Kinds of Flowers for a Grandmother's Funeral
It's always a sad time when a loved one dies. We expect our parents and grandparents to be around forever and when one of them dies, we often search for personal or appropriate ways to remember and honor them. Selecting the right flowers for a grandmother's funeral is a good way to express those feelings. Flowers say a lot about people---both the loved one who has passed away and the mourners she has left behind.
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Casket Sprays
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For family members, there are arrangements and casket sprays as elegant as a grandmother. A good choice is a heart-shaped arrangement in red or white that contains sentiments about your grandmother.
White Flowers
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Elegant flowers and plants with white blooms are usually a good choice for a grandmother's funeral. Options include lilies, orchids, white roses or white carnations.
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Floral Crosses
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Floral crosses are another consideration. They express love, hope and faith and can be adorned with any kinds of blooms that your grandmother loved.
Bright Flowers
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If you feel it's appropriate, you can choose something more unexpected, like a mixed arrangement of bright flowers such as violets, deeply colored carnations and bright red roses.
Flowering Plants
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Hydrangeas and cyclamens are an alternative to traditional funeral flowers and come in a wide variety of colors. They can be given as cut flowers or as a flowering plant keepsake.
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