The Funeral.com Journal

Resources to help you create tributes as unique as the people (and pets) you love. Learn how engraving, photos, colors, and symbols add meaning; discover scattering rituals and at-home memorial ideas. We focus on the details that matter—because small choices can carry a lifetime of comfort.

Grave Maintenance in Green Cemeteries: Native Plantings vs Manicured Lawns (Pros and Cons) - Funeral.com, Inc.

Grave Maintenance in Green Cemeteries: Native Plantings vs Manicured Lawns (Pros and Cons)

Most families picture a cemetery before they ever tour one. In our minds, it often looks like a quiet park: trimmed grass, predictable rows, a familiar kind of order. Then...

Solar “Eternal Flames”: Sustainable Memorial Lighting Options for Graves and Gardens - Funeral.com, Inc.

Solar “Eternal Flames”: Sustainable Memorial Lighting Options for Graves and Gardens

The idea of an eternal flame is simple and powerful: love stays present. But open-flame candles can blow out, require refills, and may be restricted by cemetery policies. A solar...

Grave Depth and the “Smell” Myth: What the 3.5-Foot Rule Means in Natural Burial - Funeral.com, Inc.

Grave Depth and the “Smell” Myth: What the 3.5-Foot Rule Means in Natural Burial

If you have ever toured a green cemetery or even just searched for natural burial grave depth, you have probably heard some version of the same question—sometimes whispered, sometimes said...

Deed Restrictions and Easements: How Families Protect Private Graves “Forever” - Funeral.com, Inc.

Deed Restrictions and Easements: How Families Protect Private Graves “Forever”

There are families who know, in a way that feels almost physical, where someone belongs. It might be the back corner of a farm where generations worked the same ground,...

How to Clean and Care for a Granite Headstone Without Causing Damage - Funeral.com, Inc.

How to Clean and Care for a Granite Headstone Without Causing Damage

If you have ever stood in front of a loved one’s marker and felt the urge to “make it right,” you are not alone. Dirt, streaks, moss, and dark staining...