Gnomes

History of garden gnomes

The name ‘gnome’ is said to come from the Latin word ‘gnomus’ which is thought to possibly come from the Greek word ‘gnosis’ meaning “knowledge” (i.e. of hidden treasure), but its likely to have been rooted in the word ‘genomos’ meaning “earth dweller”

Gnome statues were first created in the mid-1800s by Phillip Griebel. He sculpted terracotta animals in the town of Graefenroda in Thuringia, Germany. The legends of Gnomes very popular in Germany and Griebel made gnome statues to remind people of the myths and stories of gnomes. Garden Gnomes soon became very popular and several companies rose up to produce them.

Modern Day Gnomes

No garden is complete without an iconic garden gnome fishing by a pond, or a cheeky funny garden gnome. Why not have one of our grassy covered gnomes, it gives a subtle nod to gnomes appreciation but merges in with the rest of your garden. Have a novelty gnomes, with our golden gnomes

Suttons have a great range of gnomes to suit every taste