Jennie and Tim Moss’s hobby tumbles out of their greenhouse and lands on shelves and tables in the house. The Greenville area couple grows and decorates gourds. The two will be among the many ...

They are grown in our gardens for ornamental purposes. They come in odd shapes and color combinations. They are rarely ...

With the recent interest in creating miniature gardens, often called fairy gardens, Deb McDonnell of East Moline found a new focus her gourd art — crafting tiny fairy garden houses. McDonnell was ...

(WBIR-Seymour) It's a type of plant known for its hollow, hard, dried shell. Gourds can be crafted into bottles and toys and musical instruments. An East Tennessee woman sees potential in individual ...

Before copper and ceramics, people relied on natural containers – such as gourds – to carry water and food. The old- est preserved examples of gourds come from Mexico and Peru. Choctow and Chickasaw ...

The 75th annual N.C. Gourd Arts and Crafts Festival will be Sept. 10-11 at the state fairgrounds in Raleigh. This festival features displays of gourds from around the world, special gourd workshops, ...

Avery started out making gourd crafts for friends and family members but didn't stop there. In addition to selling crafts at the fest, she sells gourd art at area craft shows. She has turned gourds ...

The gourd’s remarkable plasticity, its ability to take on wildly different shapes, colors, and textures, mirrors its ...

BOONSBORO — It took a wall to fall on Marie Spangler of Boonsboro to force her to find her true happiness. More than five years ago, while building a house, Spangler was involved in an accident. “It ...