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Graveside flower delivery in Illinois

A local Runner places a hand-crafted arrangement at any grave in Illinois and sends you the photo, wherever in the country you are.

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Illinois has Chicago's great Victorian cemeteries, Graceland, Rosehill and Oak Woods, and eight national cemeteries, from Abraham Lincoln National in Elwood to Camp Butler in Springfield, Rock Island, Mound City, Alton, Quincy and Danville. Downstate church and county cemeteries hold most of the rest.

Cold winters, hot summers and a mowing season that runs from April to October. Every arrangement is hand-crafted in outdoor silk so it survives both extremes. Most cemeteries clear decorations in early spring and again before winter. Our guide to cemetery flower rules explains how to check a specific cemetery's dates.

Placed in Illinois, photographed at the headstone

Every delivery ends with a photo like these, sent to the family and kept on the memorial page.

Flowers placed at the grave of Charles E. Edward Taylor, Lincoln Memorial Gardens Lincoln Memorial GardensIllinois Flowers placed at the grave of Mariela P Chavez De Marinez, Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery Holy Sepulchre Catholic CemeteryIllinois Flowers placed at the grave of Odee Perry, Cedar Park Cemetery Cedar Park CemeteryIllinois Flowers placed at the grave of Felix Gabris, Warren Cemetery Warren CemeteryIllinois Flowers placed at the grave of Magdalena Krason, Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery Saint Joseph Catholic CemeteryIllinois Flowers placed at the grave of Raymond J. Simms, Resurrection Cemetery Resurrection CemeteryIllinois Flowers placed at the grave of Regina Frances Parker-Slawnikowski, Clarendon Hills Cemetery Clarendon Hills CemeteryIllinois Flowers placed at the grave of Mary Alice Sophia Quinn, Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery Holy Sepulchre Catholic CemeteryIllinois Flowers placed at the grave of Deborah L Ritchel, MEMORIAL ID133690045 MEMORIAL ID133690045Illinois Flowers placed at the grave of William Huey Carroll, Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens West Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens WestIllinois Flowers placed at the grave of Ruby Mae Borders, Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery Oakridge-Glen Oak CemeteryIllinois Flowers placed at the grave of Rochelle Bailey, Oakridge-Glen Oak Cemetery Oakridge-Glen Oak CemeteryIllinois

National cemeteries in Illinois

Fresh flowers are welcome at a national cemetery any day of the year. Silk arrangements are placed in the permitted windows: the winter months and about ten days either side of Easter, Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Your Runner follows each cemetery's posted dates.

Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery

Elwood, IL

VA national cemetery, established 1999. Fresh flowers any day; silk in the permitted windows.

Alton National Cemetery

Alton, IL

VA national cemetery, established 1948. Fresh flowers any day; silk in the permitted windows.

Camp Butler National Cemetery

Springfield, IL

VA national cemetery, established 1862. Fresh flowers any day; silk in the permitted windows.

Danville National Cemetery

Danville, IL

VA national cemetery, established 1898. Fresh flowers any day; silk in the permitted windows.

Fort Sheridan National Cemetery

Fort Sheridan, IL

VA national cemetery, established 2019. Fresh flowers any day; silk in the permitted windows.

Mound City National Cemetery

Mound City, IL

VA national cemetery, established 1864. Fresh flowers any day; silk in the permitted windows.

Quincy National Cemetery

Quincy, IL

VA national cemetery, established 1899. Fresh flowers any day; silk in the permitted windows.

Rock Island National Cemetery

Rock Island, IL

VA national cemetery, established 1863. Fresh flowers any day; silk in the permitted windows.

Some cemeteries in Illinois where we have placed flowers

A few of the places our Runners have been, each linking to a memorial page with the delivery photos. Any other cemetery in the state works the same way.

The Illinois cemetery calendar

What holds up, and when the grounds crews clear, in this climate.

Spring (April to May)

The spring clean-up comes in April once the ground thaws. Easter, Mother's Day and Memorial Day deliveries placed after it stay through summer.

Summer (June to September)

Hot, humid and mowed weekly. Flowers belong in the vase or on the stone; lighter silk colors fade slowest in full sun.

Fall (October to November)

Mums and harvest colors for Thanksgiving. Many cemeteries clear in late October or November before snow; deliver after.

Winter (December to March)

Snow and hard freezes. Turning vases are stored; a saddle or an evergreen arrangement against the stone stays above the snow. Silk does not mind the cold.

Flowers at a grave anywhere in Illinois

Choose an arrangement and a date. A local Runner places it and sends you the photo.

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Questions about Illinois deliveries

Do you deliver to any cemetery in Illinois?

Yes. City, county, church, private memorial parks and the veterans cemeteries. Give us the cemetery name and the name on the headstone; a Find a Grave link helps the Runner find the grave.

Can you place silk flowers at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery?

In the permitted windows: roughly mid-October through mid-April and about ten days either side of Easter, Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Fresh flowers are welcome any day. Your Runner follows the posted dates.

How long do the flowers last in Illinois?

A silk arrangement lasts from the spring clean-up to the fall one, through heat and frost. Fresh flowers last days.

Will I know the flowers were placed?

A photo of the arrangement at the headstone is emailed to you after every delivery and added to the memorial page for the family.

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