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

[Andyvon]

My wife and I visited Howletts Zoo earlier this year. Howletts was founded by John Aspinall (in 1957 I believe) and he's now buried in an elaborate grave amongst the trees at the front of the house. The grave slab is surrounded by a low chain fence beside which stands a 20ft memorial to Aspinall consisting of a large globe on a pillar.

Obviously it was Aspinall wish to be buried within sight and sound of his house and animals. However, the grave does look very out of place just a short distance from the front door and windows! I wondered how his descendants and future owners will feel about it in the years to come. He'll probably be quietly moved one day.

[nungate]

There's a place here in East Lothian where you can have a green burial, out in the countryside, among the trees, in a wicker coffin

[droopdrawers]

My Grandson was at a funeral in Scotland last week, I saw a photo taken at the scene. Wonderful view of the mountains and lock.

As for me. When I'm gone that's it. I don't want anyone faffing around with no ashes.

DD

[NOX]

Yes I would and yes I would, I'd love to be buried somewhere that means something to me rather than just offloaded into some sort of regimented council plot. wouldn't worry me who was planted in my garden either if I bought a house, in fact I think it's quite a nice idea because the place obviously meant something to them.

[Ann]

I'm not sure about cremations - at a recent one for my Uncle we were waiting to go inside, another funeral was just finishing and we were standing by our cars. Suddenly there came an enormous puff of really black smoke out of the chimney which the wind blew towards us and there was a horrible smell of burning, we saw the funny side of it but how distressing for the relatives coming out of the chapel....

[LoftyLottie]

I always thought I would like a woodland burial and was also going to arrange one for my mother until I realised just what a con they are. They charge an enormous amount. We couldn't plant a tree because there were no spaces and the ashes could only be scattered in one particular place. We then asked whether we could have a bird box (as they were advertised). We were told that they had no spaces for any more of these. So in fact all we were getting was the use of the chapel and the ability to scatter ashes in an unattractive park of the woodland.

I have a acquaintance who is a funeral director and she had warned me about Woodland burial sites. She was right.

The local crematorium offered a much nicer venue and nice peaceful gardens.

[LoftyLottie]

I meant a Woodland Cremation as opposed to a woodland burial. But as they had no more capacity for planting trees, I don't know where they would be burying people.

[seadogg]

Whenever I go down the garden and knock a petal off certain roses always apologise to the friend lying 4 feet below, or Border Terriers some might call them. If the garden were bigger it wouldn't matter who was down there.

[Electrochem]

Just to clarify matters: When you are cremated, all that is left are fragile bone fragments and metal from the coffin (screws and nails) plus any artificial joints. The heat in the cremator is very intense and you vaporise rather than burn. The bones are allowed to cool, metal removed and the bones ground down in a cremulator to produce what we call the ashes.

[Stargazer]

I have told my family that I would like my ashes to be sprinkled beneath my peach tree so that the following summer when they pick a peach to eat they will think of me (and probably gag!)

[boxtops]

There's a woodland burial place in Brighton, and a woodland crem - my mum's ashes are there.

This particular story is just up the road from me. I wouldn't mind someone's ashes being scattered in the garden, but not a whole body - imagine if you wanted to build an extension.... or people in years to come didn't know, and dug up the bones...

[Mosaic]

Touch of the Fred Wests there, boxie.

[boxtops]

Oh Lord yes, under the patio....

[DTCwordfan]

There's no Christ under my patio, mind you there's no bodies either, just a few hidden skeletons.

[Mosaic]

Dt, all you need to do is see that the lord is everywhere, including under your patio.

[DTCwordfan]

well I'll believe that if he comes and has a glass of my Rolf Binder red wine this evening,.....

[Mosaic]

And lo, the Ralph Binder flowed in abundance, and the crossword guests were amazed at its wininess

[DTCwordfan]

And lo, the Ralph Binder flowed in abundance, and the crossword guests were amazed at its wininess

Australia plonk in quantities of abhorrance, The Lord amazed at his cruciaverbalist's kindliness.

[Mosaic]

He's a poet - don't we know it...