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Any ideas for accentuating tree stumps. I was standing outside the other day having a beer, when I spotted the pile of brush that I'm waiting for the city to pick up. The pile of stumps actually got my attention the most. I figured 2 or 3 of them varying in height would look neat with pumkins, gourds, maybe some Indian corn arranged on them.

I already have a bale of hay that I usually sit a scarecrow on with a couple pumpkins on the ground in front of him, as well as a ghost made from a sheet hanging from the huge tree in the front yard. I hang orange lights in the bushes along the front of the house and two tombstones I made from plywood further out in the yard. All of which is illuminated with flood lights.

Should I combine the scarecrow and hay bale with the 3 stumps to make a large sort of focul point? Or keep the seperate?

Let me know what you guys think.

Love the site by the way!

Hi H-13th. If I was doing something with the tree stumps I'd definitely cluster them. Your idea using pumpkins and goards is a great one. The varying heights of the stumps will appeal to the eye - perhaps propping the scarecrow upright behind the stumps would look good too. Course, I'm a big proponent of focal points since it makes me crazy to see too much spread all over the place. Be sure to take some pictures when you're done!

Tree stumps of different heights just beg for JOLs to be placed on them. Nothing says Halloween like a big 'ol grinning JOL (unless it's two or three of them...or four or five... )!