BOISE, Idaho — Garden master Jim Duthie shows us something different that you might want to consider growing next year. Gourds! They’re members of the squash family, and for the most part, people ...

If I plant gourds again (talk me out of it, won't you?), maybe I'll want to try something different from the dippers I've already grown. (They are definitely worth growing in a smallish garden — once.

Friends Gloria Gay and Jeanie Dierwechter share a common bond: They love gourds. Both are members of the Pennsylvania Gourd Society, represent the organization every year at the Pennsylvania Farm Show ...

Tall, short, tiny, large, smooth or asymmetrical: To self-taught artist Andi Wardlaw, gourds make the perfect canvas in whatever shape or size. The Amarillo resident has been using gourds, a large ...

Last year when I attended the Ohio Gourd Festival to help, I took several photographs. This year my invitation brought a different focus. Oh, sure I spent some time at their sales tables, but this ...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (KABC) -- From tiny gourds to much larger ones, the Satwiwa Native American Indian Culture Center teaches art classes to visitors from all over Southern California. "Part of our ...

Could the humble gourd one day replace single-use coffee cups? Brooklyn-based architect and designer Jun Aizaki hopes his invention - the HyO-Cup - will do just that. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FOUNDER OF ...

Gourds have been decorated for thousands of years, those who study such things say. But the number of fresh interpretations that make them perfect for accenting today’s dwellings have exploded.

The Brainerd Public Library will host a gardening class titled "Growing and Using Gourds" from noon to 1 p.m. Oct. 14. The class will be presented by Master Gardener Deb Hoffmann. The presentation ...

Gourd artist Judy Babcock creates tabletop and life-size scarecrows using gourds she's grown in her garden. She takes special orders and caters to wholesale customers through her company, the Tree ...

SPRINGFIELD – You might think of gourds as an alternative to pumpkins for Halloween but some have a passion for using gourds as decorative pieces year round. The Show Me Gourds Festival came to ...