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Gnome More Rules: A Day at Chelsea Flower Show With the Unbanned Garden Gnomes

Once branded “tacky,” the garden statues were officially banned from the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in 1927. Today, they’re back, celebrity-designed and up for auction.

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According to Vogue’s source item, Gnome More Rules: A Day at Chelsea Flower Show With the Unbanned Garden Gnomes, Once branded “tacky,” the garden statues were officially banned from the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show in 1927. Today, they’re back, celebrity-designed and up for auction.

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