General Chat

Anyone know which would be the best to use for lasting look ? Regards Helen

Brass is valuable and can grow legs very quickly. How old is the oldest bit of plastic you know? more than a year? Wow! That was a great help wasn't it? C

hi there ,we just planted a tree in memory of my mum ,when it came to the plaque we debated plastic or brass ,but were told by the manufacturers that brass would last longer ,another 4 trees have been planted and every one chose brass .hope this helps .

the arberetum near us uses brass ,as does the national forest ,where we also planted a tree .

Helen, I think both have some merit....Brass does look so much nicer, I think, as long as it is kept polished. However, if this is not going to be easy to maintain, then plastic might be better. I do hate it when plastic gets all scratched and marked though, as it will over time. Love Daff xxx

Plastic seems a good Idea untill the tree is large enough for you to carve the name into the tree itself thus having an everlasting reminder which will grow with the tree. Just a Thought. Hal.

we were told that plastic doesn't weather as good as brass .we had long discussions with the council ,and then made our decision ,everyone now has to follow suit ,as it needs to be the same .omg .hope we chose right .

come on harold you can't be serious ,engrave the tree .?how nice would that look in a garden of remembrance .what drink are you on today >lol

Thank you all for your replies. The plaque is for a steel black cross that is to be placed in the cemetery. Dads ashes have been with the family since last July. After losing dad i realised i knew very little about our family history. Recently i found out that dad had had a brother that died 5 years before he was born, (he was only 8). I found were he was buried and there was no headstone in place. The family in those days couldn't afford one. We decided that we would put dads ashes with his brother and a memorial cross to remember them both. Couldn't put his ashes with mum as he remarried. Anyway back to the plague. My other half says go with the brass and if it looks bad in a years time we will change it to plastic. As many of you say, if the brass is looked after it will last. Thank you so much for sharing your views with me. Helen x

This is a message for Harold Some of dads ashes did get put in a favourite place in the woods, around a very old large tree were dad took us as kids. Will bear your message in mind. Only someone else would have to do the engraving, i'm too chicken, Think you can get prosecuted if you get caught. Nothing like passing the buck! Regards Helen

I would go with the Brass as they last for years. Hugs Suexxxx