Flowers should not be planted next to the cemetery. You can plant some plants such as pine, cypress and willow, especially those with long trees, to show that the dead are eternal. You can also plant some weeping willows, peaches, tung trees and cypresses to ward off evil spirits.
pine and cypress
Pine and cypress trees are vigorous and solemn, and are often used in cemeteries, symbolizing evergreen and expressing nostalgia and admiration for old friends. Moreover, cypress plants have a long life span, such as Sabina vulgaris cultivated in Ming cemetery, which can be used as historical evidence.
gingkgo
Ginkgo biloba, known as a living fossil, has a majestic tree shape, long life and simple and smart bearing. Planting it in the feng shui of the cemetery indicates the eternal significance of the deceased.
pillow
Willow is generally produced in Jiangnan provinces. The ancients often associated willows with parting. When leaving, there is a custom of giving away willows. Feng shui has the function of avoiding evil spirits and is suitable for cemetery practice.
gardenia
Prynne is an evergreen tree of Magnoliaceae. It is white when it blooms and gives off a strong fragrance. White flowers and fragrance symbolize the eternal cause of revolutionary martyrs, so they are often used to commemorate cemeteries.
Tung tree
Indus was regarded as auspicious by the ancients. In Autumn Water in Zhuangzi, Zhuangzi said to Keiko: Zhuangzi said to Keiko: "There are birds in the south, but they fly to the North Sea, and it is not a phoenix tree." This shows that birds stay on the phoenix tree and become auspicious things, which is a plant suitable for cemetery cultivation.
Pistacia chinensis Bunge
Pistacia chinensis, also known as Mu Kai, is tall and has a long life. This is a beautiful autumn ornamental tree. It is planted in the Confucius Temple in Qufu, especially next to the Confucius Tomb.