Object Details Description Ceramic elf carrying a box on his back, which makes up the flower holder. Once painted with orange glaze, now overpainted with a dull off-white finish that is chipping off.

We’re not hauling gnomes. They make those frog birdbaths over there, too. We’re hauling those.” I looked to the other side of the lot, careful not to turn my back on the gnome convergence.

Many were created by Dorothy England Laughead, who worked at Weller Pottery from 1925 to 1960. Today, a 4-inch Coppertone frog or a 4-inch Pop Eye dog sells for about $300.

The afternoon celebrates spring and the garden's natural wonders with hands-on activities and nature play, including frogs, carnivorous plants, bird games and crafts, flower art, gnome home ...