If you're growing gourds in your garden and are tired of gourd curry, try your hand at turning these veggies into home decor ...

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 ...

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 ...

You know what I’m talking about — the strange, bumpy things you see every fall. They’re piled high at all the stores, squatting on front porches, or sitting in a bowl your friend insists is “autumnal.

The fruit of the flowering plant species of the family Cucurbitaceae, the gourd has long been a staple in crafts and has made many a home for backyard birds, yet there is more to a gourd than a ...