{"id":27419,"date":"2023-10-19T17:57:53","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T15:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a7036d25-588d-4ea0-b778-86762d292fea"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:34:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:34:51","slug":"scary-apples-for-halloween-and-apple-day","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/scary-apples-for-halloween-and-apple-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Scary apples for Halloween and Apple Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\">Whether it&#8217;s for Apple Day on October 21 or Halloween, these scary apples are an excellent thing to create with the whole family. Photographs Andrew Montgomery <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Kristy Ramage\n      <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 19 October 2023 at 15:57 PM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/gardens\/celebrate-apple-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Day is 21 October<\/a> and it&#8217;s a chance to pay tribute to one of the best-loved fruits of this land. But why not use apples to enrich another festival? Carving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/plants\/how-to-grow-your-own-pumpkin-and-squash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pumpkins<\/a> is an October delight, but scary apples are an innovative twist on a halloween tradition.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-making-apple-monsters\">Making apple monsters<\/h2><div aria-label=\"Carousel Gallery\" class=\"wp-block-coblocks-gallery-carousel alignwide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery-carousel-swiper-container is-cropped coblocks-gallery has-caption-style-dark has-horizontal-gutter has-lightbox has-no-thumbnails\"><div class=\"has-carousel has-carousel-xlrg swiper-container has-aligned-cells has-responsive-height\" 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width=\"1357\" height=\"1808\" alt=\"Scary apples for halloween and apple day\" class=\"wp-image-11327\" data-id=\"11327\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/?attachment_id=11327\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/GILLAppleDayone-238311-283d6ee.jpg\"\/><figcaption>\u00a9 Andrew Montgomery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"2\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1357\" height=\"1808\" alt=\"Scary apples for halloween and apple day\" class=\"wp-image-11329\" data-id=\"11329\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/?attachment_id=11329\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/GILLAppleDayone-238323-a9ff994.jpg\"\/><figcaption>\u00a9 Andrew Montgomery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"3\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1357\" height=\"1808\" alt=\"Scary apples for halloween and apple day\" class=\"wp-image-11331\" data-id=\"11331\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/?attachment_id=11331\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/GILLAppleDayone-238325-8b47007.jpg\"\/><figcaption>\u00a9 Andrew Montgomery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><div class=\"coblocks-gallery--item\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"4\"><figure class=\"coblocks-gallery--figure has-margin-left-5 has-margin-left-mobile-5 has-margin-right-5 has-margin-right-mobile-5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1357\" height=\"1808\" alt=\"Scary apples for halloween and apple day\" class=\"wp-image-11332\" data-id=\"11332\" data-link=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/?attachment_id=11332\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/GILLAppleDayone-238332-bf976ac.jpg\"\/><figcaption>\u00a9 Andrew Montgomery<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><button class=\"nav-button__prev\" id=\"12345-prev\"><svg class=\"icon\" style=\"transform:rotate(180deg)\"\/><\/button><button class=\"nav-button__next\" id=\"12345-next\"><svg class=\"icon\"\/><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/div><ul><li>Collect the twigs, leaves and anything else you can find in the garden.<\/li><li>Armed with these and a pile of windfall apples use pliers, scissors, bamboo skewers and more to make holes and dig out gaping mouths.<\/li><li>Use florist&#8217;s wire for a few more intriguing designs.<\/li><li>On a sheltered shelf outside, these monsters will survive for weeks and become more and more ghoulish with their decay.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-landscape_thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1357\" height=\"1808\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/GILLAppleDayone-238322-277aa03.jpg?crop=2px,896px,1354px,902px\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11328\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Andrew Montgomery<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2 id=\"h-creating-apple-bird-feeders\">Creating apple bird feeders<\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-landscape_thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1357\" height=\"1808\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2019\/09\/GILLAppleDayone-238422-2512f56.jpg?crop=2px,174px,1354px,902px\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11335\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9 Andrew Montgomery<\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Garden designer Arne Maynard has used this technique before, which is essentially hanging a perfect string of apples from pleached trees. Add twigs between the apples to give the birds a place to perch while feasting.<\/p><p>Make a hole through the centre of the apple first (an awl is a useful tool for this), then string them together with a knot and a twig between each one.<\/p><div class=\"is-layout-flow is-layout-flow wp-block-group highlight-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><p><em>Discover more traditions and events happening around <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/gardens\/celebrate-apple-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple Day 2023<\/a> and read more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/plants\/how-to-grow-your-own-pumpkin-and-squash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">growing pumpkins here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><p><em>For decorating inspiration, don&#8217;t miss our guide to <a href=\"\/\/46081e40-1a89-4d27-b058-82d724afc05f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the best outdoor Halloween d\u00e9cor<\/a> you can buy for your porch or front garden this year.<\/em><\/p><\/div><\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it&#8217;s for Apple Day on October 21 or Halloween, these scary apples are an excellent thing to create with the whole family. 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