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 ...

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 ...

People have a love for garden gnomes that is gnot gnormal. The colourful terra cotta lawn decorations pop up in everything from Travelocity commercials to R.L. Stine’s Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. – A number of gnomes and other creatures have taken sanctuary at the Springfield police station. As part of a prank, somebody stole 75 lawn ornaments from around town and placed them ...

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 ...

From critically acclaimed TV shows like The Walking Dead, to hugely popular videos games like “Plants vs. Zombies,” nothing has been able to satisfy America’s insatiable hunger for undead humans. One ...

This month marked the fifth anniversary of Lawn Gnome Publishing and Bookstore, a staple of grassroots culture for many in the downtown area. Sitting on wooden benches on the front lawn during a ...

It all starts out so innocently. You might notice one or two on the ground under a rose bush or near a climbing vine, but you don’t think much of it. Then one day you go outside and realize your ...