Flower delivery to Pikes Peak National Cemetery in Colorado Springs, Colorado

Flower rules at Pikes Peak National Cemetery

• We welcome and encourage fresh-cut flowers throughout the year and provide flower containers for gravesite display.
• Once the blooms are spent or damaged by weather, they are removed.
• They also may be removed for routine mowing or other maintenance every Wednesday.
• Artificial flowers are only allowed after the end of mowing operations in the fall on November 30 and must be removed when mowing resumes in the spring on March 15.
• On Easter and Memorial Day , potted plants and artificial flowers may be placed on gravesites from the Thursday before the holiday until the following Wednesday.
• During the holiday season, from Thanksgiving through January 15 , wreaths less than 18 inches in diameter and gravesite blankets may be placed on gravesites.
• To maintain the dignity of the cemetery , commemorative items, balloons, pinwheels, glass items, votive lights, food, statues, shepherd's hooks, permanent plantings and items taller than the marble headstones among other items, are not permitted and will be removed immediately.
• Note: Pikes Peak National Cemetery has an abundance of wild life that may eat fresh flowers or arrangements.

From the cemetery's posted Floral and Grounds Policy (Department of Veterans Affairs). BloomBridge arrangements are silk, which these rules count as artificial flowers, so pick a delivery date inside the cemetery's window. Your Runner follows the posted rules.