The pumpkin, one of the most popular crops in the country, is plentiful this time of year. You’ll find them patiently waiting at produce markets and garden centers hoping you’ll take them home.
Pumpkin popularity is at its peak during the fall holidays. Halloween would be amiss without them. Scary and funny faces carved into gourds and lit from the inside wait on porches everywhere for the trick-or-treaters. Then, as if by magic, pumpkins transition into pie and become the hit of Thanksgiving dinner. It’s a versatile thing for sure. And with its colors of green, white, and of course orange, the pumpkin is no longer relegated to just these two holidays. It’s becoming the cornerstone for fall decorating both inside and outside the home.
IDEAS FOR DECORATING WITH PUMPKINS ABOUND
Welcome visitors with a collection of pumpkins and colorful mums. Heirloom pumpkins provide a variety of colors and shapes and can be found at many farmers’ markets.
Sit a pumpkin or two in an urn to create a topiary-like arrangement.
Place a pumpkin on moss inside a lantern to rest on your mantel.
Present pumpkins on a tray along with fall gourds. Add a few pinecones and bits of greenery for a fall centerpiece.
Personalize tiny pumpkins with names and use as place cards for a dinner party or family gathering.
Style Idea
Add pumpkins to a bench at the front or back door for a colorful fall greeting. With the addition of berries and rustic pieces such as flower pots and watering cans, you’ll have a photo-worthy vignette.
