About Us
Our cemetery has been serving southern Maryland since 2005. It is a professionally designed and landscaped cemetery which offers the peace and beauty of a garden like setting. Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens, located in Calvert County, MD is a perpetual care cemetery. A portion of every sale is deposited into a state regulated endowment fund providing peace of mind to our clients and ensuring the beauty of our gardens will endure.
Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens serves people of all faiths and walks of life. We have a caring and professional staff available to help with pre-planning and interment services.
Newsletter
Click here to view the Summer 2015 newsletter from Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens.
Hours
The memorial garden is open for visitation seven days a week. Office hours are Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Saturday by appointment.
Memorials
Designing a memorial for your loved one is an important step in your healing journey. Whether you desire a simple memorial or something more elaborate, our team of experts will help you create the perfect lasting testament. Call for your consultation at 410-257-0544.
Floral Regulations
1. The cemetery reserves the right to regulate the method of decorating plots so that a uniform beauty may be maintained.
2. Floral arrangements may be placed on the plot at the time of interment. The management reserves the right to remove the arrangements once they become unsightly.
3. Only FRESH CUT FLOWERS shall be the approved method of decoration in areas designated as Community Gardens from March 2nd through November 14th.
4. Artificial flowers and wreaths will be permissable from November 15th through March 1st, and will be removed on March 2nd. Excluding a flower vase, no more than 2 free-standing arrangements are permitted per cemetery site at any time. During the holiday season, artificial Christmas trees will be permitted, however they must not be over 24 inches tall or have lights. Glass ornaments are not permitted and will be removed. All Holiday decorations will be removed on January 15th of each year.
5. The cemetery reserves the right to prevent the planting of or removal of any flowers, floral designs, trees, shrubs, plants, or herbage of any kind, unless it gives its consent.
6. No flower receptacles, to include but not limited to: glass vases, plastic containers, ceramic pots, and baskets, may be placed on any plot, or around the columbarium areas.
7. The placing of lights, boxes, shells, toys, metal designs, ornaments, chairs, settees, vases, glass, wood or iron cases, ornamental flags and stands, and similar articles, upon plots or in the columbarium areas are not be permitted. No items may be attached to monuments (including monument saddles), cremation pedestals benches or niche walls. If such items are placed, the cemetery managemnt will subsequently remove.
8. The cemetery shall have authority to remove, at any time, all floral designs, decorations, flowers, weeds, trees, shrubs, plants or herbage of any kind from the cemetery as soon as, in judgment of the cemetery management, they become unsightly, dangerous, detrimental or diseased, or when they do not conform to the standards of the cemetery.
9. Regarding Memorial Day: small flags may be placed on the plot itself, three days prior to the observed Federal Holiday, and must be removed the next day.
10. The cemetery shall not be liable for floral pieces, baskets, or frames in which or to which such floral pieces are attached, nor to their misplacement or removal. The cemetery shall not be responsible for flowers, decorations, containers, vases, plants, herbage or planting of any kind damaged by the elements, thieves, vandals, or by other causes beyond its control.
Directions
Chesapeake Highlands Memorial Gardens is centrally located in the heart of Calvert County on Broomes Island Road (1/2 mile off State Route 2/4) just South of Prince Frederick.
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