The traditional idea of a scarecrow is to put a dummy or mannequin in a field to scare off birds trying to raid your garden.

Oswego Garden Club goes all out to make 92 scarecrows on display at Luscher Farm. ... More than 90 scarecrows out in a field at Luscher Farm. Updated: Oct. 12, 2012, 4:54 p.m.

The practice of scarecrow building is as old as man’s efforts to till the earth. Our Asian, European and African ancestors all erected forms of one kind or another to frighten marauders from … ...

More than 200 entries are beginning to get stuffed in Cambria, where the upcoming Scarecrow Festival is a fall highlight. Residents like to say it’s the final straw of the season.

The dying art of making a scarecrow is in safe hands with Joyce Warren who says 'it's in her blood' to keep the technique alive. While in south Devon one man highlights the plight of allotmenteers ...

Now the scarecrow is complete, you're ready to install it in the ground near your seeds. 'Once the frame is built, use a shovel or a post digger to make a hole 12-18 inches deep.

In October, getting into the spirit of the season takes on a new meaning. Although ghosts and goblins populate many Halloween decorations, some Southland communities are stuffing their borders with… ...

But the scarecrow above will… IN yesterday's glorious weather, he would surely have preferred to have been standing guard over the sun-baked fields. Newsletters ...