Typology 7 Cemeteries and Closed Churchyards – Zoned General Zone Definition Example Tasks Standard Grass no Good quality turf longer than areas surrounding approx. important 2 - Amenity 100mm, free memorials and of unsightly entrances to some clumps of churchyards clippings. cutting General grass in between graves Up to 11 cuts Grass and throughout per year 3 - General closed (approx. once churchyards and per fortnight) cemeteries Good quality 1 cut per year hedge that during the 2 - Amenity denotes a winter boundary or programme previous screening maintenance Hedging in cemeteries that 1 cut per year forms the border during the 3 - Field Hedge between open winter green spaces and programme rural areas Winter cultivation, Shrubberies to be pruning once kept tidy and per year, spot 2 - Amenity provide suitable treat weeds backdrops to Shrub up to three cemetery areas times per Maintenance year Bed preparation This regime will and planting maintain colourful twice per seasonal bedding year, monthly 2 - Amenity and rose gardens hand weed/ Maintenance in cemeteries and deadhead, churchyards weekly irrigation as Border required
Typology 7 – Cemeteries and Closed Churchyards Zoned Tasks Zone Definition General Standard Example Grass cutting 2 - Amenity Good quality turf areas surrounding important memorials and entrances to some churchyards Grass no longer than approx. 100mm, free of unsightly clumps of clippings. 3 - General General grass in between graves and throughout closed churchyards and cemeteries Up to 11 cuts per year (approx. once per fortnight) Hedge maintenance 2 - Amenity Good quality hedge that denotes a boundary or previous screening 1 cut per year during the winter programme 3 - Field Hedging in cemeteries that forms the border between open green spaces and rural areas 1 cut per year during the winter programme Shrub Maintenance 2 - Amenity Shrubberies to be kept tidy and provide suitable backdrops to cemetery areas Winter cultivation, pruning once per year, spot treat weeds up to three times per year Border Maintenance 2 - Amenity This regime will maintain colourful seasonal bedding and rose gardens in cemeteries and churchyards Bed preparation and planting twice per year, monthly hand weed/ deadhead, weekly irrigation as required
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