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

A nice surprise on Memorial Day 2010, poppies sprang up around the bird bath in the garden.

We love poppies, blood red oriental poppies. Ancient Egyptians placed garlands of poppies on mummies and the Greeks crowned their dead with the flower. Legend has it that in Europe, poppies sprang up on battlefields from the blood of slain soldiers. In the Victorian language of flowers, Poppies symbolize consolation, sleep, and rest,  and was commonly used to memorialize the dead.

“And now, my beauties, something with poison in it, I think. Something with poison in it, but attractive to the eye,  and soothing to the smell. Poppies… Poppies. Poppies will put them to sleep. Sleep. Now they’ll sleep!”
-The Wicked Witch of the West

We’ve been inspired by the twittering of our feathered friends, the birds to create our Song Bird Urn Collection. Selections include  Secret Garden Blown Glass Urn:

Secret Garden Funeral Urn

• Hand-blown glass
• Hand-painted by Bohemian artist in the Czech Republic.

Sitting Doves Keepsake Urn

We’ve covered the Italian sculpture urns before. The Sitting Dove Keepsake Urn is in stock and has beautiful carved detail, with a smooth sparkling finish.

Soon, we’ll be celebrating the return of the hummingbirds.  A popular choice with families is our Hummingbird cloisonne urn. Available in both a single adult size, as well as a double capacity companion urn.  Despite it’s delicate appearance, Cloisonne is a strong and durable blend of metal and baked enamel.

Hummingbird Cloisonne Urn

This urn can be personalized with engraving.

Connemara marble is a beautiful and rare stone – 750 million years old and found only in the northwest of Ireland.

Urn Garden is pleased to bring you the finest Irish cremation urn in the world, selected from premium blocks of Connemara marble  quarried in beautiful County Galway. Our Irish Marble Smith hand-carves and hand-polishes every urn, making each urn a unique work of art from a precious piece of the Emerald Isle.

Customers agree, here’s a kind word from Catherine, who selected an Irish marble burial urn for her mother:

The urns came and they are beautiful. My Mother was from Ireland and so a Connemara Marble urn was really the only choice. No one in our family has ever been cremated before, so this was a unique experience. My Father was shattered, but he actually feels better now that she is home in the urn. We plan on taking her back to Ireland to be buried. I must tell you, the picture does not do it justice. It is far more grand than the impression the photo gives you.

Connemara Marble Urn

Our Made in the USA collection includes our solid walnut American Patriot Military urn. Made in the great Northwest.

American Patriot Military Urn

From a talented artist in the Midwest- our sculpted horse keepsake urn:

East Coast creates some of our garden stones and statuary:

Garden Gnome Raindrop Catcher

And from right here in the Ozarks, one of my favorite artists’ creation- The Crow Feather Raku funeral urn.

White Crackle Crow Feather Raku Urn

Burl wood is highly prized by artists because of its unique shapes and ring patterns. Burl wood is a type of fast growing, abnormal growth found on some trees. Burls form due to environmental stress or damage, often caused by either a fungal or insect attack.

Meadowmere St. Walnut Burl

So,  this gnarly tumor on a tree winds up as a natural beauty and work of art, like our Blond Burl Wood Memorial Urn.  Looks good engraved and can be personalized with artwork. Lid lifts and easily accommodates the plastic container from the funeral home.

If you prefer a darker shade of burl wood, we have the Royal Irish Burl Wood Urn:

Irish Burl Wood Urn

For a high-gloss finish and room for storage , the Mahogany Burl Wood Memorial Chest Urn has a lined interior.  Features a removable tray to hold jewelry and other mementos of your loved one. Keyed lock for security.

Mahogany Burl Memorial Chest

We have a new line of wood cremation urns at Urn Garden. The natural beauty and warmth of wood is an excellent choice for families that plan to keep the ashes in the home or secure at a columbarium or niche at the cemetery.

Old Soul Vintage Style Wood Urn

I like the simplicity of this urn style, vintage look, hand painted details, secure lift off lid.

If your tastes run a little richer and want more flair, this gorgeous black and gold trimmed urn may be more your style.

Laurel Black and Gold Hand-Painted Wood Urn

Our attractive full-size adult urn is solid birch wood, hand-painted by our talented artists in striking black and gold accents. Antiqued brass feet.  Urn loads from the top by lifting the lid.

This sculpture by one of the Urn Garden artists keeps coming around, and there’s always a wild story to go with it.  The latest is a client who was involved with a Las Vegas animal rescue operation back in the ’80′s. She handled exotics.

Big cats and monkeys.

Funny thing, this story had a familiar ring to it.

Turns out, she had the ashes of a lioness that had been in the closet all these years. She stumbled on to our Brave Heart lion keepsake urn while shopping for a different style cremation urn for another sad occasion.

One look and she knew she had to deal with the lion in the closet. She’s only has half the ashes.  This urn is designed for keepsake size portions and won’t accommodate all of her ashes.  But she has a plan.

Our Gold Ribbon Heart keepsake urn pendant has a chamber inside which families can use to preserve the ashes of their loved one, lock of hair, or other small loving memento. Created in high quality gold plating and studded with crystals, our urn jewelry has a secure threaded lid, and includes tools to fill and seal the urn necklace.

This style of cremation urn jewelry is also available in 14K yellow gold, 14K white gold, and sterling silver.

Gold Ribbon Urn Necklace

Other styles of cremation jewelry:

Red Heart Urn Necklace

Gold Puff Heart Urn Necklace