How to Make Cemetery Floral Bouquets
- 1). Create a floral arrangement that includes flowers that have meaning for the deceased. The Society of American Florists gives guidance to people who wish to use flowers in flower arrangements that convey meaning. If the deceased was given to deep thoughts, use begonias in the flower arrangement. If the deceased was a person of high spirits, you may want to use freesias or baby's breath. Irises can memorialize a devout or spiritual individual.
- 2). Include flowers in colors that represent the kind of emotions you want to express. Blue brings a calming presence, while white connotes reverence. Green sends a message of resilience and yellow indicates renewal. If you place the bouquet over the grave of a woman, you may wish to include lavender or violet flowers, which indicate feminine beauty. In the same spirit, you should avoid pink flowers, which connote happiness, and red flowers, which expresse energy and strength.
- 3). Arrange the flower bouquet for the gravesite while considering the bereaved family's culture, religion and traditions. If the family maintains Buddhist traditions, make a bouquet with white flowers, the traditional color of mourning in the Buddhist culture. You can also include yellow flowers in a bouquet for a Buddhist gravesite. If the family maintains Hindu traditions, do not include red flowers, which symbolize celebration in Hindu homes.
- 4). Make a bouquet of artificial flowers if you plan to place the flowers on a gravesite during hot weather or if you want the flowers bouquet to last for a long time. You can find silk flowers in a variety of styles and qualities with a price that will fit within a small budget. Durable parchment or silk flowers dipped in latex can maintain their shape on a gravesite for several weeks, while plastic flowers cost little and add color to the grave. Some artificial flowers will not hold up over a long period of time, including dried, clay and parchment flowers.