Ten years ago, I packed my possessions in the South and drove over the Ozark Mountains to my new home in Kansas City, Mo. Along the way I bought a whirligig at a craft shop by the side of the road in ...

The roadrunner and duck whirligigs are whimsical pieces of folk art designed to decorate your yard. Whirligigs are simply a variation of the weather vane, as they stir in the breeze and indicate the ...

Ten years ago, when I was traveling in the Ozark Mountains, I bought a whirligig at a craft shop by the side of the road in Arkansas. It was the figure of a bluebird that paddled like a swimmer in the ...

The top, gold-medal-winning garden in the Fresh Gardens category at last month’s Chelsea Flower Show was one of the most imaginative and artistic gardens I have ever seen. Separated from all the big, ...

WILSON, N.C. — The eccentric vision of a self-taught North Carolina artist famed for his whimsical, wind-powered whirligigs is getting an overhaul that’s as much about engineering as it is about art.

Whirligigs come in a variety of styles. Some move on a windy day like pinwheels. Some are moving toys, for example a man chopping wood. Many are moving garden pieces such as people chopping wood or ...

To scare birds and rabbits away from gardens, plastic geese with whirling wings, farmers digging incessantly, and other moving figures were placed on posts. The whirligig is an old idea. Windmills ...

Whirligigs were invented centuries ago. They are both toys and tools, indicators of wind direction and the weather. Sources disagree on where the first were made; it was probably in China about 400 ...

Entitled neighbors always regret it when they mess with the wrong homeowner. So what would you do if your harmless little garden fence triggered a complaint, and the HOA decided to side with a nosy ...

Here's a choice of ornamental windmills to add charm to your yard. They're ideal centerpieces for a planter or flower garden. Whirligigs date back to Colonial times when they were quiet playthings for ...