Scarecrows remind us that even standing still you can make a big difference.
This is a past exhibition which is no longer at Ortenstone Gardens & Sculpture Park.
Congratulations to the artists selected for our "Scarecrows In The Garden" exhibition.
"Scarecrows In The Garden" & Artists
· Autumn Dance by Emily Buermann
· Bob Ross by the Boys & Girls Club
· Future’s Garden by Sad Baddies Club
· Mother Earth by Kami Olsen & Beth Schaleben
· Scarallina Ballerina by Laker Dance Team
· Sister Suffragist by League of Women Voters
· Willie Wirehand gets WATT-A-SCARE by Detroit Lakes Public Utilities
· Bob Ross by the Boys & Girls Club
· Future’s Garden by Sad Baddies Club
· Mother Earth by Kami Olsen & Beth Schaleben
· Scarallina Ballerina by Laker Dance Team
· Sister Suffragist by League of Women Voters
· Willie Wirehand gets WATT-A-SCARE by Detroit Lakes Public Utilities
Gorgeous, silly, serious, friendly, or maybe a little frightful!
You can see them on display in the Gardens on Wednesday, October 22, through Sunday, November 30, 2025.
Vote for your favorite!
While in the Gardens, use the QR code featured on the Scarecrow In The Garden signs to vote for your favorite.
Thank you to all the applicants for bringing more creativity, humor, and a touch of fall magic to Ortenstone Gardens! Additional gratitude to Bergen’s Greenhouses for the gift of Mums throughout the Gardens.
Autumn Dance "Dancing in the Garden"
by Emily Buermann
This dancer is celebrating the changes of the seasons! She feels the connection between the roots and seeds becoming dormant beneath her feet while remembering the promise of life renewed in the spring!
Bob Ross
by Boys & Girls Club
Bob Ross loved to paint trees, clouds, and worlds where mistakes were happy accidents. One day he made a scarecrow version of himself called Happy Little Fella. Ever the environmentalist, Bob built him entirely from thrifted materials (though the crows seemed to appreciate the eco-friendly effort a little too much).
Future's Garden
by Sad Baddies Club
Tirzah, Bonnie, Jerimiah, Christine, and Colleen
In the not-so-distant future, humans will become plastic creatures.Microplastics are everywhere ...in our atmosphere, ocean and food. Microplastics are actively infecting the human race!
"Moth"erly Love
by Project 412
Greg Johnson, Carmen McCullough, Amy Stearns, Michelle Maier, Sarah Hofmann, Pam Jones, and Dianna Hansen
By moonlight, the moth visits flowers few others see, carrying pollen from bloom to bloom. Though her work goes unnoticed, each flutter sustains new life. It's a quiet reflection of motherly love during nature's night shift. 
Mother Earth
by Kami Olsen & Beth Schaleben
Mother Earth is created from nearly all natural materials collected from yard waste piles and trips to the woods with some thrifted elements to finish her off. Even acorn caps have been repurposed for her "jewelry." She is natural + organic and will be returned to the earth after her appearance here so she can be part of the circle of life once again.
Scarallina Ballerina
by Laker Dance Team
Jose, Katie, Braelyn, and Lance
Being fragile and temporary, she is holding a ballet pose that is of grace, strength and control. Made of straw yet full of life and motion! Strike a pose with her! 
Sister Suffragist
by League of Women Voters
Marcia Potvin, Carol Nustad, Jenn Johnson, Rick Pechmann, Paula Christensen, Pam Benedict
Mrs. Banks off to a meeting sings, "Our daughters' daughters will adore us as they sing in grateful chorus, 'Well done, Sister Suffragettes'"! 