Recommend something for a grave?

chinacup

What would be a low maintence nice idea for a grave?

rje66

arf91 wrote: »

What would be a low maintence nice idea for a grave?

Something that would be in bloom at time of the burial would be nice. What time of the year was it and we can help a bit more.

looksee

Are you looking for a single plant, or a border? Heather is low maintenance, though you would need acid soil for the summer flowering heathers.

chinacup

The grave has aleady been there a while, I mean something that I can put down now and won't have to worry if I don't get a chance to get to it in say 6 months. Went to visit it and was shocked at the state or it, a friend of the family who lives beside the graveyard promised she'd keep the weeds off but didn't! I won't be there very often so something that's nice but will look after itself is what I'm looking for. Also don't know anything about gardening so this is all new to me, the easier the better! Thank you.

chinacup

rje66 wrote: »

Something that would be in bloom at time of the burial would be nice. What time of the year was it and we can help a bit more.

Oh sorry just re read your post, it was around this time of year.

celticbhoy27

arf91 wrote: »

Oh sorry just re read your post, it was around this time of year.

Why don't you put down evergreen shrubs like eunomys. Low maintenance, ideal if you can only get to the grave every 6 months. Stay away from bedding plants as they'll look dreadful by your next visit

Marhay70

If you are only going to get there every six months, then forgive me but concrete and chippings is probably your best bet and maybe bring a seasonal pot plant when you go.
There is little you can plant as ground cover which wont look as bad as weeds during it's non flowering period. Heather, as someone suggested, is probably as good as it gets but whatever you plant, the plot is going to be a mass of weeds for most of the time.
In the cemetery where my parents are buried somebody decided to plant calendulas and even though my parents' grave is tended on a weekly basis, it is still a struggle to keep it weed free.

Guttervac

Maybe not to everyone's taste but artificial grass is getting popular

GrumpyMe

arf91 wrote: »

What would be a low maintence nice idea for a grave?

Maybe a low growing sedums. They require little care, will spread to cover available space. discrete to showy flowers.

chinacup

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. Going to look into some of them about price because I'm on a tight budget too so it will need to be something cheap and cheerful. Want to avoid anything artificial ot hard looking. If there were plants that would co exist and flower in rotation or a plant that looked nice even when it wasn't in flower that would be ideal.