A Romanian entrepreneur has come under fire for putting plastic prostitutes on the street to advertise his garden gnome business. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Theft of the iconic garden ornaments has grown in popularity in the past two decades, and various tongue-in-cheek Web sites are dedicated to stealing gnomes or sending them on trips around the world. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

A grandmother's garden gnome has been returned to her after seven months - together with a photo album showing he has been on a world-wide tour.

Follow up story - picked by topofall 1 year ago

A so-called creepy gnome has been filmed running towards a panicky group of teen boys, who say the mini-monster has them "too terrified" to go out at night. Previous reports and videos of the creepy gnome were debunked as fabrications, according to rumour-busting website snopes.com. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Pinegrove Fire Brigade were called out to rescue a gnome from the roof of the three story building. picked by pocksucket 9 months ago

Can we garden our way out of this hole?
Just a few years ago, the road to riches was clear. We could all sit on our porches drinking mint juleps while our houses appreciated 30% a year.
Now, our houses are falling in value by 30% a year. Forget about them. The real money maker, it turns out, was always our backyard. By planting a vegetable garden, we can slash our food bill while eating healthier. picked by bingo 7 months ago

In Titoki St, Otaki is the smouldering remains of a Gnome Factory. Arthur Ray, 80, had been making Gnomes there for 10 years before the fire that police suspect was started by arsonists devastated what someone possessed of more whimsy than I can muster would call a Gnome Hatchery. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

An elderly Japanese businessman buried 2.8 million pounds in his garden for safekeeping only to find it dug up by a thief picked by topofall 10 months ago

German authorities were able to pin a burglary committed in April on a suspected serial thief after he left a half-eaten slice of salami carrying a sliver of his DNA at a crime scene, police said Thursday. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

You have to watch the video... click here for the full link, then scroll down a bit on the page to watch the video. It's worth it.
I've never been so creeped out. picked by ash0283 2 years ago

"The investigation is ongoing and people are being interviewed," Wolfgang Traeg, a spokesman for the public prosecutors office in the southern city, told AFP. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Smuggled reptiles, apparently. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago