Silk flowers
11 guides on Silk flowers, from choosing flowers to getting them placed.
Planning & How-To
Where to Buy Cemetery Flowers, and What to Look For
The places to buy flowers for a grave, from florists and garden centers to cemetery programs and graveside delivery, and how to choose ones that suit the grave.
Flower Guides
Lilies on a Grave: Meaning, How Long They Last, and What to Know First
Why lilies are a traditional flower of mourning, how long fresh lilies last, the pollen and pet safety issues to know, and how to bring lilies to a grave.
Flower Guides
Roses and Peonies: What They Mean Together, and a Memorial Arrangement That Lasts
Why roses and peonies are such a loved pairing, what each flower means, why fresh peonies are hard to find most of the year, and how to bring them to a grave.
Flower Guides
Do You Need to Order Grave Flowers in Advance?
Grocery store, florist or delivery to the grave: how far ahead to plan grave flowers for an ordinary visit, a holiday, or a cemetery you cannot get to.
Cemetery Rules
Arlington National Cemetery Flower Rules: What You Can Place and When
Arlington's own rules for flowers at a grave: fresh flowers any time, artificial flowers October 10 to April 15, wreaths December 1 to January 31, and what is not allowed.
Cemetery Rules
The Cemetery Removed My Flowers. Why It Happens and What to Do
Arriving to find the flowers gone is upsetting and almost never personal. The five reasons cemeteries remove flowers, how to find out which one it was, and how to keep it from happening again.
Flower Guides
Summer Flowers for a Grave: What Survives Heat, Sun and Weekly Mowing
Summer is the hardest season for grave flowers: full sun, no rain for weeks, and mowers every seven days. The flowers and colors that hold up, and where to place them so they stay.
Flower Guides
Winter Flowers for a Grave: January to March, After the Wreaths Come Down
The weeks after the holiday clean-up are the emptiest of the year at a cemetery. What to place at a grave in deep winter, what survives snow and freeze, and why it is the easiest season for silk.
Flower Guides
How Long Do Flowers Last on a Grave? Fresh, Silk and Potted, Season by Season
Fresh flowers last days at a grave, silk lasts months, potted plants depend on the season. Realistic timelines by material and weather, and how to make any of them last longer.
Flower Guides
Silk vs Fresh Flowers for a Grave: An Honest Comparison
Fresh flowers are beautiful and gone in days. Silk lasts a season. When each one is the right choice for a grave, what cemeteries think, and why placed-for-you flowers are almost always silk.
Flower Guides
The Best Flowers for a Grave: What Lasts and What to Choose
Fresh or silk, roses or hydrangeas, bright or soft: a practical guide to choosing flowers for a grave that will still look cared for weeks later.