o u t d o o r s

INSTANT IMPACT

T a k i n g F l i g h t

To suspend pumpkins

as shown on

page no,

cut a length of thick

jute and knot one end

to a large washer; tie a

loop in the other end. Punch holes in the top

and bottom of the pumpkin, and use wire to

pull the twine through the holes. The washer

supports the pumpkin's weight; the loop

attaches to the shepherd's hook.

HIGH STAKES

T h ick -fle sh e d pie p um p kins, su ch as ‘W e e Be Little’

and ‘Su g ar Pie’,

above,

serve as lofty lanterns along

a path. Slice parallel openings in o n e side o f each

pum pkin. O n the o p p o site side, cu t an o p enin g

large eno ugh to reach in and scrap e o u t th e insides.

Poke a b am b o o garden stake through the b ottom

o f each pum pkin, and a n ch o r it firm ly in the

gro u nd . Light the p um p kin s w ith battery-p o w ered

L E D lights o r vo tive candles.

PUMPKIN STALK

Place a large pum p kin in the ce n te r o f a pot,

left,

position a tw ig trellis o v e r it, and to p it o ff w ith a

pum pkin. A rran ge a few sm aller, co lo rfu l go urds

a ro u n d the po t—y o u ’re done!

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