| Your yard gives you the opportunity to unleash all your | | | | Halloween. String them to make garlands for fences or |
| creativity and really think big when it comes to | | | | place them in baskets. |
| decorating for the favorite spooky holiday - Halloween. | | | | 5. Witches and brooms make for great decorations. |
| But that does not mean you have slave around for | | | | Make a purchased or made witch sit on the branch of |
| hours making and putting up the decorations. Here are | | | | a tree or on a bench. You can also simply use the |
| some quick and easy ideas for decorating your yard | | | | broom near the tree or at the front steps and add a |
| this Halloween: | | | | sign that 'The Witch is Up There' or 'The Witch is in'. |
| 1. Scarecrows set the mood. Purchase or make a | | | | 6. Garden stakes come in various designs for |
| scarecrow and display it in your yard. Make him stand | | | | Halloween. Choose ghosts, witches, pumpkins or |
| in the center on in a corner or make him sit on a | | | | whatever else fits your theme and choice. They are |
| bench, on the steps or on the fence. | | | | great scene setters and look especially pretty when |
| 2. Wreaths make the yard look very pretty. Choose | | | | placed between plants. |
| from grapevine wreaths or black and orange | | | | 7. Nature's own decorations can provide fall colors to |
| Halloween wreaths to suit your tastes and decorate | | | | your décor. Use lots of potted annuals like |
| walls and front door by hanging them. | | | | mums, begonias, dahlias etc. to decorate your yard. |
| 3. Use pumpkins in every place for an instant | | | | You can also use things like fall foliage, dried flowers, |
| 'Halloween' touch. Place them on the steps, porch | | | | seed heads, hay bales etc. |
| railing and benches or grouped together in unexpected | | | | 8. Lastly, make a clear pathway for the |
| places. When grouping together, mix all shapes, sizes | | | | trick-or-treaters to come in to your front door. Add |
| and colors. | | | | ropes along the sides or use luminarias to keep them |
| 4. Gourds are another natural decoration for yards for | | | | from trampling your plants or flowerbeds. |