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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl

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Dawn
Naperville Illinois
USA
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Posted - Oct 02 2017 :  04:37:37 AM  Show Profile
I volunteered yesterday morning at the Morton Arboretum's annual 5k Fall Race. They always do up the visitor center court yard and lake nearby for October with a spectacular pumpkin, mum, and decorative kales displays. Scarecrows decorated by the boys and girls scouts go all around Meadow Lake next to the visitor center. It screams fall, even when we are going back up to the 80's this week! This is just one of the displays.

If you are in IL, stop by and have a look!
Dawn n IL

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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl

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Sara
Paris TX
USA
6747 Posts

Posted - Oct 02 2017 :  04:49:13 AM  Show Profile
Beautiful - love all things fall.

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janamarieje
True Blue Farmgirl

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Jana
Southern California
USA
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Posted - Oct 02 2017 :  08:47:13 AM  Show Profile
Wow, that is so beautiful! Dawn, thank you for your work and sharing with us!

Jana

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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl

4086 Posts

Michele
Bruce Wisconsin
USA
4086 Posts

Posted - Oct 02 2017 :  4:12:36 PM  Show Profile
wow that is alot of pumpkins!! very beautiful. enjoy seeing your pictures dawn.

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Michele
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl

6625 Posts

Krista
Utah
USA
6625 Posts

Posted - Oct 02 2017 :  4:14:52 PM  Show Profile
Very festive! I love how pretty that turned out. Fall is so wonderful.

Krista
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl

4709 Posts

Dawn
Naperville Illinois
USA
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Posted - Oct 02 2017 :  6:07:36 PM  Show Profile
Thanks, glad all of you liked it. There's quite a few other displays throughout the visitor center and children's garden areas. I agree, fall is wonderful!



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firecatinc
True Blue Farmgirl

1252 Posts

Lenora
Fulks Run VA
USA
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Posted - Oct 02 2017 :  6:22:15 PM  Show Profile
Cool design.

Nora
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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl

4314 Posts

Dianna
Jack Al.
USA
4314 Posts

Posted - Oct 03 2017 :  09:28:24 AM  Show Profile
HOW UTTERLY delightful! No autumn color here so I will happily enjoy all of your color vicariously through you!


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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl

2280 Posts

Julie
Medina ND
USA
2280 Posts

Posted - Oct 03 2017 :  10:37:03 AM  Show Profile
How beautiful Dawn. I was there this spring when all the tulips were blooming. Truely spectacular. My son lives in Naperville, so we always try to do fun things when I visit.

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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl

4709 Posts

Dawn
Naperville Illinois
USA
4709 Posts

Posted - Oct 03 2017 :  10:43:25 AM  Show Profile
Wow Julie! I also live in Naperville. I hope you can visit your son from Thanksgiving thru December when the arboretum has their spectacular "Illumination" holiday light display going.

Dawn in IL

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Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl

6488 Posts

Winnie
Gainesville Fl
USA
6488 Posts

Posted - Oct 03 2017 :  11:50:05 AM  Show Profile
Dawn, this display of pumpkins and flowers is just gorgeous! There is nothing so fall as lots of big orange orbs gathered together for everyone to enjoy. Thanks for sharing!

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Dreamer42
True Blue Farmgirl

2656 Posts

April
Central Oregon
USA
2656 Posts

Posted - Oct 07 2017 :  9:17:49 PM  Show Profile
So beautifully festive!!


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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl

4709 Posts

Dawn
Naperville Illinois
USA
4709 Posts

Posted - Oct 08 2017 :  08:31:31 AM  Show Profile
The Morton Arboretum's October Fest is on all month now. My husband went with us yesterday to the arboretum & he was very impressed with the displays. The design team there does a superb job putting autumn arrangements in every available spot around the visitor center, children's garden and administration/library building.These little arrangements are around all 4 corners of the outside food tents. I sure wish I had their budget to spend that much on fall flowers & pumpkins! The trees are really starting to show off now, especially since we finally got some measurable rains after a 10+ week dry spell.

Dawn in IL




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windypines
True Blue Farmgirl

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Michele
Bruce Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Oct 09 2017 :  4:26:50 PM  Show Profile
so very pretty. it would be nice if you could grow more, and then spend less dollars for your fall display dawn!

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Michele
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl

6625 Posts

Krista
Utah
USA
6625 Posts

Posted - Oct 09 2017 :  5:17:29 PM  Show Profile
They have such cute little displays. I wish I could create a display like that in my front yard. So lovely you get to spend time there.

Krista
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naturemaiden
True Blue Farmgirl

2568 Posts

Connie - Farmgirl #673
Hoosick Falls NY
USA
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Posted - Oct 10 2017 :  2:51:36 PM  Show Profile
it's so beautiful

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