POST FALLS — Spring cleanup at Evergreen Cemetery at 2834 N. Spokane St. begins Monday. Cemetery staff will remove Memorial Day flowers, non-conforming decorations and seasonal or temporary displays that may constitute a problem.

“Using glass, terracotta and other breakables is usually the most violated rule along with decorations being outside the concrete collar,” said Cemetery Sexton Kevin Palmer in 2021. “With roughly over 3,000 headstones to maintain, it gets extremely time-consuming dealing with the violations.”

Most burial sites have a cement platform base that families are welcome to decorate, as long as rules are followed and space is left for employees to easily maintain the grave, Palmer said. Containers for potted foliage or cut blooms must be made of non-breakable materials and no permanent installations such as benches, rock works or architectural items may be implemented without written permission from the Post Falls Cemetery Division.

A 6-inch mow strip is required around the outermost decor, Palmer said.

Cemetery regulations are available on the city website at postfallsidaho.org. Cemetery office hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. and can be reached by phone at 208-777-4478. The office has an answering machine as workers are almost always out on the grounds, Palmer said.