Cremation Garden Design Ideas For Cremation Garden, Trail Planners

Entryways & Signage
Creating a entryway to a cremation garden that is separate from the main entrance of a cemetery or memorial park is important to give guests a sense they are about to visit a special place.

This first impression can come from an entry as simple as a handsome wood gate under an arbor or as grand as natural or faux stone pillars crafted by a mason between adjoining walls or standing alone. Distinct signage can set an upscale, rustic or other type of theme for the entrance and near various sections of the cremation garden or nature trail.

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Plants, Trees & Ground Cover
Cremation gardens can be designed to be relatively maintenance-free by placing memorialization products among drought-tolerant ground cover, low-growing plants, shrubs, woodchips and mulch. Or they can be landscaped with generous amounts of plants, flowers and lawns.

Existing trees--which have likely made many sections of property unusable for in-ground burials in the past--are ideal centerpieces for cremation gardens and provide a mature feel to new projects.

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Structures, Landscape Accents & Art
Decorative planters, a gazebo, arbor, rock wall and wood pedestrian bridge are just some of the many landscape structures and landscape accents that complete a well-planned cremation garden or nature trail.

Abstract or real-life sculptures by local and/or national artists can heighten the visual appeal of a project while generating word-of-mouth exposure through admirers who are visiting a loved one there or just taking a weekend stroll at your property.

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Water Features
The sound of falling and running water from a natural or man-made waterfall, pond or stream is popular with planners of cremation gardens and nature trails who know this element is uniquely able to achieve the serene and tranquil environment they desire.

Formal fountains, reflection pools, small or large lakes, and even urns with water flowing from them have an incredible way of capturing the attention of young and old alike and healing the mind and spirit.

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Memorialization Products
Many feel Valley Monuments' memorial rocks provide the most natural cremation memorialization items available today. However, other suppliers offer options such as columbariums, garden niches, upright and flush granite memorials, lawn cremorials and mausoleums which allow planners to give their customers a well-rounded mix of products and pricing. Attend trade shows, talk to your manufacturers' sales reps and keep abreast of death care industry trade magazines for the latest in new cremation memorialization products.

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Gathering, Picnic & Rest Areas
The most successful cremation garden and nature trail projects appeal both to those who have--or want to have--loved ones interred there while also attracting visitors from nearby communities who simply enjoy peaceful walks on the property.

More of a park that celebrates the memories of life compared to the quiet sadness many feel traditional cemeteries represented in the past, today's cremation garden welcomes guests with open space set aside for gatherings and ceremonies, areas for couples and families to have picnics, and benches where a person can observe nature or read a book for the afternoon.

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