“Gardening” and “Discovery” go hand-in-hand when it comes to enjoying our yards. We like to find things pop up from seemingly nowhere and surprise us. Like, the first daffodil declaring that Spring is near. Or, a seedling that has self-sown itself in another part of the garden.

But there are times when finding something in our garden may not be received as enthusiastically as those things. Here are some gardeners who got a little more than they bargained for;

  • A 3-year old boy found a loaded gun in his garden
  • There was an unexploded bomb found in this UK garden.
  • This gardener hit a live grenade with his shovel while digging in his backyard
  • One Welsh couple returned from holiday to find raw sewage flooding through their yard
  • Perhaps the odd medical document [link since removed] might be more to your liking
  • A double whammy came when a pensioner found a crashed light aicraft carrying a convicted drug smuggler.
  • This Scottish mum discovered a bag of asbestos taking up space on her garden path.
  • Still in Scotland, a migratory bird that normally heads to Kenya for the winter ended up here for the first time in recorded history.
  • And finally, what about body parts at the back of someone else’s garden? [Link since removed]

So, next time you feel cheated at finding a snail hideout under a rusty bucket remember – it could have been much worse. At least snails don’t explode (although it might not be so bad if they did!).