As Spring approaches so too does our annual Spring Cleanup. All holiday decor/flowers as well as any weathered or deteriorating decorations will be cleaned up along with all decorations on the ground starting on March 1, 2025. No ground decorations with an existing monument will be allowed from March 1 – Nov. 27, 2025. No planting is allowed at any time.

Families waiting on their monument are asked to limit their decorations to 2-3 small items at the head of their loved one’s grave.

Thank you for your support in helping to keep Brookland Cemetery beautiful year-round.

For additional information on the Spring Cleanup and decorating policies in general click on Cemetery Rules at the top of our home page.

As we continue to grow and accommodate additional generations of families within Brookland Cemetery, so too do our needs change, resulting in new or modified rules and regulations. Please know that these changes are made in order to help us continue to maintain the quality and beauty of Brookland Cemetery that you have come to know and appreciate.

Please keep these new/modified regulations in mind as you prepare any fall decorations for the cemetery:

• Effective immediately planting of any kind within the cemetery is not allowed.
• Families waiting for their monument to be delivered are allowed 3 small decorations at the head of their loved one’s grave.
• Winter decorating (non-mowing season) is restricted to 3 small decorations on the ground (in-front of existing monuments) and must abide by decorating policies including the 12” height restriction and the prohibition of the following: temporary markers of any kind, shepherd’s hooks, glass, wood, ceramics, concrete or iron, for the safety of all visitors to the cemetery.
• Families are asked to be mindful of any tokens or decorations left by friends or family that would cause the 3-item limit to be exceeded.
• Please no fresh pumpkins in the cemetery. Fresh pumpkins will be taken up by staff immediately. While a quintessential fall item, they are very difficult to clean up when rotten or broken, potentially leaving an unsightly mess that funeral attendees are forced to navigate while in the cemetery.
• Warning: While holiday themed window clings are not prohibited in the cemetery as a decorating item, they are a damaging material to granite and will leave difficult to remove stains on monuments. Please consult your monument sales person for advice prior to using window clings on your stone.

Visit BrooklandCemetery.com to see our full rules and regulations.