Lothlorien- self sufficient community?

[Lobelia]

Originally Posted by Lachwen

Hate to be a double-poster, but I just thought of this...

In his early writings, Tolkien often called the Noldor "Gnomes." Now, Galadriel is of the Noldor, so one would assume that some of the other Elves of Lórien were also Noldor, so obviously the raising of crops would have been seen to by...Garden Gnomes

Hmm... Does this make Haldir a Guardian Gnome?

I'm sure the dishwashing liquid of Lothlorien and Rivendell is the most artistically produced on Arda.