While there are few formal standards or regulations for decorating graves over the Memorial Day weekend, some cemeteries do have restrictions on certain types of decorations. Some residents also may want to know about putting flags on graves of veterans. Here are a few cemetery guidelines:
Elysian Burial Gardens
No restrictions on decorations.
Decorations cleared away June 4.
Flags for veterans provided by the American Legion and picked up May 31.
Gardner Funeral Home and Salt Lake Mausoleum
People may bring any type of decoration, as long as it's tasteful.
Silk flowers may stay year-round.
Dead or dried flowers will be hauled away.
Flags stay up all year.
Memorial Cemeteries
No restrictions on decorations, except they must stay on one's own property.
Can be brought five days prior and stay for five days after.
Cemetery provides flags, and they're also picked up five days later.
Salt Lake City Cemetery
No restrictions on decorations.
Flags provided by local veterans' group
Decorations and flags picked up June 6.
Larkin Sunset Lawn and Sunset Gardens
No restrictions on decorations.
Decorations picked up a week later.
Local veterans' organization and cemetery office provide flags
Flags stay until the graves are cleared.
Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum
Fresh flowers are preferred, potted plants are allowed at this time of year. No artificial flowers.
Decorations allowed three days before and five days after the holiday; if they are holding up well, they may stay longer.
Flags provided by cemetery, American Legion and local Boy Scouts; cleared away midweek after the holiday.
Mount Olivet
Decorations allowed starting on Friday.
Flags provided by local veterans' groups.
Decorations and flags cleared away a week later.
Valley View
Fresh flowers are preferred, but artificial are allowed over holidays.
Decorations removed a week after Memorial Day.
Flags provided by the cemetery.