Halloween Home and Garden Events
Halloween Costumes, Decorations and Landscape Surprises
Sep 12, 2007
The Home and Garden writers have collected the scariest, spookiest, yummiest and craftiest Halloween ideas to celebrate All Hallows Eve in the home or garden landscape.
No one appreciates Halloween more than home owners and gardeners. The opportunities to craft, create, decorate, design and plan abound. Whether you are hosting a safe and creative Halloween party or trying to make a one-of-a-kind costume this is the place for you.
Enjoy this collection of Halloween offerings from the writers of the Home and Garden Department. We promise only treats, no tricks, here.
Halloween In the Outdor Garden and Landscape
- Halloween Themed Garden Plants: Annuals, Perennials, Trees and Shrubs for October by Angela England - Spooks, magic, ghouls, and black cats. October's All Hallow's Eve can be fun to celebrate in the garden with these Halloween named plants.
- Chupacabras in the Southwest?: Or Something Else? by Robert Dailey - Something is wandering throughout the southwest, killing farm animals and frightening people. Some think it might be a chupacabras.
- Calling all Carnivors: Carnivorous Pitcher Plants for your Pond by L. Marie Dubuque - An unusual plant with a lot of character adds color to a shallow shelf in your water garden.
- Flowers and Herbs for Halloween: Lore to Ward off Evil or Witchcraft or Spirits and Keep You Safe by Barbara Martin - Old fashioned cures, remedies, protections, amulets and charms from your herb and flower garden to make your Halloween trick or treat night a safe, relaxing experience.
New and Unique Halloween Costume Ideas
- The Queen of Hearts: An Inexpensive Halloween Costume by Mary Welling-Bonney - This is a fun costume you can make with minimal expense.
- The Soda Can Costume: An Unusual Costume Idea by Mary Welling-Bonney - How about making your child a giant can of their favorite beverage including the pull tab on top?
- How to Make a Fairy Costume: Make an Elfin Costume with Bells, Ribbons and Flowers for Your Child by Melissa Howard - Make a fairy costume with flowers, ribbons, and bells that will make your child dance with delight.
- Unique Halloween Costume Ideas: Holiday History Suggests Weird and Unique Outfits by Carroll Trosclair - Ghosts, devils, witches and skeletons still dominate Halloween parties, but how about Druids, Celts, Old Man Winter and Turnip Heads?
- Creative Halloween Costumes: Homemade Last-Minute Ideas for Kids and Adults by Mary McCarthy - Oops! The Halloween party is tomorrow and you're not ready! Fear not. Here are some easy ideas to make it seem like you planned in advance for your Halloween costume!
Halloween in the Home for Planning, Collecting and Hosting
- Halloween Drop-In Party Ideas: Games, Favors, Food and Fun that will Treat the Whole Family by Diane Laney Fitzpatrick - Invite trick-or-treaters to stop over for some kooky, spooky fun.
- Best Halloween Websites: Costumes, Decorations, Parties and Beyond by Mary McCarthy - How to Celebrate Halloween via the Internet
- Halloween in America: Celtic in Origin, Halloween and Its Trappings are Pure Americana by Susan Cramer - A brief history of Halloween celebrations in America.
- Halloween Collectible Candy Containers: Collectors Love these Vintage Paper Figures from the 1920's by Susan Cramer- Prices can be scary for one of a kind papier-mache figural candy containers made in Germany for the U.S. market.
- Spooked by Halloween Waste, Junk? Consider These Tips for a Green Oct 31 by Shirley Siluk Gregory - Ideas for environmentally friendly trick-or-treating and Halloween fun.
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