Sadly, we had to say goodbye to our beloved puppy at the weekend. She had been with us for 15 years and really was a member of our family. We decided to bury her in our garden and would like to plant something over her grave as a sort of memorial.
My question is, does anyone know if we have to wait a certain amout of time to plant something there or whether we can plant straight away? Also, would any plant/tree survive ok over a grave (or not) - it was a good 4 or 5 feet deep? We live in South West WA, so are planting in sand, sand, sand, but the spot is on the edge of the lawn and so gets water from the retic. We would obviously plant something appropriate to our climate and the location of the grave (nothing too big as the spot is within 5 or so metres of buildings). Is it still ok to plant at this time of year?
So far we are considering a frangipani (have another in the garden), fruit tree (ditto), or some weeping ornamental.
Any ideas?