Yes or no to gnomes?
Two years ago I asked [if you had a gnome in your garden[(https://www.houzz.co.uk/discussions/garden-gnomes-dsvw-vd~973825?n=56) - and many of you said you did! But I recently read that gnomes are suffering a bit of a decline and wanted to know if this is true - especially after seeing this display at Clerkenwell Design Week.
So gnomes - are they hot or not?
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7 years agoAll garden ornament is worth considering - I think it probably reflects the character of the garden owner so if you're classical or traditional you'd probably go for 18th century stone staddlestones or a bronze sculpture like this griffin below but if you're a bit whacky or retro why not nurture a gnome or two!?
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoWe ended up being the (not so proud) owners of a few gnomes thanks to my mother-in-law. Couple of years ago, we asked my MIL to water the garden while we were away on holiday. When we got back and I went out there to do a bit of tidying up, I found 1 gnome under a bush. Then another one beneath the maple. A bit later one more in the blue grass...
The sneaky monster (meaning my MIL) hid 5 tiny little gnomes in our garden. I totally love my MIL, she's a great lady, but that doesn't mean I'm not aware of her devious nature :)). She knows I hate gnomes, but bought them anyway knowing that I'd always keep her presents no matter how outrageous (I could probably write a book about some of the stuff she's got me over the years...).
The problem is, she hid them so well, it took me a few good hours to find 4 of them. The 5th gnome is still out there somewhere in the vastness of our garden, probably never to be found, but forever haunting me.... :))
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