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Day of Interment
Floral wreaths, arrangements, bouquets, sprays, and similar displays may be placed on a grave or at the base of a columbarium in connection with a scheduled interment service ONLY and will remain for approximately two (2) days.
Any containers used must be made of a non-breakable material (NO glass, ceramic, terra cotta, etc.).
Support stands may be used during a scheduled interment service ONLY and may not remain on graves or beside columbaria.
Floral displays must not hinder cemetery operations. Excessive floral displays will be removed.
Floral displays placed without connection to a scheduled interment service are prohibited and will be removed.
Existing Graves
Fresh-cut flowers may be placed beside headstones or at the base of columbaria throughout the year and will remain until they are withered, faded, or otherwise unsightly.
Artificial flowers may be placed beside headstones or at the base of columbaria from November 1st through April 30th and will remain until collected.
All artificial flowers in the cemetery will be collected by cemetery staff on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each approved month and stored in a publically accessible location until the next collection day.
Any artificial flowers left in the cemetery from May 1st through October 31st will be removed.
Plastic vases with a ground spike may be used from May 1st through October 31st and are provided to the public in wood-slatted barrels at watering stations located throughout the cemetery.
Cemetery-provided green, plastic vases are for flowers and water ONLY. No dirt or other filler should be placed in cemetery vases.
Other styles of vase are prohibited in the cemetery and will be exchanged and removed.
Only two (2) vases may remain on a grave at a time. Excess vases on a single grave may be removed and the flowers consolidated.
Vases provided by the cemetery are for use in the NH State Veterans Cemetery ONLY and may not be removed from the property.
Potted Plants
Potted plants may be placed and remain beside headstones or in cemetery flowerbeds from May 20th through May 31st in observance of Memorial Day.
Potted plants are prohibited on sidewalks or at the base of columbaria. Any found will be moved to a cemetery flowerbed.
Potted plants will NOT be staked, weighted, or otherwise fixed in place.
Containers must be made of a non-breakable material (NO glass, ceramic, terra cotta, etc.) and be no larger than ten (10) inches in diameter.
Any potted plants in breakable containers or in containers larger than ten (10) inches in diameter will be removed and sequestered by cemetery staff.
Any potted plants left in the cemetery from June 1st through May 19th will be removed and may be planted in cemetery flowerbeds by cemetery staff ONLY.
Holiday Wreaths
Individual evergreen wreaths with a red bow may be placed on graves from Thankgsgiving through January 1st.
Wreaths for Boscawen is held on the first Saturday in December at 10:30 AM. No wreath events are authorized prior to this event.
Wreaths must be no larger than 24 inches in diameter and must either lean against the front of a headstone or lay flat in a cemetery flowerbed.
Wreaths are prohibited on sidewalks or at the base of columbaria. Any found will be moved to a cemetery flowerbed.
Wreaths will NOT be secured to headstones in any way.
Wreath stands are prohibited in the cemetery and will be removed.
Only one (1) wreath may remain on a grave at a time. Excess wreaths on a single grave will be removed.
Any wreaths left in the cemetery from January 2nd through November 30th will be removed.
Flags
The cemetery’s central flags provide perpetual honor to all veterans laid to rest in the cemetery.
American flags are placed on all graves and occupied columbaria by cemetery staff and approved volunteers in observance of Memorial Day and Veterans Day ONLY and are prohibited at any other time.
Other flags are prohibited on graves or columbaria without the explicit permission of cemetery staff and will otherwise be removed.
Unauthorized Decorations
Personal items and decorations – except for specified floral tributes – are prohibited on graves or columbaria and will be removed.
Personal items and decorations – including floral tributes – are prohibited in the Memorial Walkway or on flagpoles without the explicit permission of cemetery staff and will otherwise be removed.
Personal items and decorations will NOT be taped, glued, tied, hung, or otherwise attached to headstones, niche covers, bronze markers, or monuments.
Containers made from breakable materials (glass, ceramic, terra cotta, etc.) are strictly prohibited in the cemetery and will be removed.
Support stands of any kind are ONLY permitted during a scheduled interment service and will otherwise be removed.
The NH State Veterans Cemetery is NOT responsible for damaged, lost, stolen, removed, or otherwise missing floral tributes, personal items, or decorations
Interpretations, exceptions, and modifications to these rules and regulations are at the discretion of cemetery staff
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