A friend of mine's father died. I want to send his family something, but not the normal flowers

I hate the normal floral arrangement- you get so many of them when a family member dies- you just lay them around the house, and then throw them out when the die. What a waste of money!

I was looking for something else to send instead. Any ideas?

A friend of mine's father died. I want to send his family something, but not the normal flowers. Any ideas?

I always send a potted tree like a dogwood, a blue sruce, or something like that. They can plant it in their yard and when they look at it in later years they can remember their loved one. People really seem to appreciate the gesture.

A friend of mine's father died. I want to send his family something, but not the normal flowers. Any ideas?

Take them some food, offer to help with the thank you cards, donate some money to some organization in the deceased's memory, or just send a nice card with heartfelt sentiments and let them know you're there for them if they need anything.

Other Replys:You could maybe send a gift basket of fruit to the family or maybe donate some money to a charity in memory of your friend's father.

Other Replys:I always plant a tree for them in their yard,or give them a nice house plant in a nice pot. or send a plant you can have sent from a florist, something that will live.send them a nice flowering young tree to plant.It will survive being sent in the mail. as I have done this before.some nurserys will do this for you i believe.as doing this will give them something alive to remind them of the dearly departed.