How to organize the planting of the grave?

If a person who was close to us has passed away, a beautifully tended grave shows that we miss them.

This has to be organized:

1. Ask the burial or parish office for the names of recommended sculpture studios for the commissioning of gravestones.
2. Clarify with the relevant burial office whether the planting and maintenance of the grave is carried out exclusively by the cemetery gardener or whether the family members can be in charge of this. If you do not wish to take care of the grave yourself, you should conclude a contract for the grave maintenance.

If you want to take care of the grave yourself, you need to know whether you want to choose perennial plants or seasonal plants. In any case, it is advisable to choose plants that are easy to care for.

In addition, these must be suitable for the location of the grave. A grave in full sun requires different plants than one in the shade.

Ask your florist for advice.

If you don't want to worry about a grave you plant yourself, it's a good idea to choose hardy plants that, once planted, only need to be maintained.

Our tips: lavender (blooms from early summer to fall); gaultheria (ground cover, slow growing, frost resistant); sempervivum (undemanding, ground cover); heuchera (decorative, low maintenance); vinca minor (ground cover, undemanding evergreen that keeps weeds at bay).

Perennials can be wonderfully complemented by seasonal bouquets in a vase or small pots planted with flowers.

If you choose seasonal plants, there are flowering plants for the warmer months that require little water but still tolerate plenty of sun.

Our tips: mandevilla (big variety of colors); meadow sage (available in blue-purple, pink and white); begonia (undemanding, many colors); impatiens walleriana (many colors); verbena (attractive colors).

These plants also attract bees, bumblebees and butterflies.

There are also plants that can withstand the winter and nevertheless bloom in some cases.

Our tips: calluna (in beautiful colors; usually retains its color even when frozen); erica (evergreen, with white, pink or purple flowers); skimmia (with delicate white flowers and red berries); horned violets (many colors); Salvia yangii (beautiful winter look in blue-gray; retains color at any temperature); Christmas roses (bloom even in snow and ice).