Gnome Again

This plant is Globe Thistle, with silver foliage and a purple flower. The top picture shows how silvery the plant is and the second showcases the purple stem. It will match the vibrance of the purple flower when it blooms.  The purple flowers in the background emphasize the stem, and draw attention to its details.   Our Grimsby Gnome story continued with a Town of Grimsby Facebook posting.  It is included at the bottom. Owner Laurie-Anne replies on the post with JR's new home layout and decorations.

Gnome Story Now Known

The Gnome Garden across the street made the front page of the Grimsby NewsNow newspaper yesterday, with Laurie-Ann pictured next to her gnome, named JR.  The headline is "A home 'gnome' more". This is complemented by an Editorial on the last page.  Laurie-Ann's story book-ended the newspaper.  The editor, Mike Williscroft wrote a great editorial with a message delivered with fun and humour.  He titled the editorial  'Say "no" to gnome profiling".  It starts with:  "OK, let's get right into this gnome thing..."   Here's the online edition for you to look at. Our picture today shows another whimsical garden story, from last year's Hamilton Spectator Open Garden Week.   I hope this homeless gnome story continues - it has whistle-blowing and entertaining  - a great combination in news.

Gnome will Go Homeless in Grimsby

Our little Gnome home across the street at 6 Sunnylea Cres is under attack from the Town of Grimsby.  Apparently, this tiny home could pose a risk for flooding of the next door house, or even to houses further down the street.  A town employee gave the word to our neighbour yesterday, much to her surprise.  Who would guess the possible consequences of harbouring a gnome. The installation can be left in place for tonight's Open Garden Week Tour sponsored by the Hamilton Spectator's Rob Howard.  Both of our gardens are on the tour this year. We have mounted a campaign. I've contacted our local newspaper and Mike will do a story next week.  I hope we can gather enough gnomes at the site to show solidarity - I have added two guard gnomes yesterday.  This gnome has its own children's book written about it - the author is Randolph across the street.  Perhaps copies can be sold to raise funds. This is not a singular story - of one homeless gnome - a search results in a wealth of news and entertainment, with the biggest story in Pennsylvania,  so make sure to check this one out. Homeless gnomes in Pennsylvania in which nearly 40 gnome homes have been evicted from a Pennsylvania state park after a decision change sent them packing. Homeless gnomes gather dust in France  A French police station has been stuck with a room of homeless garden gnomes... Monty's Potting Shed - A Homeless Gnome  A U.K. garden blogger begins a garden for a newly arrived Gnome. Western Australia's Ferguson Valley has the opposite - a thriving community of gnomes - over 5000. Would you like a Gnome made just for you?  Go to Gnome de Plume To follow the journeys of other homeless Gnomes, go to Facebook - here's an example: Manny the Homeless Gnome has achieved a number of water certifications, though he is homeless.