Posted by louisxiv on July 11, 2011, 5:37 am
Hi
I've been trying to find a solution to the problem of keeping a floral
presence on my mum's grave when my siblings and I are too far away to
guarantee any kind of regular maintenance.
She loved Poppies and someone suggested a pot on her grave with some
poppies in it which would then self seed on an annual basis but
thinking about pots in my garden and what happens when they're not
regularly watered, even in the UK climate this sounds like a bit of a
pipe dream to me. My experience is that he things you want to grow in
the pots die and then more hardy weeds and grass take over until
there's a longer dry spell and then they die too and what you're left
with ends up looking like a section of the tundra. In this case
there''s a very high chance the whole thing would end up looking
neglected which is the last thing we'd want.
Can anyone feed back on the above and offer any solutions?
TIA
M
Posted by Chris Hogg on July 11, 2011, 6:02 am
On Mon, 11 Jul 2011 10:37:53 +0100, louisxiv wrote:
>Hi
>I've been trying to find a solution to the problem of keeping a floral
>presence on my mum's grave when my siblings and I are too far away to
>guarantee any kind of regular maintenance.
>She loved Poppies and someone suggested a pot on her grave with some
>poppies in it which would then self seed on an annual basis but
>thinking about pots in my garden and what happens when they're not
>regularly watered, even in the UK climate this sounds like a bit of a
>pipe dream to me. My experience is that he things you want to grow in
>the pots die and then more hardy weeds and grass take over until
>there's a longer dry spell and then they die too and what you're left
>with ends up looking like a section of the tundra. In this case
>there''s a very high chance the whole thing would end up looking
>neglected which is the last thing we'd want.
>Can anyone feed back on the above and offer any solutions?
>TIA
>M
Worth first checking with the local council on what they allow in the
way of plants growing in cemeteries, whether in pots or in the ground.
Some are particularly bureaucratic and unsympathetic about it.
--
Chris
Gardening in West Cornwall overlooking the sea.
Mild, but very exposed to salt gales
Posted by 'Mike' on July 11, 2011, 6:13 am
> Hi
> I've been trying to find a solution to the problem of keeping a floral
> presence on my mum's grave when my siblings and I are too far away to
> guarantee any kind of regular maintenance.
> She loved Poppies and someone suggested a pot on her grave with some
> poppies in it which would then self seed on an annual basis but thinking
> about pots in my garden and what happens when they're not regularly
> watered, even in the UK climate this sounds like a bit of a pipe dream to
> me. My experience is that he things you want to grow in the pots die and
> then more hardy weeds and grass take over until there's a longer dry spell
> and then they die too and what you're left with ends up looking like a
> section of the tundra. In this case there''s a very high chance the whole
> thing would end up looking neglected which is the last thing we'd want.
> Can anyone feed back on the above and offer any solutions?
> TIA
> M
If you can visit 4 times a year, a pot with a posy of silk flowers 'of the
season'
Been there, done that with my father in law's grave.
Mike
--
...................................
Don't take life too seriously, you'll never get out alive.
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Posted by Sacha on July 11, 2011, 6:27 am
On 2011-07-11 10:37:53 +0100, louisxiv said:
> Hi
>
> I've been trying to find a solution to the problem of keeping a floral
> presence on my mum's grave when my siblings and I are too far away to
> guarantee any kind of regular maintenance.
>
> She loved Poppies and someone suggested a pot on her grave with some
> poppies in it which would then self seed on an annual basis but
> thinking about pots in my garden and what happens when they're not
> regularly watered, even in the UK climate this sounds like a bit of a
> pipe dream to me. My experience is that he things you want to grow in
> the pots die and then more hardy weeds and grass take over until
> there's a longer dry spell and then they die too and what you're left
> with ends up looking like a section of the tundra. In this case
> there''s a very high chance the whole thing would end up looking
> neglected which is the last thing we'd want.
>
> Can anyone feed back on the above and offer any solutions?
>
> TIA
>
> M
Either a friendly soul in the area who will see to this for you every
so often, or a local florist who will replace a flowering plant 3 or 4
times a year. Ask if there's a sexton who will keep it watered.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
Posted by Emery Davis on July 11, 2011, 8:27 am
On 07/11/2011 11:37 AM, louisxiv wrote:
> Hi
>
> I've been trying to find a solution to the problem of keeping a floral
> presence on my mum's grave when my siblings and I are too far away to
> guarantee any kind of regular maintenance.
>
This is a tough problem and I'm very interested in any solutions... My
Mum's grave is near Camarthen and I don't get there often.
-E
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>I've been trying to find a solution to the problem of keeping a floral
>presence on my mum's grave when my siblings and I are too far away to
>guarantee any kind of regular maintenance.
>She loved Poppies and someone suggested a pot on her grave with some
>poppies in it which would then self seed on an annual basis but
>thinking about pots in my garden and what happens when they're not
>regularly watered, even in the UK climate this sounds like a bit of a
>pipe dream to me. My experience is that he things you want to grow in
>the pots die and then more hardy weeds and grass take over until
>there's a longer dry spell and then they die too and what you're left
>with ends up looking like a section of the tundra. In this case
>there''s a very high chance the whole thing would end up looking
>neglected which is the last thing we'd want.
>Can anyone feed back on the above and offer any solutions?
>TIA
>M