![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Potted plants and artificial flowers will be permitted on gravesites only during the period five days before and five days after Christmas Day. Permanent plantings, statues, vigil lights, glass objects of any kind, pin wheels, balloons, wind chimes, stuffed toys and similar items are not permitted. Permanent plantings and commemorative items may not be placed on gravesites. Flower vases will be emptied and placed in the bins after they are cleaned, ready for use when family members arrive. Flowers will stay longer at the gravesites when they are placed on the weekends or beginning of the week. Most family members and visitors place flowers at gravesites on weekends. Friday is the optimal day for the cemetery staff to pick up flowers. ![]() Discarding wilted, dried flowers will enhance the cemetery's appearance. Flowers typically wilt after a few days in hot tropical climate inside Punchbowl crater. This practice is widespread throughout the National Cemetery Administration to assist with beautification and maintaining the high standards of appearance for all National Cemeteries. Temporary vases will be emptied, cleaned and placed in the storage bins for easy access. Permanent vases will be emptied and placed inside their holders for the owner's convenience. All flowers will be removed and discarded from the columbaria and inground interment sites. The staff at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific will sweep the cemetery of all flowers every Friday to enhance the cemetery's appearance. The maintenance of gravesites by visitors (e.g., cutting grass trenching around graves/markers painting markers) is not allowed.įresh cut flowers, floral wreaths, and sprays in metal (not glass) containers may be placed at any time on graves in designated areas or in approved, mounted flower vases in the old columbarium. ![]()
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