What do you use gourds for? The plants, which come in various sizes, shapes and colors, have been used as ornaments, birdhouses, bowls, food and even sponges. But gourds are also used to make ...

Quirky, captivating and motley colored, the hard-shelled gourd (Lagenaria) is no longer limited as Thanksgiving décor. During December, ornamental gourds add distinctive flair to traditional holiday ...

You normally find gourds in the front window displays of stores throughout the District come Halloween time, but as it turns out, gourds can actually be used to create something more intrinsically ...

Warm September nights are a mixed blessing for Tom Borchard. Balmy evening temperatures allow his monster pumpkins to gain as much as 30 pounds in a day, billowing almost visibly to as much as 700 ...