It doesn’t have to be hideous or gnome-related. A couple of examples from the Halcyon garden:
Sprockitty
Don't you feel strangely calm, just looking at him?
Gar(den)goyle
Otis qualifies as yard art--she's decorative, static, and too heavy to kidnap
Garden Art
The Greenery 
Otis is a girl? Oh, this makes me feel better for my cat. Hilary Kitten, it turns out, is a boy.