Pumpkin patches
Corn Mazes and Fall Farms Near Boulder and Denver
Planning a corn maze near Denver this fall? We cover four well known Front Range farms, what to expect, and tips on parking, crowds and dogs from local pros.
Which pumpkin patches are worth the drive, what a porch display actually takes, and how to keep one standing through a Front Range October. Written by the people who build them.
Which patches around Denver, Boulder and Longmont are worth the drive, and what you will pay to park once you get there.
Pumpkin patches
Planning a corn maze near Denver this fall? We cover four well known Front Range farms, what to expect, and tips on parking, crowds and dogs from local pros.
Pumpkin patches
We put together an honest guide to pumpkin patch options near Longmont, covering Erie and Broomfield, plus crowds, parking and the best day to visit this fall.
Pumpkin patches
Bringing the dog along? Here's what to know about leash rules, parking, and crowds at a few well established pumpkin patches near Denver, plus what to pack.
Pumpkin patches
Parking, flat paths and gentle rides matter more than acreage when picking the best pumpkin patch near Denver for toddlers, and a few farms get it right.
Pumpkin patches
Longtime farms around Erie, Longmont and Broomfield run a real pumpkin patch near Boulder each fall, with mazes, hayrides and mud depending on the week.
Pumpkin patches
Here's what Anderson Farms, Rock Creek Farm, Chatfield Farms and Miller Farms offer, so you can pick the right pumpkin patch near Denver this fall.
How a porch display is actually put together: quantities, color mixes, steps, planters and what reads well from the street.
Porch styling
Pick a fall wreath that matches the pumpkins below it: door-width sizing, hanging height, six material options and how each one holds up outdoors in Colorado.
Porch styling
Some fall decorations quit by the first week of October. Here is what lasts on a Front Range front porch, what fails first, and how to seat and stake it.
Porch styling
Thriller, filler and spiller applied to autumn, plus how to sit pumpkins into your front porch planters instead of next to them. Sizes, pairings, watering.
Porch styling
Hay bales, galvanized buckets and warted heirlooms, used with restraint. What reads farmhouse on a Colorado porch, and what reads like a craft store aisle.
Porch styling
An uncarved pumpkin outlasts a carved one by weeks. No carve pumpkin decorating ideas grouped by time and mess, with lifespan notes for every group.
Porch styling
From variety pairing to paint pens to full carving, 30 pumpkin decorating ideas grouped by mess and skill, each with a note on how long it lasts.
Porch styling
Stacking pumpkins is an engineering problem. Which varieties sit flat, how to run a rebar spine, and the weight order that keeps a porch tower up.
Porch styling
Three pumpkins on a wide porch vanish from the sidewalk. Real front porch pumpkin counts by porch width, step count and viewing distance from the street.
Porch styling
Narrow stoops and shared entries need fewer pumpkins, not smaller ones. Small front porch fall ideas using height, contrast and one side of the door.
Porch styling
Measure the porch, pick an anchor, build height, then layer in odd numbers. The full fall porch decor method, with real pumpkin counts by width.
Porch styling
A bale gives pumpkins something to sit on, and hay bales fall decor works best when mums or a showpiece pumpkin join it. Here's what each piece does on a porch.
Porch styling
Narrow steps and a tight landing can still hold a full look. We break down small front porch fall decor with depth-first tips and how many pumpkins to use.
Porch styling
A few simple rules make pumpkins on porch steps look styled instead of dumped: odd groupings, size ladders, and off-center placement for railings and planters.
Porch styling
Full porch displays across the metro run on set package pricing plus a delivery fee, and porch pumpkins in Denver homes get styled on site, not dropped at the curb.
Porch styling
Cream and white pumpkins give a Front Range porch a softer look than orange, and white pumpkin porch decor holds up well through Colorado sun and wind.
Porch styling
Fifteen front porch fall decorating ideas sorted by how long they take, from a ten minute step row to a weekend build, and which need two people.
Porch styling
Rust with white pumpkins, gold with heirlooms, and never a mum mid-run. Color pairings, pot sizes and placement rules for front porch fall mums that hold up.
Porch styling
A no-orange pumpkin palette for a modern porch: Lumina white, Jarrahdale blue-gray and blush Porcelain Doll, with ratios, placement and Colorado pricing.
Porch styling
A styled display delivered to the steps typically runs $375 to $1,225, and porch pumpkin cost mostly comes down to pumpkin count and delivery zone.
Porch styling
Here is exactly what happens once you book pumpkin delivery in Colorado, from the delivery week timeline to what we build and why we never collect them after.
Porch styling
Colorado's downslope winds and hard frost wreck flimsy decorations fast. These fall porch decor ideas use real pumpkins, hay bales and staking that hold up.
Porch styling
Porch width and steps decide how many pumpkins your porch needs. We break down counts by size and package, from a small stoop to a full wraparound.
Keeping pumpkins alive on a Front Range porch: wind, hail, hard frosts, squirrels and how long a display really lasts.
Pumpkin care
Minis fail before anything else, and there is a physical reason. How long mini pumpkins last, why they shrivel early, and how often to swap them.
Pumpkin care
Three things decide 6 weeks versus 6 months: cure, stem and skin. How long uncarved pumpkins last, and how to pick one that goes the distance.
Pumpkin care
Fox squirrels can strip a porch display in two days. Nine ways to keep squirrels from eating pumpkins, with honest success rates and what to never use.
Pumpkin care
Carving starts a clock you cannot stop. How long carved pumpkins last in dry Colorado air, why they sag fast, and when to cut so yours reaches Halloween.
Pumpkin care
Petroleum jelly and hairspray do close to nothing. Here is how to make pumpkins last longer outside, sorted into what works and what is folklore.
Pumpkin care
Most porch rot starts underneath the pumpkin, not on top. How to keep pumpkins from rotting on a porch, with the bleach question answered honestly.
Pumpkin care
Carved pumpkins get 3 to 10 days. Uncarved field pumpkins hold 8 to 12 weeks. See how long pumpkins last by variety, and what shortens it.
Pumpkin care
A porch display can handle a cold snap fine, but whether frost hurts pumpkins really comes down to how low the temperature drops and for how long overnight.
Pumpkin care
Squirrels chew, magpies peck, and Front Range porches take a beating each fall. Here's what actually helps keep squirrels off pumpkins, and what's just a myth.
Pumpkin care
Front Range gusts can flatten a porch display overnight. Here is how wind proof fall porch decor stays put through downslope wind, hail, and hard frosts.
Pumpkin care
Sun, dry air and hard frosts all shorten porch life here, so here's how long pumpkins last outside and simple ways to stretch that window this fall.
When the season turns on the northern Front Range, what the weather does to an outdoor display, and where to take the family.
Colorado fall
See which pumpkin varieties colorado weather actually lets stick around for six weeks, and which ones are better saved for a quick doorstep accent.
Colorado fall
Planning a denver pumpkin festival trip this fall? Here is what to expect at the Front Range's best known corn mazes and harvest farms, plus how to check current hours.
Colorado fall
Front Range farms start opening in early September, and pumpkin patch season colorado runs through October 31, before the first hard frost changes things.
We bring the pumpkins to your address and arrange them on your steps, across Boulder County and the Denver metro. You do not need to be home. Season runs mid August to 31 October.