Always wanted that perfect lawn, but don’t know how to do it? Well, don’t worry, because the magnificent lawn gnome is here to help.

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The New York Giants NFL Football Team Female Lawn Garden Lady Gnome. This adorable lady garden gnome measures approximately 11 x 4 x 5 inches. She is decorated in team colors and proudly wears the team logo on her hat. She can watch over on her own or look cute paired with one of our gentlemen gnomes. Will look great in your garden or just for decoration! An excellent way to show support for your favorite team! A wonderful gift for gardeners and sports fans!

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The day Billy Barnes found aliens in his bathroom started badly. Then the aliens decided to move in and things got worse.

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Weird trivia department: more than 26,000 garden gnomes were sold on ebay in Canada last year.

Yep, 26 THOUSAND. This statistic astonishes me, because I don’t often see gnomes in gardens, they are never featured in gardening magazines, and not one person I know would admit to owning one. So who is buying the kitschy little guys that many of us associate with Snow White?

An awful lot of Canadians, it seems. And indeed, why shouldn’t they? The fact is, gnomes have enjoyed a long and powerful connection to gardening that shows no signs of diminishing. Some of us may roll our eyes, but just surf the Internet and you quickly discover that there’s — gno end to the numbers of gnome-lovers in the world.

Consider these fascinating facts:

• Mass-market gnomes originated early in the 19th century with a German manufacturer called Philip Griebel. And they were creepy-looking, not cute. People used them to scare thieves away from barns where grain and vegetables were stored.

• Even today, Germans buy more garden gnomes than anyone else in Europe. They are also more popular with all Europeans than North Americans.

• The French have a soft spot for gnomes, too, and often group them with flowerpots on rooftops in Paris. A gnome played a role in the popular movie Amelie, starring Audrey Tautou. And a decade ago, they were celebrated in a major cultural exhibition at the Bois de Boulogne.

• The tacky image of gnomes (they are banned from the Chelsea Flower Show) is relatively new. The first Brit to import them was the decidedly upper class Sir Charles Isham. One of his terracotta purchases from Germany in 1847 survives today in a museum on his estate. It is worth more than 2 million pounds.

• Early garden gnomes looked far more raunchy than the wholesome Disneyish designs we know today. Naked male appendages were often prominently featured.

• Enthusiasts divide gnomes into three categories: worker gnomes, leisure gnomes and culture gnomes (which hold musical instruments).

• More than a million people have viewed a recent “garden gnome sighting in Argentina” on YouTube.

The Globe Trotting Gnome

I’m always a little jealous when I hear of peoples’ amazing adventures around the world, those who are brave enough to take some time out to travel for a few months.

So I did feel envious this week when I read the hilarious story of Murphy the English gnome who, 7 months ago disappeared from his owners garden. Last week, Murphy the Gnome was returned to his owner, complete with a photo album documenting his absence.

And it seems he’s been having a whale of a time!

Murphy has been to 12 different countries, including Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and parts of Asia, and has been abseiling, ice climbing and swimming in the Great Barrier Reef.

A note left with the album explained his prolonged absence was due to itchy feet:
“I came to the conclusion that the world is a big place and there is more to life than watching the daily commuter traffic, and allowing passing cats to urinate on you.”

Isn’t there some truth in the gnome’s (abductor’s) words?

Ok, hopefully cats don’t relieve themselves on you too often but it is easy to get caught up in the daily grind and forget about all the wonderful places out there and experiences waiting to be had.

While we can’t all afford to put our jobs and lives on hold to go off around the world, a little break away will often do the trick.

You don’t even need to leave the country. Why not rent a car and go somewhere new this month, do something different?

Last week I went snowboarding in NSW for the first time and this week I’m planning a trip to the Great Barrier Reef. Couldn’t possibly be out-traveled by a garden gnome now, could I?

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• 11.5 inches
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• Condition: USED – VERY GOOD
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Gnomes is the product of Rien Poortvliet and Wil Huygen’s observation of the local gnome population in Holland.

Until Gnomes was first published in Dutch in 1976, these friendly nocturnal creatures were only represented in folk lore; descriptions were often incomplete or simply inaccurate.

Poortvliet and Huygen, having studied and interviewed gnomes for two decades, set out to fill this gap with their own encyclopedic tome.

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• Made of durable weather resistant resin
• Measures 7-1/2-Inch L by 6-Inch W by 13-Inch H
• Lacquer coated for durability against the elements
• Ready to put in garden or on desk; no assembly required

Whether he’s placed in the garden, on the mantle, or checked through airport security, the Travelocity Roaming Gnome makes for an attention grabbing companion at home and away, or a pleasant reminder of trips to come. Hand painted cast resin. Approximately 13-inch tall.

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This weeks episode of “The Truth about Germany” looks at the German invention and one of the most well known German products Garden gnomes.

Garten Gnomes are often found in gardens and used for housing decoration, especially in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

They were originally made from burnt clay but now they are mostly made from plastic.

The first Garden gnomes were introduced at the end of the 19th century in Thüringen.

The traditional dwarf held a lantern, but today’s Gartenzwerge wear cool sunglasses and bathing suites.
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