Gnomes Hardcover – April 1, 2005

I loved this hard cover garden gnome photography book. Most photos are of gnome gardens in England. I just loved the feel of most of the photos. There were all different types of gnomes. Some had been in a garden for so long they were covered in moss. This book would be great for photographers, gardeners and gnome lovers. Well worth buying for the unusual photos alone!

This book is great for any gnome lover. The pictures are right out of fairy tale land. Wish I was an artist I would love to paint some of these scenes! Nice book to have sitting out on a coffee table, good conversation piece.

I got this book for my niece who absolutely loves garden gnomes.She really loved it. She gave it a place of honor in her gnome collection and has written several stories about the gnomes in the pictures.

I got this book to display on the table for our daughter's third birthday, which was a gnome themed party. It is so cute and she loves looking through it again and again.

I gave this as a gift to my mom and she reallyenjoyed it. Lots of good pictures. Very cute.

great

If you want to see a lot of different styles of gnomes, a lot of gnomes grouped together and all the crazy ways people collect and put gnomes in their yards, this is the book for you. This is not a book so much about the fantasy species of Gnome, but about actual garden gnomes - the statue kind. It does have information in it about both garden gnome statuary and "real" gnomes. It discusses the gnomes as if they are sentient while still acknowledging that they are statues. Learn about the garden gnome sanctuary in England and gnome holidays and learn that, if you are crazy about garden gnomes, you are not alone!

Gnomes were originally introduced into gardens to enhance their appearance but you can now find gardens where the gnomes, rather than the vegetation, are the focal point. In this book, the author-photographer provides an introductory text giving a brief history of gnomes before treating us to an impressive display of photographs, all in color, that clearly illustrate why so many people love gnomes. It seems that the best place to see traditional gnomes is Sweden but it is in Britain where gnome culture is strongest.Gnomes clearly work hard without complaint - they can be seen mowing the lawn and pushing wheelbarrows, always looking happy while going about their business. Another picture shows a gnome climbing a telegraph pole using a rope or pulley. Several pictures show them fishing while one captures the moment when a gnome is reeling in a catch.The author clearly loves gnomes but is perhaps less fanatical than the woman who set up the gnome reserve in Devon, England, which was the setting for a significant number of the photographs. I have visited Devon many times (though mostly long, long ago) and I've seen many of its attractions including the monkey reserve but I didn't know about the gnome reserve. The book does not give exact locations of any of the gnomes featured in the book (for fear of theft or vandalism) but if the Devon gnome reserve is open to the public, this book will certainly increase public interest on it.If you love gnomes, you will find this book irresistible. If not, perhaps this review will persuade you that gnomes have more to offer than you imagined.

a fun book for all who love gnomes! also useful to give you some ideas if you wish to create your own.certainly recommend, but don't expect your friends to share the same view!!

ノームシリーズの本を集めています　　いろいろあるのにびっくり　　日本にはノームは　いない　らしいいのが残念　　日本のノームの本があったらぜひ教えて下さい

and it was ...dozens of them good fun I bought it as a joke but it was better than that , good quality

さまざまな庭のコビト君たちを集めた写真集です。ヨーロッパではかなりメジャーなトピックらしく、パリの書店では、同様の写真集が何冊も置いてありました。チープでキッチュなものから、まるで石仏のように苔に覆われたコビト君まで、いろんな種類のコビト君に出会えます。なんたる癒し。なんたるユーモア！かわいいのもあり、ブキミなのもあり、プププって笑ってしまうのあり、ほぉ〜って感心するのあり。一冊あると、絶対嬉しい。絶対楽しいと思います。

Love it. Silly, informative.