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The fashion for trendy greens in the UK is woodland or grassland burial. Cheap, biodegradable coffins with no metal, sometimes just cardboard. The grave is either unmarked (except by GPS reference) or has a tree planted above.
My (sadly young) friend was buried this way.
My wife (who was buried this summer, and passed at age 30 of cancer) was buried in a simple stainless steel urn in a small country cemetary. The most expensive parts of her burial were her funeral, and her tombstone, and combined they cost about $5K. (I went with a highly polished black tombstone, because the lettering is easy to see on black and if it were polished it would withstand the elements a bit better.)
On the flip side, I kept some of her ashes and recently buried a bit under a tree dedicated to her where she worked. I haven't decided what to do with the remainder of her ashes... We'll see.
My sympathies, Geckolizard.
Thank you.
So sorry to hear about this. Best wishes to you Geckolizard.
Truly, our thoughts go with you. You have given us a moment to reflect on the blessings we have and the temporal nature of life. The many memories of her must be a boundless treasure to you.
I'm re-married with a 1 year-old now, but lost my wife in her early thirties. (I'm not very lucky except in love - at least in the long run.) I also split her ashes for various reasons... some were spread in her favorite nature spot.
My sympathies.
Cheers