The air has been crisping recently, though, thankfully, we have not yet had a killing frost. We are entering one of our top three favorite months here at the farm. October is the month for llama photos, for pumpkin decorating, and for glorious color. Sunny, warm days and cool, clear nights. Leaves turning red, gold and every shade in between. And Halloween! We love it all.
We will save most of the Halloween photos for later, but for now, enjoy the current bounty.
Mums are huge and colorful this year.
This is a Long Island Cheese Squash. Looks like the pumpkin Cinderella's fairy godmother turned in to a coach, but it is more of a tan color. These not only look great, but make a delicious pie when your seasonal decor turns to things more wintry.
The best decorations include pumpkins of many colors and sizes, and gourds in amazingly crazy and fun shapes and colors.
If you want to do something really creative, arrange your flowers in a carved-out pumpkin. We line the inside with some tin foil to keep the pumpkin fresh longer. For best results, change the water daily. The arrangements above were made during an afternoon workshop at our farm last fall.
Our scary Halloween decorations will be coming out shortly. I know they have been in the stores since July, but we will hold out for at least another week. In the meantime, some of our cute decorations are on display, like these very cool painted rocks by Westhampton artist Kate Fontaine.
Check out our website to learn more about our llama photo day, and pumpkin decorating contest.http://www.hickorydell.com/seasonalspecials_specialevents.html
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