When we started designing and fabricating the signs for Vala’s Pumpkin Patch, our goal was to tell their story and enhance the work they had been doing for many years. There were not many trees on the property when they bought it. Each year, Tim Vala planted scores of trees. Through the decades, the paths became beautifully tree-shaded, and in the fall the colours are fabulous. Many of the signs we’ve designed have a tree structure as a base. Because they are sculpted from steel and concrete, they will never rot. The colours were carefully chosen to mimic the historical wood structures and fences that abound at every turn. We even made sure some of the metal on the brackets was exposed and allowed to develop surface rust to look as old as the rest of the farm. The decorating crew will surround the giant stump with pumpkins just before the fall season opens. And Jack, the farm mascot, sits atop, perfectly balancing a stack of the delicious apple donuts they are famous for.
