She wants to plant a flower on her parents grave that will grow year round, that will thrive in shade and not need to be watered, of course we all suggested dandelions (smiles). But seriously, we're all perplexed as to what to suggest. Morning Glory would be good but it twines.
Can anybody help?
Anna
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THIS IS SOOOOO WEIRD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My friend told me she was going to help me plant flowers at my dads site!!!
I will try anyones suggestions!!!!!!!!! I think she was thinking bulbs!! dont rem!!! BUT hopefully now I will get some new ideas!!!!!! I HOPE they let us put them....where he is....they arent suppose to have head stones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
also mom has never been there yet....so she thought it would be nice to see something there once she did go!!!!!!!!!!!
take care a friend in NJ.....
Just a suggestion - check with the cemetary administration before you plant anything. Some have "rules." For instance, where my MIL and FIL are buried we can't put fresh flowers. We have to take artificial ones and can only put them in the brass urns provided. Where my father and step-mother are buried, they don't permit fresh flowers or plants. They keep the grass mowed and plants get in their way.
We have chosen to be buried in a much less stuctured place - they actually encourage gravesite gardens, and don't mow much - the place looks a little wild, but it is also very well visited by families - including children.
That is so sweet, beautiful flowers with a beautiful title. Thanks so much for sharing. I will see my friend this afternoon and give her all of your ideas. I love my family corner friends, you all are so great to give such good advice.
Anna
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Depending on the rules of the cemetary, rose bushes and crepe myrtles trees are beautiful all year. We have planted both at grave sites of family memebers.... but in country cemeteries. One friend actually made a grave blanket for her mother's. You take silk flowers and with special weave from a floral place, you attach the roses to it and it is normally the length and width of the grave. You secuare it with pins.
Granny BJ, that sounds lovely! I, personally, think it is pretty "sterile" to go to a cemetary with no headstones and no flowers permitted! I love "our" cemetary that lets the families do what they want with their loved one's grave. There are little gardens, small "parks" with paths and seats, borders, etc. Families go there regularly to weed and plant and pray. I know there are people who think this is morbid, and would rather be buried in a totally "open" area that doesn't "look" like a cemetary. But, I ask you, what kind of cemetary do people actually visit? The "sterile" ones I pass by seldom have anyone in them. The more individualistic ones have lots of visitors and even tourists.
Thanks again ladies. I am not sure what her cemetaries rules are, we have probably hundreds here in Columbus and each is different. I love walking through them and looking at the markers and respect for the folks who have lived and been buried there. You can see so much of our history. We have one that was featured in the newspaper. Back in the late 1800's a little boy fell off the balcony of his parents hotel and died. He was about 5 I think. His parents had a statue made that looks like him placed on his grave. People leave little gifts still today at his grave and have even put a baseball cap on his head. Very touching.
Anna
__________________ We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
