Saturday, August 9, 2008

An Autumn Garden for Halloween

There is no better time to enjoy the spectacular beauty that nature has to offer during the autumn season. It is an ideal opportunity to entertain friends and family, especially around Halloween. Why not take advantage of all colors and textures that stimulate the fall provided by the creation of a garden theme around this exciting journey.

Halloween parties provide an excellent opportunity to put more bountiful harvest an interior garden, or better yet, invited to a garden instead. Swimming the garden or terrace with soft lights. To fall or color Halloween votive candles inside small pots or glasses and place them on the terra cotta saucers decorated with colored leaves. These charming little lanterns can be used as attractive centerpieces for tables or scattered throughout the garden.

The pumpkins are an absolute necessity for a Halloween decoration garden. Create a variety of Jack-O'-Lanterns and disseminate through the surrounding landscape. Light them with candles. You can also choose to hollow varieties of pumpkin, gourd, squash and even for use as containers for celebration for cut flowers arrangements. Fill them with different mothers, Chinese lanterns, stems berries attached, sunflowers, dried peppers, twigs, etc. Wicker harvest baskets also make great containers. Gather a few bales of hay or straw, add some corn stalks and pumpkins, and accent with Indian corn and small decorative gourds. For more interest, you can cover the tables with old gunny bags. Creating comfortable seats around these tables, or perhaps, by itself, rock homes.

Fall-themed gardens are usually rich in colors such as purple, gold, dark green and burnt orange. These beautiful colors result from a variety of flowers, foliage, berries and seeds. According to a tradition of Halloween theme, there are several ways to accomplish a spook-tacular garden. If you wish, your focus can be focused on the orange and black. However, too dark can lead to the garden dull and unattractive. Your goal is to achieve a welcoming atmosphere. Good choice for adding color orange could include zinnias, marigold, tigre lilies, Gerber daisies, poppies, weeds and butterflies. Near-black beauties could include a variety of tulips and iris. Do not forget to throw in some orange and black color and thoughts.

Keep in mind, however, that a theme of Halloween should not be limited to just these colors. Flowers that are deep brown may also help define your Halloween. Look for nuances in these preferred varieties of cosmos, bachelor buttons, or snapdragons. Complementary colors such as orange and purple asters mothers may add other interests. Mix in some gray or blue grass.

Likewise, try to apply some dark brown roses in the garden; allow them to climb along an old iron truss. Place stone benches in various areas of seats, allowing different views, and perhaps a pool of water adjacent to bring unrest. In addition, you may want to include plants that have creepy names such as the language of the devil, blood lily, orchid spider, bat factory, Bleeding Heart, bloodthirsty Canada, etc.

Did you know that at some point have some plants in your garden you guilty of being a witch? Many types of grasses, weeds and flowers were once considered to be exclusively used by witches for making potions and spells. Some of these included Hellebores, lavender, poppies, dandelions, and even ferns. Digital, also known as witches thimbles, and yarrow, called the Carolina devil, are also commonly cultivated plants in many gardens have become a ghoulish part of witchcraft.

Just for fun you might consider designing a garden of the witch filled with various herbs. These gardens are generally circular shape as it is of the opinion once a sacred symbol by witches. Plant rows of red beauties around the perimeter of the garden. Red flowers were struggling to keep players. Try geraniums, zinnias, nasturtiums, red spider lilies, flowers or firecracker.

On the other hand, if you are willing to avert a witch, try to complete a border with the rich yellow and green. There are many varieties of flowers such as marigold, sunflower, green zinnias, and foliage plants like hostas, ornamental grasses, conifers or who will easily achieve this effect. In the witch's garden May, you will find a wide choice of plants.

Add more interest and drama in integrating and ornamental plants. Improve your theme with various features such as gargoyles, toadstool ornaments, broomsticks, and small pots. To allow these objects to explore from under or behind the plants to create an air of mystery.

A fall garden can easily be designed to be a Halloween theme. With only a touch of imagination and a few Halloween-related accessories, you can create a garden fall surprise your family, friends and neighbours. Happy Halloween.

Author Bio
This article was written by Nikki Phipps and was sponsored by DareToScare.com.
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