{"id":15041,"date":"2016-10-19T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T15:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/?p=15041"},"modified":"2016-10-18T16:40:02","modified_gmt":"2016-10-18T23:40:02","slug":"ray-villafanes-enchanted-pumpkin-garden-in-carefree-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peewee.com\/2016\/10\/19\/ray-villafanes-enchanted-pumpkin-garden-in-carefree-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Ray Villafane’s Enchanted Pumpkin Garden in Carefree, Arizona!!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Speaking of Jack-o-lanterns…\u00a0Out in Carefree, Arizona, the town’s\u00a0annual\u00a0Enchanted Pumpkin Garden<\/a> has just opened up for the season! <\/strong><\/p>\n

Walk around\u00a0Carefree Desert Gardens’ 4-acre botanical park in October and you’ll experience a wonderland full of whimsical pumpkin vignettes and carvings!<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s downright autumnal!!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s some of the crazy-cool and sometimes funny pumpkin art from previous years…!<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n\"pumpkin-8\"\n

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The primary artist behind the Enchanted Pumpkin Garden is Ray Villafane<\/a>, a well-known expert in pumpkin carving.
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In fact, Martha Stewart called him the “Michelangelo of pumpkin carving.” (!!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s one of his carved pieces!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\"pumpkin-7\"<\/a>\n

Listen to him speak about\u00a0Carefree’s Enchanted Pumpkin Garden on this year’s opening day…<\/strong><\/p>\n