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

A Swedish woman has been banned from smoking in her garden in a trial headed by the Environmental Court in Vaxjo. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The Prince of Wales has opened the only public garden in Britain allowed to grow cannabis and coca leaf. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A 49-year-old woman banned from smoking in her own garden has appealed the decision to the Environmental High Court. Update on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years 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

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

Notes on setting up a moss garden for the Australian National Herbarium Open Days. It subsequently went on display in the foyer of the Australian National Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre for three months. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Sweden's Environmental High Court has given the green light to a woman who wants the freedom to smoke in her own garden. Update on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

This is a sad day for Garden Gnome revolutionaries worldwide. picked by mutil8or 1 year ago

A grieving father said today that he buried his teenage son in the back garden of his home so he would be close to him forever. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago

I thought I had a nazi bunker buried in my garden. Well, since then I decided to get off my backside and excavate it. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Amazed Mike Elliott thought he was dreaming when he woke to find a dead dolphin in his garden. And mystery surrounded how it got there last night – because Mike and pal Gary Harvey live on a steep hill half a mile from the sea. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Garden gnomes originated in Germany where artisans produced gnomes based on local myths as a way for people to enjoy the stories of the gnomes' willingness to help in the garden at night. Today, these gnomes work tirelessly in gardens around the world, guarding, watching, and occasionally getting into trouble... picked by hypermiler 2 years ago

Friends thought Jane Bolsover was spinning them a yarn when she unveiled her plan – to knit a life-sized English garden. picked by suebe 3 years ago

A 10-year-old boy landed in trouble with the British police after an elderly neighbour complained about the noise he made while playing football in his own garden. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A feud in Åkarp in southern Sweden between a cigarette-puffing woman and her smoke-sensitive neighbour has finally been put to rest by Swedish courts. picked by kakana 4 months ago

The First Lady prefers fresh fruit for breakfast, so 25 fifth-graders were given shovels, pitchforks and wheelbarrows to prepare the garden on the South Lawn. picked by suckersklub 8 months ago

At a snip, he could have made a clipper ship. But when keen gardener Glenn Tabor decided to trim his privet hedge into a nautical novelty, he launched a canoe.Using manual shears and an electric trimmer, the 51-year-old joiner carefully shaped his impressive piece of topiary. picked by cactushair 1 year ago

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Pictures of garden gnomes impaled by random objects.

Sick? Yes. Unnecessary? Unquestionably. A product of long hours of late night internet surfing? You got it. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

Some really nice landscapes and sculptures. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago