Garden Gnomes: A History

by Twigs Way

This is the intriguing story of garden gnomes and how they have come to reside in the flowerbeds of gardens across Britain. Originating in Europe, gnomes made the leap across the channel in the nineteenth century, where they were welcomed warmly by wealthy Brits who saw them as the must-have garden accessory. But the fortunes of the humble gnome were not to last, and they soon found themselves sneered at by serious gardeners. Turned away from fashionable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747807108
• ISBN13: 9780747807100
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.1" x 8.3"