How to Host a Halloween Garden Bash

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Southern Living Plant Collection’s Garden Lifestyle Expert, Carmen Johnston, provides easy-to-follow how to’s for you to host a Halloween Garden Bash this October!

Hosting a Halloween Garden Bash doesn't have to be a scare!

A Halloween Bash on an Autumn evening is a perfect opportunity for guests to dress up and enjoy ghoulish garden games and spook-a-licious treats.

Follow these tips to make your very own Halloween Garden Bash a success!

And don't forget to include ghoulish garden games like the donut reach, go fish, bobbing for forbidden apples and creating Container Garden Ghouls!

Watch the video below to see how Carmen decorated and entertained with the Southern Living Plant Collection for a Halloween Garden Bash!

Need Inspiration? Use these ideas from our Halloween Garden Bash to host your very own.

Group heirloom pumpkins, plants wrapped in burlap & fun metal pieces for a warm welcome.	Gold fish lined the table ready for party goers to take home as treats.
All treats and no tricks! Create a candy station filled with fun Halloween candy.	Group together dried branches and place in a tall glass vase for an easy centerpiece.
Our feline friend Treasure eagerly waited to play a round of go-fish.	Large buckets work well as a cooler for fun party drinks & make great containers post-party.
Local restaurant, EPIC, used pineapple juice, sprite and lime sherbet for a fun Halloween drink.	Carve a miniature pumpkin and place clipping of Purple Diamond to make a Halloween dish festive.
Keep activities for children simple. Create a ghoulish garden ghoul - here's how.	Guests leave with ghouls in hand. Garden ghouls love full sun & to be watered 2x a week.

To learn how to create your own spooky container garden like Carmen's, click here.

For instructions on how to create a children's DIY garden ghoul, click here.

Click here to download a printable invitation so you can use to start inviting friends and kids over for your Halloween Garden Bash!

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We would like to thank EPIC restaurant in Columbus, Georgia for providing the fantastic food and beverages for our Halloween Garden Bash.

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