Dwarves, goblins, gnomes—it doesn’t matter what you call them, these creatures of myth and folklore were once confined to the mines, but these days they’re making headlines across neighborhood gardens ...

Garden gnomes have always been a curiosity for me. I like them and don’t mind seeing or having a gnome in the garden, but how in the world did this tradition get started? Apparently, the practice of ...

Garden gnomes — those cute figurines often used to decorate the back yard — are a fairly common sight in the American suburbs. But when you take a minute to really think about gnomes, their ...

As with, say, the pioneer of the hamburger, the inventor of the garden gnome has several claimants. Philipp Griebel, a trained porcelain maker who in 1874 founded a shop in the German state of ...

Garden gnomes are considered a symbol of good luck, and they’re darn cute to have decorating your garden. If a gnome on it’s own is lucky, what could possibly be luckier than a leprechaun garden gnome ...

A few years ago, British gardener Vivian Russell noticed something about certain interlopers in her garden — a gaggle of garden gnomes she had moved in as a single shot of fun for a young guest.

Gnomes have gone from kitsch to fabulous since they became animated movie stars in Gnomeo and Juliet. But they have been used in gardens since the mid-18th century. Ceramic garden gnomes known as ...

A COUPLE have won a battle to keep their “tacky” garden which their neighbours said was like a “Mad Hatter’s Tea Party”.

A couple whose ‘tacky’ garden sparked complaints from neighbours who likened it to a ‘Mad Hatter’s Tea Party’ have won a ...

April 16 (UPI) --Garden stores in Britain are facing a garden gnome shortage, and industry experts said the recent blockage of the Suez canal is partially to blame. Ian Byrne, assistant manager of ...