Tips to Help Keep a Loved One’s Gravesite at a Cemetery Clean

Did you recently lay a loved one to rest in a cemetery in Tulsa, OK? If so, you’re probably going to begin visiting their gravesite at least every so often as you move forward. When you do, you should make it your mission to get their gravesite as clean as you can get it. There are a handful of things that you can do to make sure that their gravesite always looks its absolute best. Check out some tips for keeping a loved one’s gravesite at a cemetery clean below.

Pick up any trash that you find in the general vicinity of their gravesite.

Ideally, you aren’t going to come across any trash on the ground when you’re walking around in one of the Tulsa, OK cemeteries. These cemeteries often work hard to stop trash from finding its way to their grounds. But in the event that you do see some trash anywhere near a loved one’s graveside in a cemetery, you should pick it up and throw it out. In fact, you should pick it up and throw it out even if it’s not near your loved one’s gravesite. You’ll be doing your small part to stop trash from building up in a cemetery and hurting its appearance.

Remove any dying or dead flowers from their gravesite.

Over time, you and your fellow family members and friends are likely going to bring flowers to a cemetery and place them on top of your loved one’s gravesite. When you do, it’s OK to leave them there for a little bit of time. But they’re eventually going to start dying and then die altogether and drag down the appearance of your loved one’s gravesite. So if you spot dying or dead flowers on your loved one’s gravesite, you should remove them ASAP and possibly replace them with new ones.

Pick any weeds that you find growing in the area surrounding their gravesite.

Most cemeteries will make it a point to do extensive landscaping to stop weeds from popping up out of the ground on their premises. But they’re obviously not going to be able to eliminate every single weed from their cemetery. With this in mind, you might see weeds sprouting in the area surrounding your loved one’s gravesite every now and again. You should get into the habit of picking these weeds and disposing of them.

Wipe away any dirt or other debris that you find on the marker for their gravesite.

When you first have a marker placed on top of your loved one’s gravesite, it’s going to sparkle. But over the years, dirt and other debris might begin to build up on it and cause it to lose its luster. You can stop this from happening by wiping away any dirt or debris that you see on the marker when you visit a loved one’s cemetery. It’ll keep the marker looking good for a long time and prevent dirt and debris from doing any damage to it.

At Rolling Oaks Memorial Gardens, we’re devoted to keeping our Tulsa, OK memorial park cemetery looking fantastic. It’s why you won’t have to worry too much about your loved one’s gravesite not being clean when you bury them in our cemetery. Call us to learn more about the general approach to maintenance that we take.