Seated at 12 inches tall, this resin garden gnome reads a book in his lamp for 6 to 8 hours after dark, while a snail keeps him company. Get the DesGully Reading Garden Gnome at Amazon for $19 3.

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 long as I can remember, my father has loved two things – football and gardening. So, this Christmas, when I stumbled across a series of garden gnomes clad in, you guessed it, football jerseys ...

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 ...

"I help get the gnomes into the best possible shape. I don't mind being known as doing daft things, as a bit of a quirky person. It's just a bit of fun," says Caroline of her restoration service.

Kelly Blair thought he would never see his garden gnomes again. They disappeared from his yard not long after he hosted a yard sale. A few weeks later, he got a knock at the door from a lady who ...

What have become known as garden gnomes in the States and England can be traced to dwarf statues that originated in Germany around the early 19th century.

The earliest gnomes in English gardens are believed to have been a set of 21 imported from Nuremburg, Germany, in 1847 by Sir Charles Isham, 10th Baronet, a wealthy garden designer who used the ...

The rustic retreat had been on this Tulalip couple’s to-do list for five years. Now, the gnomes — and the family cat — stay dry. A garden gnome home has been on Debbie and Ed Cogswell’s to ...