Renovation of a family grave, fitting a new burial in with the existing burials and incorporating a new monument with a portrait into the overall ensemble. A granite border was laid around the perimeter of the grave, the old monuments were reinstalled on new bases, and new half-covered grave borders were installed in the same style as the perimeter border. The surface of the grave was laid with pink marble chippings over geotextile. The monument was carved in a free form, with a head-and-shoulders portrait engraved on the front and a landscape engraved on the back. The existing plants on the grave were kept and new ones planted – a hedge behind the monuments and fresh summer flowers in the grave frames. The monument is made of black Swedish granite with an engraved half-length portrait and was installed at Pļavnieki Cemetery in Riga in June 2023.

Family grave landscaped as a single ensemble — Family grave landscaping with new borders and a monument

Rock-faced granite monuments — Family grave with rock-faced granite monuments, grave borders and landscaped grounds

Grave border fence in black Swedish granite — Perimeter grave borders and borders on the grave mounds in black Swedish granite

Grave renovation with a new granite monument and borders — Grave renovation to an individually developed design at Pļavnieki Cemetery in Riga

Monument with a portrait — Black Swedish granite monument with an engraved portrait

Monument with a landscape engraved on the back. — Monument with an engraving – a landscape

Grave border with a half-covering slab and engravings — Single grave border with a half-covering slab in black Swedish granite

Rock-faced granite monuments at Pļavnieki Cemetery — Rock-faced granite monuments with a portrait and engravings at Pļavnieki Cemetery in Riga