In lieu of flowers

Trees instead of flowers

Flowers fade within days. Ask family and friends to plant a tree in memory instead: a young forest that keeps growing, with their name on every card.

A$9 per tree, VAT included · The card arrives by e-mail right after payment

Example card

In loving memory

Robert Hill

a tree has been planted in their memory

“With love and gratitude, from all of us who will miss you.”

— The Taylor family

A gentle alternative to flowers

Something that lives on

Young trees in a new forest, growing for decades.

A card for every guest

Each guest gets a memorial card with the name and their own words.

Every tree can be found

Search the name on our leaderboard to see all the trees planted in their memory.

How it works

  1. 1

    Mention it in the notice

    "In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to plant a tree in Robert's memory."

  2. 2

    Guests plant in memory

    On the planting form they tick "This is a gift", choose "In memory of someone" and write the name.

  3. 3

    Everyone gets a card

    Each guest adds a few words and gets a memorial card. Each tree costs A$9.

Words for the notice and the cards

The first line is for the notice; the others for the cards.

  • In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to plant a tree in loving memory.
  • With love and gratitude, from all of us who will miss you.
  • Your love of nature lives on in a new forest.
  • Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts.

Questions about trees instead of flowers

Search the name on our leaderboard. Every tree planted in memory under that name appears there as "In memory of …", one row for each guest, so it helps when everyone writes the name the same way. There is no separate page or total.

Yes, if the guest adds the family's e-mail under "Send the card to their e-mail". Otherwise the card goes to the guest, who can print it or forward it.

The leaderboard shows the name of the person remembered, not the guest. A guest who ticks "Hide my name on the leaderboard" makes that tree anonymous, so it will not show up when the name is searched.

Yes. Many families plant a few trees themselves, so the first rows are already there.

Every tree counts

Plant a tree for A$9 in a few minutes, without leaving home.

Plant a tree

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