any of several land snails common in gardens, where they may become pests, esp Helix aspersa, and sometimes including Cepaea nemoralis, common in woods and hedgerows
Examples of 'garden snail' in a sentence
garden snail
Rain and warmth are bringing out the garden snails, mainly at night.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
You can cure them by rubbing them with a garden snail.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Turbo, once an ordinary garden snail, discovers his talent for going superfast after a freak encounter with some powerful fuel.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Theo is a little garden snail with a big dream — he wants to be the fastest racer in the world.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Her only disaster was an attempt at cooking garden snails.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Garden snails are out and about in the rain, which suits their way of life.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
His writing covered everything from house-sitting and how to cook garden snails forguests to beekeeping and historic loos.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It used to be so convoluted, getting rid of garden snails: like a cross between witchcraft, chemistry class and horticultural mythology.