Sympathy and funeral flowers

Sympathy flowers

Flowers can express so much more than words at such a difficult time. Taking the time to send flowers to the bereaved family is a way of showing your care without intruding into their home when things can often be very difficult. Hand-tied designs and arrangements are often the most popular choice as the recipient doesn’t need to
worry about arranging them themselves or finding a vase.

White lilys are the traditional choice, and are very classy. Other people prefer to
send bright and cheerful colours, such as lemons, yellow and oranges. Whatever you choose, when you send flowers they can carry a personal message of sympathy and often have more meaning than the sender can realise, letting the recipient know you are thinking about them.

Funeral flowers

These are usually sent to the undertakers on the morning of the funeral and are a
last gift to a loved one or special friend. They can really brighten up a very serious and sad occasion. Often, the funeral flowers chosen are the favourites of the deceased or in colours they liked. Special tributes can be created for close family members, such as large coffin sprays, personalised tributes, such as “mum” or “dad” or names.

Hearts, cushions, wreaths can all be created and each tribute can have a personal
message to the family or the deceased person. Tributes are often left after the funeral or can be taken to local care homes, hospices etc for the residents to enjoy. With this in mind, it can change the style of tribute, keeping to more of a posy style, arrangement or tied sheaf which would be very suitable.

Funeral flowers

Last Update: 3rd April 2007