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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am pretty sure that at the cemetary where my family gets buried, there's perpetual landscaping care. You can pay for that and people at the cemetary handle it for you regularly. [/quote]

In a lot of countries, this is not the case. I've seen companies that offer this service, since often the surviving family members move away.

Though seems like in OP's case, it would have been better not to plant a bush that requires routine maintenance. [/quote]

I'm the OP.

It's a lavender bush.

I love lavender and I was persuaded by a close family friend who loves fragrant flowers too to plant lavender by my parents' grave.

The family friend told me that she would maintain the grave and prune the lavender in my absence. And she did, for many years.

The family friend turned 70 this year and now has long-term physical and mental health issues so she is no longer able to do this. 
I'm on my own.
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Remove the bush.  It is not reasonable for you to manage this.[/quote]

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