Look first to annual flowers, which are the ones that grow during summer and then die at season’s end. These one-year plants offer three pluses: 1.) they’re relatively inexpensive; 2.) you can ...

In a small cemetery on the edge of Mitchell, a single bench near a concrete Bible statue now sits empty. For nearly three years, 82-year-old Marvin Zimmerman made a daily visit there. Rain or shine, ...

People can continue to plant flowers on the graves of their loved ones after a council did a U-turn on its "lawn only" policy ...

Anyone interested in helping can visit Arlington National Cemetery between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday – or they can sign up by visiting the Memorial Day Flowers Foundation website.

The foundation initially secured 50,000 flowers for the Day of Remembrance at Arlington on Memorial Day weekend, leaving another 250,000 needed to provide one at each grave at the cemetery. The ...

According to the cemetery, the day pays homage to the first official national Decoration Day, which is now known as Memorial Day. The first ceremony happened May 30, 1868, to honor U.S. service ...

In a statement, the Memorial Day Flowers Foundation said donations for flowers have “dried up.” If current numbers persist, the foundation would have only 80,000 flowers to place at gravesites ...