I invested in faux pumpkins a few years ago & never looked back! They paid for themselves by the second year, I didn’t have any getting eaten by deer or birds & no rotting pumpkins either. It is an investment up front, but highly recommend!! Faux pumpkin, front porch, fall, autumn, gourd, pottery barn, Wayfair, tj maxx, marshals, green pumpkin, white pumpkin, orange pumpkin, Cinderella pumpkin LTKHome LTKSeasonal LTKFindsUnder100