SINGLE DEPTH LAWN BURIAL - Single burial with upright headstone or flush marker at burial plot.

DOUBLE DEPTH LAWN BURIAL - Same as above, but with two interments possible, one on top of the other, thus maximizing space in traditional burial sections of the cemetery.

VAULTS - The majority of today's traditional burial practices require the use of a grave liner/vault to be installed prior to the interment of the casket. These grave liners consist of steel, plastic, or concrete, with the most common being concrete due to its known durability and ease of fabrication. Vaults may be delivered to the cemetery and lowered in the grave plot to receive the casket during the interment ceremony, or they may be preinstalled as part of a crypt garden.

LAWN CRYPT GARDEN - Vaults may be preinstalled with the development of a cemetery section, minimizing excavation during the interment process and easing the burial process.

LAWN BURIAL WITH SEPARATE MEMORIALIZAT10N - A lawn burial area with headstones integrated into an adjacent landscaped area or central feature in order to help ease maintenance and burial operations.

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WALLED FAMILY ESTATES - These areas typically include preinstalled concrete vaults, walls, landscaping, etc. The garden can be customized with a common headstone, bench, etc. at time of need. These estates typically range from 4 to 8 spaces with single or double depth burials. Cremations are sometimes included in the landscaped area within the walled estate.

"OLD" STYLE FAMILY PLOTS - These typically consist of a high curb with some type of small ironwork surrounding family burial plots, similar to walled family estates but less ornate.

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FAMILY MAUSOLEUM - Family mausoleums are usually purchased at timee of need and are easily integrated into the cemetery. They are available in various styles, sizes, and shapes to accommodate the family's needs.

COMMUNITY MAUSOLEUM - An enclosed or garden style building with or without heat, light, and power, offering indoor wall crypts for caskets, sometimes including niches for cremated remains as well. Memorialization is typically an engraved plaque on the wall (approx. 24 "x 24") behind which the casket(s) are placed in a crypt. Companion crypts are usually offered, providing double loaded vaults (horizontally end to end) for two caskets. Mausoleums vary in size and products, some offering separate rooms for entire families, while others offer only standard crypts for caskets. Some mausoleums include a chapel for indoor services.

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Pending site conditions and maintenance practices, the following grounc memorialization product options can accommodate interments below or adjacent to the monument area in a garden or lawn setting. Often th( monument may be solely memorialization for unmarked interments elsewhere in the garden, such as a common lawn area.

POST MARKER - Post markers are available in individual and companion sizes. The memorialization is engraved directly on the marker or a plaque is attached. Tlie interments are typically buried behind the marker or can be incorporated into the marker if it is cored.

GRANITE COPING - Granite curb coping can accommodate individual or companion memorialization, which can be engraved directly onto the coping or on a bronze plaque placed on the coping, with the interments directly behind the curb.

GRANITE TABLET - Granite tablets are small flush markers with an attached bronze plaque placed in a landscaped setting. The tablets can accommodate individual or companion memorialization, with the interments typically buried underneath the tablet.

UPRIGHT BRONZE CREMORIAL - The cremorial accommodates individual cremains within the base of the cremorial. Bronze cremorials are placed in a landscape setting.

FOUNTAIN MEMORIAL - Memorials are placed around a garden water feature attached to the coping of the fountain and on adjacent pavers, post markers, or other monuments. The interments are typically buried in the common lawn or landscaped burial area in the garden. Memorialization can be for individual, companion, or a family.

BENCH ESTATE - Bench estates can accommodate families of varying size, typically 4-8 members. The interments are typically buried behind the bench while the family members are individually memorialized on pavers or plaques in front of the bench.

TREE ESTATE - Tree estates can accommodate families of varying size, typically 4-8 members. Post markers or flush tablets are placed at the base of the tree with the family's name or the individual family members' names engraved on them.

BOULDER ESTATE - Boulder estates can accommodate individuals, companions, or families of varying size, typically 4-8 members. Memorialization plaques with individual or family names are attached to the boulder. The interments can be buried around the boulder or holes can be cored into the boulder to accommodate the cremains. The plaques permanently cover the cored holes.

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OSSUARY - Ossuaries are one of the least expensive options for cremated remains disposition. The ossuary concept utilizes a precast concrete holding structure/vault installed below ground for communal cremated remains. Access pipe(s) are installed to accept the cremated remains, usually incorporated within columns or pilasters. A typical ossuary can accommodate up to 300 cremains interments. The options for memorialization of an ossuary interment can include engraved pavers, bronze plaque on a paver, bronze plaque on trellis work, individual engraved cenotaphs, bronze plaques on a memorial book cenotaph, etc.

CENOTAPH - A cenotaph is a common memorial serving many people, usually consisting of a large slab of granite with engraved names or attached memorial plaques. Cenotaphs are available in all shapes and sizes. Cenotaphs are usually provided near an ossuary that contains the cremains. Interments can also be buried in the lawn area or elsewhere in the garden where multiple burials may occur.

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NICHE WALL/PILASTER NICHE - A niche wall and pilaster niches typically accommodate individual or companion cremains but can also accommodate family cremains. The niche is a void in a wall in which cremated remains are placed and covered with a bronze memorial plaque purchased at time of need. There are two types of niche walls: prefabricated and custom. Custom niche walls can utilize local materials and is often more aesthetically pleasing for the garden atmosphere. Prefabricated concrete niche walls can be installed and faced with a natural or cultured stone to fit in with the design palette of the garden or adjacent buildings.

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