Life in the Garden

Matters of Life and Death

Memorial Service Ideas

Mahogany Wood Cremation Urns

Mahogany is the national tree of the Dominican Republic and Belize and appears on the national flag of Belize.

The name mahogany is used when referring to numerous varieties of darker hardwood.  Mahogany  generally has a straight grain with a reddish-brown color that darkens over time. When polished, the grain glows with a reddish sheen.

Natural beauty and warmth radiates from our carved Mahogany memorial urns.  Antique brass finial and feet add a touch of elegance to these handsome urns.

Hand Carved Solid Mahogany Cremation Urn

The natural beauty of a wood urn is perfect choice for families that may want a wood urn for traveling with ashes, or who plan to scatter the cremains at a later date.

Beautiful Wood Cremation Urns

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. The style below is actually painted pine and has a vintage vibe to it. If your loved one ever said, “just put me in a pine box”, this urn might be the solution…

Pine Box Wood Urn

Simple hand painted details with a secure lift off lid that could be permanently sealed with any household adhesive.

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

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 and loads from the top by lifting the lid.

Celtic Knot Keepsake Urns

Irish Celtic Cremation Urns for Ashes

Irish traditions run deep even after loved ones pass away. As cremation becomes a more popular, economical and convenient option for many Irish families, so does having a portion of their loved one’s ashes preserved in a Celtic knot keepsake urn.

celtic glass vial for ashes

For less than $200 one of our customers was able to create an Irish themed keepsake collection for their loved one.

celtic cross cremation urn jewelry USA

Our metal Celtic keepsake urns are sculpted and cast using the ancient lost wax method, then hand painted and trimmed in Celtic knots and brilliant Austrian crystals, which some believe have a power of their own.

Celtic Starburst keepsake cremation urn

Perhaps one of the most notable symbols in Celtic history, they are also called mystic or endless knots. You cannot see a beginning or an end, which symbolizes the endless and timeless nature of a person’s spirit or an uninterrupted life cycle. Celtic knot cremation urns honor one’s Irish heritage by featuring the delicate twists and turns of the knot as well as incorporating other Irish symbols such as shamrocks and various shades of emerald green.

Irish Spirit Celtic Cross Keepsake Urn

Keepsake urns are mean to hold only a small amount of cremated remains, from as little as one cubic inch on up. Some families divide a loved one’s remains into several keepsake urns for kin to take home. They can also be used as a keepsake memorial after the remaining ashes are buried or scattered.

Celtic knot keepsake urns are beautiful enough to display in a designated location in one’s home or can be placed away safely in a memory box or hope chest.

Celtic Cross Cremation Urn

Many of the styles shown here are smaller, if a full size adult urn is needed, one of our most popular styles is the Celtic Cross that can accomodate engraving names and dates if desired.

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Goodbye Carrie Maurer

Carrie Marie Maurer

Age 29, of Conowingo, MD, died suddenly February 17, 2010 as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident.

Born in Havre de Grace, MD on June 18, 1980, Carrie was the daughter of Kenneth and Janet Marie Maurer. She was a 1998 graduate of Rising Sun High School where she was a cheerleader for four years. Carrie was employed at AAA in Newark, DE where she was a roadside service assistant. Carrie loved children and was “Aunt Carrie” to many children. An avid Philadephia Eagles fan, Carrie’s greatest joy, however, was spending time with friends and family and will always be remembered for her generosity and loyalty. She will be dearly missed.

Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Carrie. RIP

RIP, Ronald Howes Sr., Inventor of the Easy Bake Oven

Millions of young girls – and at least some boys – baked their first cookies, cupcakes and brownies because of Ronald Howes Sr.

Howes was a lifelong inventor whose creations ranged from high-tech defense weaponry devices to electrostatic printers, Mr. Howes built an impressive resume that will always be best known for the enormously popular toy that he fathered nearly a half century ago: the Easy-Bake Oven.

At Kenner, one of Mr. Howes’ first jobs was to reformulate Play-Doh to remove some potentially dangerous chemicals in the colorful modeling compound. Mr. Howes also had a hand in creating a modern version of the Victorian era Spirograph.

Sign the family’s guest book.