, metal or formaldehyde is used in the burial process and all urns are biodegradable.
Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sat-Sun
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The Eternal Meadow section of the
cemetery is accessible through the
northeast entrance on 14th st.