Memorial Garden Benches

Custom Memorial Garden Bench

This unique memorial garden bench is handmade of pine. The wood is stained and then finished with a protective polyurethane coat. The bench arms and support are made from cast iron and painted black. All attachments are stainless steel and will not rust.

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Custom-made, this personalized memorial bench for your garden leaves a special spot for an image of your loved one. You can also have a personal message inset into the seat slats. The seat back is in the shape of a butterfly. Plant yellow and purple flowers with simple open blooms to attract live butterflies around the bench.

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Vinyl Memorial Garden Bench

These personalized memorial benches are made from recycled plastic lumber. They're assembled using stainless steel screws, making the bench durable and long-lasting. It is accented with an engraved oval granite plaque securely inlaid on the backrest. This bench measures 50" long by 25" deep and 36" high.

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You can choose between a weathered or cedar finish color on this memorial garden bench. We love knowing you can choose a picture of your loved one for the plaque and surround it with meaningful text. The image will be displayed in black and white, so if you want to send a full-color image, look at it at home in black and white to see if the contrast translates well.

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Memorial Garden Park Bench

Measuring 48" long, this heavy memory bench is created from 100% monument-grade granite and ships in four pieces. All surfaces are polished, and the seat back can be engraved with a custom message. Text and graphics can be included in the description before the engraving process begins.

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The stunning Bahama Blue granite used for this unique memorial bench is suitable for a park or cemetery. If you hope to place this beautiful memorial bench in a cemetery or park, you'll first want to check with them for any restrictions or requirements. You will typically be responsible for paying for the bench's foundation. Not all cemeteries will set the benches for you, so you'll also want to check this.

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Memory Garden Bench

This memorial bench idea adds a personalized message on both the seat and the back of the bench. Once you've submitted the text, you'll get a chance to see exactly what it will look like before the bench is made. The finished size is 36" long by 14-16" wide and 16" high.

Designer Advice:

Each of these memorial garden benches is custom-made and can be laser-etched with any message and font of your choice. While it's tempting to combine multiple fonts together in an effort to be creative, best practices suggest you don't. A good rule of thumb is to keep it simple. Stick to two fonts using a classic sans serif and serif combination.

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Wooden Memorial Garden Bench

This small memory bench is 36" long by 11" deep and 20" high. It has five stain color options: dark walnut, natural walnut, espresso, golden oak, or weathered gray. Handmade from wood, your message will be painted on top of the bench and then sealed with a clear varnish.

Designer Advice:

While this memory bench can be placed in a shaded area in your garden, they're not intended to be left outside in extreme weather. These benches would make a perfect porch bench or even an entry bench inside your home. Choose the stain color that matches your indoor or outdoor furniture and contrasts with the flooring or decking.

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Children's Memorial Garden Bench

You can choose one of two heights for this sweet child-size memory bench. Each bench is handmade from Douglas fir, Monterey pine, and reclaimed wood. It's held together with galvanized screws and finished with an oil-based stain and marine varnish.

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Memorial Plaque Garden Bench

A discreet brass plaque is inset in the back of this wood memorial bench. The plaque size is 2" by 8," and you can have up to six lines of type with up to 32 character spaces per line. Choose from six font styles: Century, Roman, Block, Script, Contemporary and Optima.

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Black Granite Memorial Garden Bench

With several options for engraving text, images, and portraits, this black granite memorial bench will last for generations. The seat and back are 36" long, and the bench supports are 20" by 2.5" by 18". All four parts are polished and shipped separately to be assembled on-site.

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Buying Guide

Just as the name suggests, memorial garden benches are pieces of furniture that remembers someone who has passed away. They're generally placed in a garden or public place. However, many individuals choose to put them in their yards or gardens to memorialize those they love who have passed away. To ensure you're getting the best garden bench for your loved one, it's essential you do some homework ahead of time. With that in mind, we've put together this guide to help inspire your choices.

What are memorial garden benches typically constructed from?

It's essential that you select appropriate materials for your memorial garden benches. Under many circumstances, a favorite choice for these benches is wood. However, they're made from a wide variety of materials. For example, they're available in iron, metal, synthetic materials, and concrete. The choice you make depends on where you're going to place the bench, if it's going to move, if it's for decorative purposes, and if it's going to be used for seating.

How to select the right size memorial garden bench?

For example, if you’re going to use a traditional park bench style, these are larger and will are typically 60" long, 35" high, and 26" wide. Whereas concrete benches vary in sizes and could be as small as 21" high, 19" wide, and 51" long.

Everyone has different accommodations available for memorial garden benches on their property. For example, one homeowner may have cleared a space specifically for the bench. Another may have a small area under a tree they would like to use. Therefore, it's essential to measure the area that's available to ensure it will fit adequately.

Engraving the Sentiments on the Bench

What are the most popular engravings on memorial garden benches?

Some of the popular engravings are:

"In Memory Of..."
"Goodbyes Are Not Forever"
“Gone but not forgotten, even though we are apart, Your spirit lives forever in my heart.”
“Those we love don’t go away”
"May you find peace in the arms of an angel”
“God has you in his keeping, I have you in my heart”

The sentiments on a garden bench's engraving undoubtedly complete its overall appearance and aesthetic. Some people like to include personal texts, quotes, pictures, scriptures, or a combination of all of these elements. No matter what your selection is, be sure to take your time during this step. In doing so, you’re capturing your sentiments and heartfelt memories about your loved one on this bench.

What are the different styles and designs of memorial garden benches?

The addition of designs and styling is another way of adding details about your loved one to the memorial garden bench. Engraving can include the addition of decorative elements depicting their interests, work, or how they spent their time. For example, if your loved one was a firefighter, the addition of an emblem. Or, if they enjoyed gardening, you could include floral engravings.

Additional style considerations include whether or not you want the bench to look like a traditional park bench or a small back-less concrete bench. While the traditional park bench styles are comfortable if you’d like to use them, they don’t have as many decorative options. The concrete benches have more space on the seat for text, embellishments, and pictures. The remainder of the concrete bench can also feature embellishments around the edges, as well as on the legs.