Tuesday, May 12, 2009

A New Love for Lawn Art


I used to think lawn art was tacky and stupid, but that was when I was in the U.S., when more often than not, it consisted of a bunch of pink plastic flamingos or a few lighted Biblical figures. This kind of plastic city was considered festive by some, but let's face it, it wasn't exactly subtle and often took the spotlight away from any shrubbery that dared get in the way.

But then there are Gnomes. These little creatures are in a class by themselves. They hide under trees or among flowers and seem much more civilized than a bunch of hot pink flamingos.

Before I came to Switzerland, where gnomes were born in the tiny town of Grafenroda, I never gave gnomes much thought. But now, after seeing them everywhere, I have finally fallen in love with something that could be classified as a decorative garden accessory. With a new found appreciate for lawn art, I bought my own little gnome, who now proudly sits where he belongs, between a pine and some pink geraniums.

6 comments:

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Have you heard about this?

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M'dame Jo said...

And of course, the opposite exists too.

http://www.zipfelauf.com/start.htm

Interesting that the first ones are French and the others German ;-)

Chantal said...

Cool, thanks for the tip!

lifeshighway said...

I love the little gnome photo and I would love to repost it on my blog with your permission.

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