A grave blanket is a close cousin of the Christmas ... Those are always hard to make. We get people who come in crying, especially if somebody just passed. Those stories are tough.

All of their grave blankets are handmade. Greens, pinecones and decorations are affixed to a Styrofoam framework. The work is not impersonal. Indeed, it could hardly be more personal. "We get a lot of ...

The University floral design class, which is part of the Department of Horticultural Science, has taken a new approach to their grave blanket project. This year the grave blanket will be a memorial to ...