Decorating & Prohibited Items
Annual Cleanup:
The cemetery conducts an annual cleanup around January 15th each year. Please ensure that any decorations you wish to keep are removed before the week of January 15th (weather permitting). Any items left on the graves will be removed by cemetery staff as part of the cleanup process. Decorations can be replaced after February 1st.
Decoration Placement:
Safety Concerns:
Acceptable Decorations:
The cemetery conducts an annual cleanup around January 15th each year. Please ensure that any decorations you wish to keep are removed before the week of January 15th (weather permitting). Any items left on the graves will be removed by cemetery staff as part of the cleanup process. Decorations can be replaced after February 1st.
Decoration Placement:
- Decorations should be kept within 12 inches from the monument. Anything beyond this area will be removed as it interferes with our maintenance efforts.
- All flowers, whether real or artificial, must be placed in cemetery cones. Flowers cannot be directly pushed into the ground without the cone.
Safety Concerns:
- Safety hazards: Any items posing a safety risk will be removed.
- If a grave cannot be properly maintained due to decorations, those items will be discarded without notice.
Acceptable Decorations:
- Real or artificial flowers in cemetery cones are acceptable. Please note that wildlife in the cemetery may eat fresh flowers, so many visitors prefer to use artificial ones.
- We advise against placing any metal or glass items, as they pose safety hazards during lawn maintenance.
The following items are not permitted:
- Fencing or borders
- Statues
- Glass objects or vases
- Metal objects (e.g., decorative garden stakes)
- Eternal lights
- Rocks, especially those covering a grave entirely
- Permanent plantings
- Permanent structures, except for an approved monument purchased and set through a licensed monument dealer
- Oversized decorations (e.g., large crosses, plaques, etc.)
- Any other items that may pose a safety hazard to our maintenance equipment, workers, surrounding visitors, or cemetery structures
For additional details, please refer to the signs posted throughout the cemetery.
Temporary Grave Markers
Temporary grave markers are allowed to remain on a grave for up to one year after the date of death or until a monument is installed, whichever comes first. If you wish to keep your temporary marker, please remove it before the one-year period ends or before the monument is installed.
Only standard-type temporary grave markers, typically purchased through your funeral home, are permitted. The cemetery does not sell temporary markers and is not responsible for lost or stolen markers.
Only standard-type temporary grave markers, typically purchased through your funeral home, are permitted. The cemetery does not sell temporary markers and is not responsible for lost or stolen markers.
We reserve the right to remove any items that pose a hazard or violate our rules and regulations, without prior notice. The cemetery is not responsible for any lost, stolen, or damaged items.
Please note, we do not accept complaints regarding lost, stolen, or damaged items.
Please note, we do not accept complaints regarding lost, stolen, or damaged items.
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