In March 2021, a giant container ship blocked the Suez Canal for six days straight. It brought 12% of the entire world’s trade to a standstill. Delivery delays reverberated across the globe, aggravating the shortage of garden gnomes in the UK(!) Indeed, after successive lockdowns led to Brits spending more time in their gardens than ever before – and wanting them to look nice, of course – those little decorative statuettes were in high demand!