Meaningful ways to repurpose funeral flowers, plants and floral arrangements after a funeral/burial service.
Evidence indicates that the earliest confirmed use of flowers at the funerals/burials of human beings occurred in Raqefet Cave, located in Mt. Carmel, Israel, some 14,000 years ago. While the survivors there used flowers to line the graves of the deceased, the use of floral bouquets and arrangements at funeral and interment services has become ubiquitous today – to the point that some families now include the phrases “Please omit flowers” or “In lieu of flowers…” in published obituaries in order to limit the number of floral sympathy offerings received.
While survivors generally appreciate both the beauty of these flowers and the thought behind them, many people simply do not know what to do with these arrangements after the funeral and/or burial services. This article offers several meaningful ways you can “repurpose” the flowers, plants and floral arrangements used at funeral and interment services instead of simply throwing them away.
