Cemetery Flower Regulations
May we ask your
help?
When you buy memorial property at Mount Calvary Cemetery, an important part of our trust is the professional maintenance of the grounds to promote long lasting beauty and cleanliness. A substantial portion of the cost of Mount Calvary Cemetery is for professional care. We are proud of our continuing effort but your help is important to maintaining the grounds in the condition we would both like to see.
Flowers
are a fitting symbol of life in all its beauty and are the embodiment of our
hope for eternal life. The use of flowers is an eloquent testimony of love and
respect and is a beautiful and effective memorialization.
Decoration of Graves
No permanent flower vase or receptacles may be placed on any grave, mausoleum crypt or columbarium niches, unless of approved material composition, size and design, and in the case of ground burials, set wholly beneath the level of the lawn. Such vases or receptacles are available for purchase at the cemetery office and may be set by the cemetery. The cemetery shall have the authority to remove all floral designs, flowers, weeds, trees, shrubs, plants, or herbage of any kind from the cemetery as soon as, in the judgment of the Superintendent, they become unsightly, dangerous, detrimental diseased, or when they do not conform to the standards maintained. The cemetery shall not be liable for floral pieces, baskets or frames in which or to which such floral pieces are attached beyond the acceptance of such floral pieces for funeral services held in the cemetery .The cemetery shall not be liable for lost, misplaced, or broken flower vases or receptacles. The cemetery shall not be responsible for frozen plants or herbage of any kind, or for plantings damaged by the elements, thieves, vandals, or by other causes beyond its control.
The cemetery reserves the right to regulate the method of decorating graves so that a uniform beauty may be maintained. The cemetery reserves the right to prevent the removal of any flowers, floral designs, trees, shrubs, plants or herbage of any kind, unless the Superintendent gives his consent.
Cemetery Flowers Rules
I. No artificial flowers, treated flowers or decoration are permitted during mowing season Apri115 to October 15. Natural flowers are permitted anytime but are subject to pick-up rules as outlined below.
2. Memorial Day flowers will be picked up on Monday morning one week following the holiday.
Those wishing to reclaim flowers or other items left should remove them prior to the pick -up date.
3. Flowers or other items left during other special holidays will be removed on the third day following the holiday. No flowers or other items will be saved following their removal.
4. FUNERAL FLOWERS will be removed on the third day following the burial.
5. Mount Calvary Cemetery does not allow planting or permanent fixtures around gravesites.
6. Lawn Mowing and Maintenance will be completed each Wednesday during the growing season with the exception of the Wednesday immediately following Memorial Day. THERE WILL BE NO MOWING ON THIS WEDNESDAY.
We respectfully ask that you help us in observing these regulations. If you have any questions, we welcome your call. Thank you for your cooperation.
Mount Calvary Cemetery