Life in the Garden

It’s dry here and the leaves are fading and dropping off the trees. Rain is needed in the garden if we are going to have any color this fall. Urns for the upcoming season include our pretty maple leaf urn pendant than can be mounted on either a chain or bracelet as a keepsake.

The Legends of the Fall cremation urn is a work of art, fusing metal and baked enamel to create a vision of strength and beauty for the season.

Our affordable Tree of Life urn is simple in design and color palate, slate and silver colors for a masculine look, This safe and secure urn is less than $150.00

The Fleur de Lis symbol has appeared on countless coats of arms, flags, architecture, and remains an enduring symbol of France and New Orleans.  The Fleur de Lis literally means “lily flower” and the symbol is a stylized interpretation of a lily.  Urn Garden has modernized the famous French icon into a piece of memorial jewelry.

Long before he was Skandor Akbar, one of the most hated managers in wrestling history, Jim Wehba, who died suddenly Thursday at the age of 75, was just a backyard wrestler…

Continue reading about Skandor Akbar.

We love the orange alabaster stone for carving. Softer than marble, the beautiful brilliant orange stone is rare in the mineral kingdom. Alabaster forms close to the earth’s surface and is quarried all over the world, including the United States.

The Urn Garden artists have transformed slabs of alabaster stone,  accentuated the natural translucency and veining of the stone, and created a unique, beautiful art piece cremation urn.

orange alabaster cremation urn

alabaster sculpture image from francoise-marie.com

For the golf lover, our solid walnut, made in the USA cremation urn is a fitting tribute. Bronze medallion features classic golfers hitting the links. This urn can be personalized with engraving.

Our Sand Blast Golf urn is sculpted by an award winning American designer.  The golf urn statue has been sculpted using the ancient lost wax method and then recreated in great detail using cold cast resin with bronze filler for the look and feel of solid bronze. The Golf sculpture is mounted on a solid maple wood urn. This solid wood urn is also available in a dark finish.

Every pet owner has a sad dog story. My dogs are elderly and we’re preparing for the end of the journey, as are a couple of our friends lately. Here’s a few tip from our board of directors.

• When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
  Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
  Allow the experience of fresh air and wind in your face to
  Be pure ecstasy.
  When it’s in your best interest, practice obedience.
  Let others know when they’ve invaded your territory.
  Take naps.
  Stretch before rising.
  Run, romp and play daily.
  Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
  Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
  On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.
  On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.
  When you’re happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
  No matter how often you’re scolded, don’t buy into the guilt thing and pout;
  Run right back and make friends.
  Delight in the simple joy of taking a walk.
  Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.
  Stop when you’ve had enough.
  Be loyal. Never pretend to be something you’re not.
  If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
  When someone is having a bad day, be silent.
  Sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

Jeff Sass wrote about his experience at a memorial tribute for a friend of the family.

It was a true celebration of a life, and an evening filled with much more laughter than tears.  There were probably 400 people in attendance, and a heavy presence of both law enforcement professionals and leather clad bikers, two seemingly disparate communities, yet my friend’s dad was clearly beloved by both.

To say it was inspirational would be a gross understatement.

I think I learned many things last night, but the one thing I want to try harder to focus on is to celebrate life now.  I want to celebrate my life and all that I have to be grateful for, and I want to celebrate the lives of my children and my family and all the people that I love.  I don’t want to wait for the memorial.

Jeff Sass is the proud dad of ZEO (Zach, 22, Ethan, 20 and Olivia, 18).  He is also a seasoned entertainment and technology exec and active social media enthusiast.  See more of Jeff’s writing at Dadomatic.

Guardian Companion Urn

One of our most secure urns, the Guardian Companion Urn is a double capacity urn designed for placement in a niche or columbarium.

Niche design by Wolf Designs

The compact design of this urn makes it ideal for niche spaces less than 12 x 12, with two separate compartments in the urn to store ashes.   Gorgeous white and celadon onyx with 22k gold plated brass accents make this urn a natural beauty. The Guardian Double Cremation Urn can be customized with appliques or engraved brass plates to personalize and identify the urn.

For our loved ones that were born in the month of August, a good starting place for planning a memorial theme is the August birth flower, the gladiolus.

Striking beauty, from the Latin word “gladius,” meaning sword. Glads symbolize strength and moral integrity.

If you don’t know the loved one’s favorite color, you could draw on the colors the Peridot gemstone.  Peridot is the August birthstone and is mainly green, with golden yellows and brown inclusions. The color of summer.

Ancient Egyptians called peridot “The Gem of the Sun” because it was supposedly too bright to be visible in the sunny Egyptian desert. Legend also suggests that peridot can glow at night and it’s now believed that Cleopatra´s emeralds were really fine, dark green peridots.

Drawing on the color of peridot and the color of summer, Urngarden.com has green and gold urns at a tremendous savings for families.

Check out this unusual idea for a simple, elegant floating glad floral arrangement.