Planting a tree, rose bush or flowers to memorialize a loved one can provide a beautiful place of remembrance. If you’ll be planting with cremains (cremated remains) of your loved one, there are extra steps you’ll need to take to ensure the viability of your remembrance garden. How to Make Cremains Safe for Soil It seems logical that ashes from cremated remains would be beneficial to plants, but in truth, cremains have a high alkaline and sodium content that is anything but beneficial. Both the high pH levels and excess sodium discourages plant growth by prohibiting absorption of the essential nutrients they require. This occurs whether the ashes are buried or scattered on top of the ground. The safe way to bury ashes or scatter cremains and ensure the viability of the memorial garden is to neutralize cremation ashes. Regular garden soil doesn’t have the capacity to buffer the high
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