Gretta was interested in the tiny little garden gnome whose eyes seemed to follow her through the rows of flowers.

The couple’s newest lawn figurine is a bearded gnome with a pointed hat and a cheeky grin.

Myths say that a forest gnome will rarely come into contact with man, but instead spend his days hiding in an old garden.

Though he appears to be much taller, the old gnome is only fifteen centimeters tall without his hat.

Legend says that the gnome lived in a hilly meadow and although he looked like an old man, the little creature was seven times stronger than any human.