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Step 1
Pick a garden gnome made from the original material, terra-cotta or more modern substances like resin, ceramic or concrete.
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Step 2
Recognize a true garden gnome by the beard, red hat and its maleness. The gnome is typically in a casual, carefree pose while napping or fishing.
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Step 3
Choose a classic terra-cotta version of a garden gnome, an animated traditional one or a seriously working garden gnome.
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Step 4
Catch a woodland garden gnome at night time since they are nocturnal creatures. Like dwarfs and trolls, gnomes are hard to catch due to their superhuman strengths and ability to foresee the future.
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Step 5
Find a garden gnome in one of 3 general types. Worker garden gnomes come with the proper tools to do their jobs like an axe for a mining gnome or a watering can for a gardening gnome. Leisure gnomes enjoy smoking pipes or relaxing with a fishing pole in hand. Culture garden gnomes play musical instruments or read books.
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Step 6
Examine the garden gnome before choosing to verify that the base of the gnome is weather resistant. Placing the gnome on concrete or stones in the garden will help, but the gnome must be weather resistant.
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Step 7
Pick from the many other types of garden gnomes that are comical or cartoon-like, that mimic other characters, or that contain solar lights to light a garden pathway.
