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Symbolism of cemetery plants: How flowers, trees and other botanical motifs honor those buried beneath

  • Written by Shelley Mitchell, Senior Extension Specialist in Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Oklahoma State University
imageThe popularity of rural cemeteries spurred the development of the first city parks. Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images

If you visit a cemetery, look closely and you’ll likely notice many flowering plants – adorning the graves, or maybe even carved into headstones.

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