Steps
STEP 1
Add a few layers of circular cut dry foam to an outdoor pot.
![Placing foam in plant pot](https://2e1293630802db8d0d56-50fcdb1c10e3e49a3d1b0541a2f13b69.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/projects/steps/163d601c568044938bad932e0a249c72.png)
STEP 2
Cut off the stems of the pumpkins on two of the faux pumpkins.
Tools
![Cutting pumpkin stems off](https://2e1293630802db8d0d56-50fcdb1c10e3e49a3d1b0541a2f13b69.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/projects/steps/341ea75aeecd4227b127575bdfe93adb.png)
STEP 3
Line up all of the pumpkins to determine where each will attach to each other. Use a spade bit to drill a hole in the bottom of each pumpkin.
Tools
![Drilling holes into pumpkins](https://2e1293630802db8d0d56-50fcdb1c10e3e49a3d1b0541a2f13b69.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/projects/steps/41152f91623f474fafcc1884859b793b.png)
STEP 4
Mark where the bottom hole in each pumpkin will line up with the top. Drill a hole in two of the tops of the pumpkins without stems.
Tools
![Drilling holes in pumpkins](https://2e1293630802db8d0d56-50fcdb1c10e3e49a3d1b0541a2f13b69.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/projects/steps/8f3b42b267e64d12bba02f1bf8efc1bf.png)
STEP 5
Mark where the topiary will be placed in the pot. Apply a dot of hot glue and stick the dowel into the foam.
Tools
![Applying hot glue to foam](https://2e1293630802db8d0d56-50fcdb1c10e3e49a3d1b0541a2f13b69.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/projects/steps/d96507542a594f23b8fe59df55a6b1b1.png)
STEP 6
Thread mini string lights through a pumpkin. Place each pumpkin down onto the dowel, with the pumpkin with the stem on the very top.
![Placing the pumpkin onto the dowel.](https://2e1293630802db8d0d56-50fcdb1c10e3e49a3d1b0541a2f13b69.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/projects/steps/43b87360310f47cdb7f36b2e9342cfad.png)
STEP 7
Apply moss and decor around the areas where the pumpkins connect and around the base where the foam is using hot glue.
Tools
![Apply faux moss and decor with hot glue](https://2e1293630802db8d0d56-50fcdb1c10e3e49a3d1b0541a2f13b69.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/projects/steps/c9591c82cd12436e94efece0d508f892.png)