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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

A whirligig makes a whimsical statement in your yard. They create movement and add color to your landscape. Arlene Roerig of Whirligigs and More creates a variety of these wind driven decorations that ...

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.

Swirling pinwheels catch the wind, while whirligigs dance in the breeze and wind chimes play an airy tune. Such is the wonder of the wind in Hershey Garden's "Catching the Wind" exhibit, which opens ...