Something I have been putting a lot of thought into lately is WHEN should I set up my yard?
Last year I simply decorated the inside of my house and it turned out totally awesome. I started setting up around the first week of October and was busy up until the time the party started
This year my focus (now that I have my own house and am not renting) is my front yard. I am doing a fairly extensive graveyard scene. I want it to be up long enough that others can check it out and enjoy it, but not so long that I get annoyed at having to pull everything down for every windy night or rainy afternoon. Another concern is dumb teenagers who might decide to pick on the wrong trigger happy neighbors decorations. I have seen no evidence of any trouble from anyone in my neighborhood at any time, but having a nice scene set up will likely start to draw outside people in to the neighborhood (at least I hope it will turn out that good).
So my question - when does everyone else set up their decorations? What do you do first (inside, outside, front yard, back yard, etc.)
Post picks of your recent decorated yards or houses for some inspiration (especially graveyard scenes)
Thanks guys!
Last year I simply decorated the inside of my house and it turned out totally awesome. I started setting up around the first week of October and was busy up until the time the party started
This year my focus (now that I have my own house and am not renting) is my front yard. I am doing a fairly extensive graveyard scene. I want it to be up long enough that others can check it out and enjoy it, but not so long that I get annoyed at having to pull everything down for every windy night or rainy afternoon. Another concern is dumb teenagers who might decide to pick on the wrong trigger happy neighbors decorations. I have seen no evidence of any trouble from anyone in my neighborhood at any time, but having a nice scene set up will likely start to draw outside people in to the neighborhood (at least I hope it will turn out that good).
So my question - when does everyone else set up their decorations? What do you do first (inside, outside, front yard, back yard, etc.)
Post picks of your recent decorated yards or houses for some inspiration (especially graveyard scenes)
Thanks guys!