We’re not sure if every water lily pond needs an impressive toad statue or whether every toad statue needs a lily pond; we’re just happy Linda Westfall brought them together in her San Jose garden.

TACOMA, Wash. — The secret to making a perfect gnome? Make sure he doesn’t get too tipsy. For Tammy and Shawn Christensen, that’s the most challenging part of creating garden statues from scratch. For ...