11. Glowing Jack-o’-Lantern Topiary Column
Make your entryway grand and inviting with a towering, glowing jack-o’-lantern topiary column. This high-impact decoration stacks multiple carved pumpkins on top of one another, creating a vertical display of friendly or frightening glowing faces. It is a brilliant way to maximize your porch decorating space, drawing the eye upward and creating a warm, festive focal point that can be seen from down the street.
To build a topiary that lasts year after year, use synthetic, carvable foam pumpkins. Carve unique faces into each pumpkin using a hot knife or carving tools. Drill a hole through the center of each pumpkin from top to bottom, and thread them onto a sturdy metal garden stake or dowel anchored in a heavy planter filled with soil or stones. Thread a string of outdoor LED lights through the center of the pumpkins to illuminate all the faces simultaneously with a single plug.