Everything You Need to Know About Decorating a Loved One’s Grave
In the weeks, months, and years following the death of a loved one, you’re probably going to want to visit their gravesite at a memorial park cemetery near Glenpool, OK early and often. And when you do it, you might want to bring some things along so that you can decorate their grave. You’re usually going to be more than welcome to do this, but there are some things that you’ll need to know about doing it beforehand. Take a look at everything you need to know about decorating a loved one’s grave below.
Most cemeteries have their own rules and regulations in place regarding decorating graves.
Most Glenpool, OK cemeteries understand that families would like to decorate their loved one’s graves with flowers, plants, etc. As a result, almost all of them have put some rules and regulations regarding decorating graves into place. You should be aware of these rules and regulations. If you’re not, you should be able to find them right on a cemetery’s website. It would be well worth reading them to familiarize yourself with what you can and can’t do when decorating a grave at a cemetery.
Placing fresh flowers on graves is almost always permitted.
Generally speaking, pretty much all cemeteries will allow you to put fresh flowers and sometimes even artificial flowers on top of a loved one’s grave. All you need to do is utilize a vase to do it. You will, however, have to accept the fact that these fresh flowers and artificial flowers will eventually be removed by a cemetery when they start to become unsightly. They might also be removed right before mowing is set to occur at a cemetery.
Putting bigger floral arrangements and plants on graves is often allowed on holidays.
Under normal circumstances, many cemeteries will request that you not place large floral arrangements and/or plants on a gravesite. But most of them will permit you to do this around many of the bigger holidays. You should be allowed to do it for Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and a few other holidays. You should check to see which specific holidays are considered acceptable by touching base with your cemetery.
Digging holes to put flowers and plants into the ground above a grave is not typically allowed.
While most cemeteries are fairly lenient when it comes to allowing families to decorate graves, one thing that they almost never permit is digging down into the ground above a grave to plant flowers or plants. If you get caught doing this, you will usually have your flowers or plants removed right away. You might also receive a letter asking you not to do this again. It’s important for you to abide by this rule to stay in good standing with a cemetery.
Do you have questions about what you can and can’t do when decorating a grave in a Glenpool, OK cemetery? Rolling Oaks Memorial Gardens would be happy to answer them for you. We can tell you all about what we will allow you to do when you want to decorate a grave in our memorial park cemetery. Give us a call to get the details.