Plants in the Dark: 10 Spooky Outdoor Halloween Gardening Ideas

1 Skeleton Garden Bed

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2 Dying Plants

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3 DIY Floral Scarecrow

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4 Enchant Large Trees with Eyes

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5 Jack-O-Lantern Planters

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6 Decorate with Black Houseplants

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7 Creepy Cactus Spiders

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8 Ghosts Caught in Climbing Vines

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9 DIY Eyeball Halloween Wreath

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10 Monsters from Plants

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