How to Make a Pumpkin Topiary - An Organized Season

Have you ever wondered how to make a pumpkin topiary? It’s easier than you might think! Let us show you how to stack pumpkins for beautiful Fall decor!

If you’ve been around the blog for a while, you might have noticed I have a love affair with all kinds of topiaries!

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So, I figured why not make one out of pumpkins?

The colors I plan to use on our porch this year are green, white, and black, so I decided to go with a neutral topiary!

I hope you love it as much as I do!

I’m so excited to share this DIY with you, so let’s get started!

Here’s how we made our pumpkin topiary!

Table of Contents

Choose your pumpkins

A small, medium, and large and white pumpkins sitting on a staircase. Step one for how to make a pumpkin topiary.

For this project, you will need three faux pumpkins. Choose a small, medium, and large size. I bought mine from Michaels.

Gather Materials

Gather the following materials to complete this project:

three pumpkins in varying sizes
dowel rod
planter
dirt
drill-if you don’t have one use a sharp knife
hole saw drill bit set
regular drill bits
miter box
saw

Steps to Make A Pumpkin Topiary

Cut holes in the bottom of pumpkins

A man drilling a hole in the bottom of a white faux pumpkin. Step two for how to make a pumpkin topiary.

Cut a hole in the bottom of each pumpkin with a hole saw drill bit.

Stack the pumpkins to make sure the holes fit over the stems.

Cut holes in stems of pumpkins

We will insert a dowel rod through the pumpkins, so we need to cut a hole through the stems of the medium and large pumpkins.

A man drilling a hole in the stem of a faux pumpkin. Showing step four for how to make a pumpkin topiary.

Rich used a drill to cut a hole in the center of the stem and then he drilled it out wider.

He did the same thing to the medium pumpkin.

Do not cut the stem of the smallest pumpkin.

Place the three faux pumpkins on the dowel rod to make sure they fit. Step five for how to make a pumpkin topiary.

First, arrange the pumpkins on the dowel rod to make sure they fit.

I had to decide which of the two planters I wanted to use and the black planter won out.

Cut the Dowel Rod

Mark the rod to the desired length you need.

Use a miter box and saw to cut the dowel rod to the length you need it. Step six for how to make a pumpkin topiary.

Cut the rod using a miter box and saw.

Insert the rod through the hole in the planter.

Assemble the Topiary

Place the three faux pumpkins on the dowel rod and insert into the hole in your planter. Step seven for how to make a pumpkin topiary.

Put pumpkins back on the rod.

Pack dirt into the planter.

Embellish Your Topiary

I want my topiary to look cohesive with the other items on my porch, so I will embellish it a bit!

I started by adding Spanish moss around the base to hide the dirt.

Next, I added black and white buffalo check and burlap bows around the base.

To see how I made the bows click here.

Display your Pumpkin Topiary

I placed the topiary on the right side of my front door.

Next, I added pumpkins around the base!

If you need tips on how to decorate a fall porch we’re sharing seven simple steps here!

Conclusion

I’m so pleased with how my topiary turned out.

I think this is such a fun and beautiful addition to our porch!

Now that you’ve seen how simple it is to make a pumpkin topiary, will you try it??

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Blessings, Donna and Rich

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