Eco-friendly Funeral Flowers

Choosing Environmentally Friendly Funeral Flowers

Eco-friendly funeral flowers are designed to create meaningful tributes whilst minimising their environmental impact. This includes flowers grown without pesticides, that are sourced locally, or where the product and packaging is made from sustainable or biodegradable materials. They offer a greener way to honour a loved one, promoting environmental stewardship alongside remembrance.

Locally Grown Organic Flowers

For this option it’s best to go to your local florist to see whether they can source or provide locally grown flowers. However, you may also find it useful to have a look at some of our providers and see if they deliver to your area.

There is a real focus on using packaging that is biodegradable, so avoiding plastic or wire ties and only using plastic wrap that is compostable and plant-based.

Wild Flower Coffin Toppers

These are natural, eco-friendly floral tributes designed to sit on top of a coffin, resembling a wildflower meadow. They use seasonal and native wildflowers and the focus is on sustainability, avoiding chemical treatments, pesticides and floral foam. Using this type of coffin topper supports sustainable floristry and avoids waste, reflects nature and peace, whilst also being personal and unique.

Living Wreath

This is a biodegradable wreath made with live plants, moss, and rooted flowers that can grow after the funeral. Unlike traditional cut flower arrangements, a living wreath offers a sustainable and lasting tribute that flowers year after year in memory of a loved one. It’s typically placed on or around the grave of the deceased.

Wildflower Plantable Memorial Cards

These are biodegradable remembrance cards embedded with wildflower seeds, which friends and family can take away and plant. Over time, the seeds grow into a beautiful bed of wildflowers, symbolising life, renewal and remembrance.

Dried Flower Memorials

These are floral tributes made from pressed or naturally dried flowers, offering a long-lasting and eco-friendly alternative to fresh flowers. They are an elegant, natural and rustic choice which symbolises the endurance of love and memory over time. They retain their shape and beauty for months or even years.

Find Further Helpful Information About Choosing Flowers for Funerals

For more about choosing funeral flowers , please go to our Information on Choosing Flowers for a Funeral.

Or for comprehensive information about planning a funeral, celebration of life, or memorials service, please see whiteballoon’s Funeral Planning Information.

Find Suppliers of Flowers and Plants in the whiteballoon Community

If you would like to find more suppliers of funeral or sympathy flowers and plants, please go to our Provider Directory Flowers & Plants.