Why can artificial flowers be used all year long?
Though permitted during the winter months, artificial flowers impede maintenance during the growing season. A planted flower bed will help to restrict the growth of weeds, while artificial decorations do not. Weeds can also grow through the artificial decoration, making it extremely difficult to maintain the site. • It doesn’t appear that the area around my monument has been trimmed lately. Catholic Cemeteries follows a regular maintenance schedule which includes mowing at least weekly and trimming around memorials at least once every two weeks. However, since weeds do thrive during peak periods of spring rains as well as during the dry summer season, it may appear that your site hasn’t received recent care. Should you feel particular attention is warranted, please feel free to speak with one of our service representatives. • When we visited our gravesite, fresh soil is now where grass had previously been established. Was my gravesite opened or disturbed? Our field/office staff take ve
