Archive for October 21st, 2011

The Carving Begins!

Posted in Around the Garden on October 21st, 2011 by Ann Rafalko – Be the first to comment

I got a nice surprise this morning when I stopped by the big pumpkins; I found Brant and Elanor Bordsen, of Marysville, Calif. standing beside their beautiful, pearly pumpkin chatting with Garden visitors and staff. I told them I was surprised and excited to see them here (I had no idea they were coming!), and they said that they decided that they wanted to be here when Ray Villafane cut into their 1,693 pounder, to remove the seeds themselves, and to watch the progress of his sculpture. I asked them if they had seen the concept drawing for his sculpture yet. They said no, so I pulled it up on my BlackBerry and showed it to them. They agreed that it was certainly spooky and would be quite the spectacle!

Learn more about why the Bordsens flew all the way from California for pumpkin seeds below.

Meet the Pumpkins!

Posted in Around the Garden on October 21st, 2011 by Ann Rafalko – Be the first to comment

We’ve heard that people want to meet the pumpkins officially, so here they are! Introducing the four heaviest pumpkin the world, currently on display as part of the Haunted Pumpkin Garden.

1,693 pounds - Grown by Brant and Eleanor Bordsen, Marysville, Calif.

1,693 pounds - Grown by Brant and Eleanor Bordsen, Marysville, Calif.
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Photos by Ivo M. Vermeulen

Morning Eye Candy: 7,000 (A Shot of Fall)

Posted in Photography on October 21st, 2011 by Ann Rafalko – Be the first to comment

We’re 7,000! 7,000 photos that is, uploaded to our photostream on the photo-sharing website, Flickr. And if you like taking your own photos (instead of looking at ours), we have a Group Pool, too (with nearly 10,000 user-submitted photos), where everyone is free to share their shots of the Garden.

A Touch of Fall

A Touch of Fall (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)