Hiring a decorator

What porch decorating costs, and what you get for it.

Four display sizes, four flat prices, and three fees that can be added on top. Design and installation are inside the price on every one of them.

Professional fall porch decorating from Penn Pumpkin Co costs $350 to $1,250, set by the size of the display. Design and installation are included in every package. On our three larger packages, delivery is free within 45 minutes of our base, and end-of-season removal is an add-on.

Prices and counts

What the four displays cost.

Our four packages, with the counts they carry. The last column divides the package price by the pumpkins it names, which makes it easy to compare one size against another.

PackagePriceCounted pumpkinsHay balesDIY deliveryRemoval add-onPer counted pumpkin
A Touch of Fall$35022Save $75$75about $16
Pumpkin Pop$550281–2Save $75$75about $20
Pumpkin Paradise$775361–2Full service only$125about $22
Pumpkin Palooza$1,250522–3Full service only$175about $24

Counted pumpkins are the ones each package names by size: large, medium, pie, specialty, and the grand prize pumpkins in the largest package. All four packages also include white ghost pumpkins, minis, and gourds, so the total on your steps is higher than these figures. Quantities are typical and may vary slightly with the harvest.

Why the price follows display size.

Every package is a fixed count at a fixed price. The number you are quoted is the number you pay, whether the display goes together quickly or the steps turn out to be awkward. Design and installation are part of that price.

It also gives you something to hold another quote against. An hourly rate tells you what a decorator's time costs. A package tells you how many pumpkins arrive, and the pumpkins are the display.

The per-pumpkin figure rises as the packages grow, from about $16 to about $24. The larger packages carry more of the big and specialty pumpkins, and the grandest carries two grand prize pumpkins that nothing else does.

The three things that move your total.

The package price is one line. Three others can be added to it, and all three have set prices.

Delivery, on our three larger packages

On Pumpkin Pop, Pumpkin Paradise, and Pumpkin Palooza, delivery is free within 45 minutes of our Worcester base. A Touch of Fall's delivery is worked out directly when you book.

End-of-season removal

Removal is optional, and it is priced per package: $75 on the two smaller displays, $125 on Pumpkin Paradise, and $175 on Pumpkin Palooza. On the smallest package that is 21% of what you paid for the display, so you can settle it when you book.

À la carte extras

Ten extra pie pumpkins are $75, a mum assortment is $125, and two pumpkin stacks for a gate or a garage are $100. Each one is added to a package you have already chosen.

What no package includes.

Mums are an extra. The pumpkins go out whole, so a display keeps its looks well past Halloween.

If you are weighing up whether Pumpkin Paradise fits your steps, tell us about the entrance and we will steer you to a size.

Choosing a size.

Each step up in size buys a set number of extra pumpkins, and the jumps are steadier than the prices look:

  • A Touch of Fall to Pumpkin Pop adds $200 for 6 more counted pumpkins, about $33 each.
  • Pumpkin Pop to Pumpkin Paradise adds $225 for 8 more counted pumpkins, about $28 each.
  • Pumpkin Paradise to Pumpkin Palooza adds $475 for 16 more counted pumpkins, about $30 each.

It is one display at four densities, at roughly $28 to $33 for every pumpkin you add. If you are torn between two sizes, weigh that figure.

The DIY delivery is available on A Touch of Fall and Pumpkin Pop; above those, our team designs and installs the display as standard. The full contents of each package are here.

Questions people ask first.

How much does professional pumpkin porch decorating cost?

Our four packages run $350 to $1,250, priced by the size of the display. Design and installation are included in every one of them. On our three larger packages, delivery is free within 45 minutes of our base, and end-of-season removal is an add-on from $75 to $175.

Is installation included, or is it charged separately?

It is included. Every package price covers the design and the installation of the display at your entrance. On our two smaller packages you may instead take a DIY delivery, arrange the pumpkins yourself, and save $75.

Why is porch decorating priced by display size?

Because the price you are quoted is the price you pay. A package is a fixed count of pumpkins at a fixed price, so a display that takes longer to arrange than expected costs you nothing extra.

What is not included in the price?

Delivery outside our 45-minute free line on the three larger packages, end-of-season removal, and the à la carte extras such as mums and pumpkin stacks. The pumpkins go out whole.

Pick a size, and the season is handled.

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