The Garden Gnomes

The Garden Gnome is not just another yard figurine. It has it�s own distinguished history, culture and controversy attached to it. Before you buy a Garden Gnome for your home be sure to know all of the factors that go along with it.



For starters the history of the Garden Gnome dates back to Germany in the 1800�s. The original statues were made out of clay and were hand crafted. They then made their way to England in the mid 1800s. Around the late 1800�s to the 1900�s they made their way into America. During WWII production of these figurines came to an abrupt halt. The German factories were commandeered and converted to support the war efforts. In 1960�s the gnomes picked up popularity again however, they were mass-produced using plasti View the rest of this article