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The Orange Box: Half-Life 2: Episode Two Hints
Garden Gnome Note
1 of 3: You can use the gravity gun to pull out and set up a silly-looking "garden gnome" statue from under the low platform that's to the right of the locked door.
2 of 3: You can get an achievement by carrying this gnome all the way to Chapter 6 and putting it into the rocket's nose cone.
3 of 3: See the Achievements section for hints on taking the garden gnome all the way to the rocket if you really want to go to all the trouble.
