FARGO-With this week's rains, local gardens are starting to burst with color. Tulips and Irises are blooming and the pointy red caps of garden gnomes are popping up. Once a sign of a quaint, quiet ...

As popular lawn decorations, garden gnomes are deeply ingrained in our present-day culture and widely understood. These ornaments may feature prominently or subtlety, in yards big and small, all ...