What are your thoughts on putting plastic flowers at a grave site?

I see nothing wrong with putting plastic flowers on the grave of your parents. They last so much longer than real flowers also. I can see on special occasions that real flowers would be nice. My parents are buried over 500 miles away and I wish I was able to put any type of flowers on their grave often. Please don't think the plastic flowers look cheap. There are so many now days that you have to touch and smell to see if they are real or not.

I think what ever you bring is good. I mean did you have to bring flowers when they were alive why worry now about being cheap looking its always the thought that counts. I swear my mom would reach out of her grave and give me flowers so I didnt waste my money on any lol and they would be fake of course or mabey the neighbors. I grew up with what I call a red tag mom always looking for a deal.

I always put artificial flowers on my late husbands grave & my Nanas. Fresh Flowers are a total waste of money. In our climate with the heat, they dont last long at all. Many artificial flowers look very presentable & attractive.

I am not into flowers real or plastic. It sounds like your tradition of bringing one rose to your parents is a good one. It isn't too expensive so why change?

my personal feeling is fresh flowers once a month, it doesn't need to be every day, there is ho hard and fast rule about this, I do not care for plastic flowers particularly as they get dusty and dirty after a while, and I believe that it would be more worth to use fresh less often and say a prayer for them. There is more than one way to honor your parents you could even contribute the cost of a bunch of flowers to their favorite charity rather than put flowers on a grave that will be withered and gone in 24 hours. just a thought

I don't think there is anything wrong with putting plastic flowers at a grave site. They sure will last longer than real ones, but is really up to you though!

it really doesnt matter to me whether it was plastic or not(fresh) what really counts is the thought or the remembrance of the said occasion..

Thats mostly all we use here in Texas is plastic flowers, nothing else really last..Maybe on a special occassion you could leave a fresh flower but they die in a day,so plastic is the way to go..We always take plastic flowers to my Moms grave..Right now we have an assortment of spring flowers...At christmas we put christmas flowers,and easter lilies at easter, but all is plastic...It use to be plastic flowers were cheap but not anymore..They make tem so pretty nas fancy now....

You must remember, ctry, that it is always the thought that counts. Some people are not able to get just what they would like sometimes, and there should be no problem in substituting a similar thing. I've seen many artificial flowers that rival the beauty of natural flowers. Although many people turn up their noses at artificial flowers, I am not one of them. I am sure that your parents would appreciate these as much as if they were the natural kind.

Christianity milks their practitioners for their money, through their whole life time and drops them at the Grave. The people believe their deceased relatives are stuck in the Ground. This is why the practise placing flowers at the grave developed and why it persists today. It makes no sense to place flowers at a Grave-site. If you are christian you hope and believe your relative will go to Heaven.If you believe in reincarnation you believe your deceased relative will return to this earth again to begin a new life. So why the flowers? For God's sake, what's the reason?

I don't see anything wrong with plastic flowers as long as the color is still bright and pretty. It's much cheaper to go about it that way than to constantly buy fresh ones. Besides that, it's the thought that counts most.

I think it is the thought that counts. Real or fake flowers seem fine to me. On Memorial day I put real and fake flowers on the graves both. The fake flowers will last better when the weather is bad like if it is raining or really windy the windy will rip the real flowers apart and then they don't look very good. It is the thought of you remembering them I don't think fake flowers look cheap in fact some fake flowers look nicer than some real flower arrangements.

Why do people feel that plastic flowers aren't as good as real flowers? I don't find them cheap at all. They servce a purpose, when you need your flowers to last longer (or you suck at keeping plants alive in your house HAHAHA) I only get home to Labrador maybe twice a year. And if I go in the winter I can't visit any graves because of the snow. So when I go to Labrador in the summer I usually get either some nice plastic flowers for my stepfather's grave...or last year I got a solar flower, so it lights up at night. I really like the solar idea, you can get all kinds of solar things now. And for a good price. And they last a long time. Mine have been out in the winter in my gardens and still turn on at night if their solar panel gets sunlight that day. Also, I get nice stones or things. I will get real flowers in the summer though too. But I wouldn't go up everyday and be bringing them up there. So I saw! Step outside the box! Think of things they loved while they were alive...if it was books, why not put one of their favorite books in a sealed bag and put it up there? Or find a plastic book or something. A music note for music lovers, etc etc. I'm sorry to hear your parents have passed away. It's very nice that you remember them in such a nice way :)

You are not wrong at all! The plastic flowers are just as pretty and last much longer. For me, during winter, I don't have a choice but to bring plastic. Anything real would quickly die. When the weather is nice, I will occasionally bring real flowers, but plastic is good year-round.

We love our people, but we always use plastic or some other kind of created flowers for decorating the graves. They withstand the elements really well and look beautiful. They're also good for all seasons. Imagine what a rose might look like after a harsh storm. No, I see absolutely no disrespect in the placing of manufactured flowers!

I owuld never put fake flowers, plastic, silk or otherwise, at a gravesite. I would plant seeds, or use real flowers. Plastic/fake ones are bad for the environment, whereas real flowers and plants are good for the environment.

I think that what is much more important than the flowers, is the fact that you faithfully go so regularly. Plastic flowers last longer, but I don't even think it matters as much as your presence.

It seems to be a little weird to put the plastic flowers at a grave site. But I think it's OK, perhaps the sender wants there will be flowers there all the time.

Hi ctrymuziklvr, There is nothing wrong with what you are doing, and it probably helps you. Why not use the flowers that your mom left, she thought that they were fine. As to how often you want to do this, I feel that it is your business, if you feel like going once a day or once a month, it's your decision. Blessings.

I don't visit grave yards all that often, but when I do I have noticed that most of the flowers on the grave sites are plastic. But then I live in Winnipeg, up in Canada and our winters are so cold that only plastic flowers would do. I think people just leave them there all year round and maybe take some real ones once in awhile and just put them beside the plastic ones. I don't think that it is cheap or anything. I think it is thoughtful and nice to put plastic flowers on a grave site. I have visited my sister's grave site and we don't put any flowers on it except once a year, on her birthday.