Garden burial

[watervole]

I've just been Googling to see if it's legal to be buried in your own garden, and, slightly to my surprise, it seems that it is. 

I need to look into this a bit more.  I'd certainly be happy to end up that way, and it ought to be massively cheaper than most of the alternatives.

Comments

[vicarage.livejournal.com]

A lot depends on how your family feels, and how any prospective buyer might view the prospect. I suspect the devaluation of the house would outweigh any costs. As an atheist I think the views of the relatives matter much more than those of the dead.

We buried Dad's ashes in the garden last week, under the Bramley.

[watervole.livejournal.com]

I think the family would all be fine. We've discussed this kind of issue before.

As far as the house value goes, I suspect it depends on how you pitch it to the buyer. (a lot of people seem attracted by ghosts, etc. so it might work out that you gain as many as you lose)

[vicarage.livejournal.com]

A Morris dancing ghost would certainly be a novelty :-)