The aim of a scarecrow is to do exactly as its name suggests: scare crows and other birds away from vegetable patches, crops and allotments. Here, we look at how to make a scarecrow using a ...

[email protected] Nov 7, 2011 Nov 7, 2011 HAVERHILL — The city's "population" increased by nearly 150 this fall after the Haverhill Garden Club announced its second annual scarecrow contest.

Fairfield County calls itself the scarecrow capital of Ohio. Every year, hundreds of residents decorate scarecrows like these to form a county-wide scarecrow trail. Cathie Browning collects thrifted ...

All October, hay people will have their way at the Oregon Garden in Silverton. Scarecrows created by local schoolchildren, artists, families and others will be seen by garden visitors, who can vote ...