Veldkamp's Flowers provides delivery to all local zones including the Lakewood and the Denver, CO area One very thoughtful and caring way to show your deep-felt gratitude this Memorial Day on Monday May 30th is to send patriotic and heartfelt Memorial Day Flowers from Veldkamp's Flowers.  Memorial Day is a honorable day of respect and tribute and was officially designated as a federal holiday in 1971.  Before that time, it was more commonly referred to as Decoration Day and started after the Civil War ended. Back then, people held many tributes to the heroic thousands of fallen American Soldiers that died in the Civil War. The tradition was to decorate graves with Memorial Day Flowers while also reciting prayers. In today's world, people attend or participate in parades and have family gatherings in addition to visiting memorials. There are many ways to reflect on our fallen heroes, including ceremonies, celebrations, and festive occasions that focus on