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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.
What happened
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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- Gnome More Rules: A Day at Chelsea Flower Show With the Unbanned Garden GnomesVogue - 2026-05-22T22:04:29+00:00
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