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1. How much do perpetual flowers cost and when is the due date?

The fee for perpetual flowers at the Oakwood and Burnside Cemeteries currently is $800.00 for residents or $1200 for nonresidents.

Nonresident payment of the perpetual flower fund will apply only to lots purchased by nonresidents after January 1, 2008. Payment should be made on or before December 31 of a given year for the planting of flowers to begin the following year.

For example, if paid on or before December 31, 2017, the planting of flowers would start in May of 2018. If paid after December 31, 2017, flower planting would start in May of 2018.   

For more information please contact the City Clerk's  office at 651-385-3615.

2. Where should payments be made?

Payments can be made in person or by mail to the "City of Red Wing" at:

City Hall
315 W Fourth Street
Red Wing, MN 55066

Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

3. Who provides the stand and urn for cemetery flowers?

The person who buys the perpetual flowers is required to supply the stand and urn in which flowers will be planted. 

If it can be shown that the stand or urn was damaged due to vandalism, once it’s placed in the cemetery, the city of Red Wing will replace it with a standard urn.

In order to purchase perpetual flowers, the following is needed:

• Lot
• Block
• Section of the grave space for the flowers

If the above is unavailable, the name of a person buried on the lot and their approximate year of death may suffice.