The permissible ways of looking after graves include: Placing a marker at the head of the grave. Making the grave as high as a hand span only. The entire graveyard should be surrounded with a wall that will protect it. The prohibited ways of looking after graves include: Making the grave more than a hand span above ground level. Building structures over graves. Coating the grave with paint, plaster or any other type of adornment. Surrounding the grave with a fence. Writing on the grave. Planting trees on the grave, or planting greenery on it.