Scarecrows are a classic way of keeping your seeds and young plants safe from birds and deer. Best of all, they're a great way of reusing old material in the garden.I spoke to a gardening expert about ...

From 1 to 4 p.m., students were able to use their creativity to decorate pumpkins and take pictures near the scarecrows and hay bales with their ... “I’m putting on like a girly pumpkin. She has like ...

These included a black doll, a large pumpkin with nails driven into it, coconuts, lemons, saffron and red vermilion. The ritual also involved a small structure wrapped with a thread, a pouch tied ...

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