More Cremation Garden Design Ideas For Cremation Garden, Trail Planners

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Pathways
Paths can generate a sense of discovery in a cremation garden and can create anticipation for the areas just around the bend. A good pathway combines beauty and function, taking guests from one area to another in a graceful, natural way. A pathway can follow along flower beds, soften and divide large expanses of lawn or garden sections, lead to a water feature or relaxation area. Stepping stones, gravel, crushed granite, concrete, brick and slate are some of the popular materials used to create beautiful and lasting paths.

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Architectural & Landscape Lighting
A cremation garden or nature trail can be transformed after dark with just a few architectural and landscape lights in appropriate places that inspire a spiritual mood. Lighting can extend the use of outdoor space while providing atmosphere and space definition. It gives cemeteries and memorial parks the chance to extend the amount of time for ceremonies into the evening hours, even making it possible to charge a premium for "Sunset Service" packages--which could include a catered meal--with the added benefit of making it easier for those with busy schedules during the the day to say farewell to their friend or loved one.

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Children's Areas
Changing traditional social attitudes towards death can start with youngsters visiting your cremation garden with parents and siblings. Their youthful energy and playfulness can be accommodated with areas specially designed for their visual pleasure and actual use. The goal should be to present them with a positive experience while they're still young which easily transfers into a favorable outlook towards cemeteries and memorial parks in their adult years.

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Walking & Jogging Trails
Walking and jogging are two of the most healthy fitness choices available and are certain to continue gaining in popularity, especially as Baby Boomers focus on choices that extend their quality of life.

By providing scenic, safe, tranquil paths and trails to the community, owners of cemeteries and memorial parks are able to take advantage of their natural setting while introducing individuals of all ages to their property as the kind of place that's as ideal for a final resting place as it is three times a week for a morning stroll with friends.

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Special Facilities & Amenities
Many cemeterians agree that the more opportunities they have to attract visitors for non-death related activities, the more comfortable those same individuals will be in choosing to be interred at their cemetery or memorial park when they or a loved one pass away.

Inspiring a new way of thinking about their properties can include offering and promoting non-traditional facilities and amenities such as a golf putting area, a cafe or coffee house, or an independent bookstore.

Regardless if these types of ideas are successful elsewhere, they obviously don't work for every property. However, planners at even the smallest cemeteries and memorial parks can create cremation gardens with open areas and facilities that can be used to generate additional income.

Catered functions and family reunions that are part of their memorial services can be held at these facilities as easily as can be weddings, corporate trainings and community events.

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