It’s a good idea to do some background reading on preparing gourd surfaces for decoration before you start. Some may need to be soaked and scraped to remove the thin outer skin that is often ...

Halloween pumpkins have come a long way from triangle eyes and goofy grins, and there are now more ways to jazz up a jack-o’-lantern than all the princess and pirate costumes combined. We asked five ...

If you've noticed purple pumpkins on a porch, you may wonder why they're painted this color. That's exactly what the folks ...

Are you a pumpkin Picasso? A gourd Gaugin? If you love creating your carved or painted jack-o’-lantern every Halloween, a contest now underway, sponsored by the Pennsylvania agriculture department, ...

As fall arrives, many people bring pumpkins inside, but high mold levels in Chicagoland-the highest since 2014-make indoor decor risky.