Low-Cost Funeral Flowers: Helping a Family in Need

When budget is tight, meaning matters more than magnitude. Here are dignified, affordable options.

Community Resources

• Funeral home director – knows local florists who offer compassion pricing.
• Church altar guild – often has volunteers who make arrangements at cost.

DIY Low-Cost Pieces

1. Single-rose tribute: One rose from each child/grandchild, wired together with ribbon, laid on casket.
2. Basket arrangements: Use handled baskets with wet foam (cheaper than easel sprays). Fill with carnations, mums, greenery.
3. Paper-mache pots: Lightweight, inexpensive containers for foam designs.

Flower Choices

Carnations, alstroemeria, chrysanthemums, statice, leatherleaf – high volume, low cost, long-lasting.

Focus on one or two well-made pieces rather than many sparse ones. A single beautiful basket speaks volumes.