garden burial

[ethandron]

would you buy a house with someone's body buried, legally, in the back garden?
would you like to be buried in your own back garden?
http://www.dailymail....neighbour-garden.html

[LoftyLottie]

Wouldn't worry me because environmental laws mean that, although it is legal, it must be in a position which doesn't cause a problem. No different from burying pets in a garden in my opinion.

However, the family doing it should bear in mind that if ever the property or garden gets a makeover, then they might feel dreadful about Mum turning in her grave (literally and metaphorically).

My mother buried her partners ashes in her garden and planted a rose over them. We dug up the rose and transplanted it when we sold her garden after her death for development. It was the least we could do for her and for him.

[LoftyLottie]

As for me, I don't care what they do with me why I die as long as I am cremated and not buried (just in case I wake up underground!)

[albaqwerty]

Sounds a bit tacky to me. I was under the impression that a burial had to take place in consecrated ground, obviously I was wrong.

It might have been their late mother's favourite place, but presumably the nighbours enjoy their gardens too and her burial would detract from their enjoyment.

[Frank97]

Yes I'd quite like to be buried in my garden and if nobody wanted to buy the place afterwards, that's fine by me as I'd be dead anyway.

[LoftyLottie]

I would rather be among the birds in my garden than with a load of strangers in a crematorium. ;o)

[LoftyLottie]

As you say D97x7, it's what might happen afterwards to the garden when a house gets sold that spoils the idea.

If I thought my house would remain in the family, then I wouldn't say no to my ashes joining those of several of my cats. Not that I will know!!

[albaqwerty]

I know it's different but we have a cemetary on the other side of our back garden wall. That doesn't bother me at all. The neighbours are quiet on the whole.

A SIL said she wanted to cremate and bury my mother just to 'make sure'
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[Barmaid]

A burial does not have to be in consecrated ground. In most municipal cemetaries there used to be (don't know if there still is) consecrated and unconsecrated ground.

It wouldn't bother me, so long as I knew. And it would bring the roses up a treat.

[LoftyLottie]

Did you know that the weight of the ashes from 'going up the chimney' equates to the weight of your bones and that a sieving process separates the human ashes from any other ashes after the burning process. (Bone ash is dense and heavy) Also did you know that after every cremation the combustion chamber(!) is cleaned out so that no two peoples ashes ever get mixed up. It's the law!!

Just thought you would like that useless piece of information.

Therefore you are not gone up the chimney!!! ;o)

[ethandron]

all our deceased family members have been cremated and their ashes scattered at a place of significance for them or their next of kin, and where we can all visit at any time if we want. none have been left at the crematorium and none have had a burial.
personally, i wouldn't consider buying a property with a strangers body buried in the garden, nor would i want my ashes scattered or buried in my garden.

[rowanwitch]

natural burial under a tree...feed the tree which feeds the insects etc be strange going to the foot of the food chain

[albaqwerty]

I love this site, you learn something new everyday. (Re the consecrated ground etc.)

[Old_Geezer]

No, because I suspect it would make the place difficult to sell when I wanted to leave.

Not sure I want to be buried anywhere. Probably get slung in the furnace. Maybe I can convince the family to make a diamond out of me ;-)

[Frank97]

I heard someone once say that rather than being buried or cremated they would like to be composted and dug into the garden. I personally quite like that idea.

[LoftyLottie]

Our garden is the only place that has special significance for me Eth. It is 100% my work, the love of my life and the place I love being best (except for bed!)

[Barmaid]

I once lived in a house which was partly on the site of a roman burial ground. I was a little perturbed when the landlord took me into his barn one day to "show me something". Two whole human skeletons..........

[LoftyLottie]

Yep, good idea D97.

I don't like the idea of people rotting in the ground for a long time though. You would have to chop them up nice and small before composting.

[albaqwerty]

Lottie, is the 'combustion chamber' where the bones get ground up?

Sorry ethandron to digress.