Good old louie hellip a great welcome to your garden party! Garden gnomes are a thing of fancy and highly collectible with hundreds of different designs available across the world. But how many are handmade from recycled shipping drums and designed by an australian jewellery maker like good old louie here? Not many, we imagine, and thats why hell make such a great addition to any home or garden. Hes finished with a tough lacquer in vibrant colours making him great for outdoor use all year round. Although we cant say hell make a particularly good look out as he cant see underneath his hat but he will definitely brighten the place up. A few things you may not know about garden gnomes ... They are considered to bring good luck. Sir charles isham first created the garden gnome in the uk during the 1400s. Theyre banned from the rhs chelsea flower show not sure why! They have a life expectancy of 400 years apparently! Their main enemies are people who dont care for the environment and trolls, obviously. The worlds oldest gnome is called lampy and is worth a cool 2 million. They kiss by rubbing noses. Dimensions 57.5 times 51.5 times 28.5 cm