Michaels' Wicked Garden Halloween Decor Is So Pretty We May Use It Year Round

Distinctive and unique seasonal décor is important, especially around autumn and Halloween. While every retailer aisle is lined with the usual ghosts, goblins, witches, and ghouls, Michaels is presenting a unique vision for Halloween with their Wicked Garden line by Ashland, which features dark and romantic-inspired décor items in abundance that echo the feel of a shadowy Victorian garden or a haunted conservatory. There are also notes of whimsy and luxuriousness with lush florals and velvet.

The Wicked Garden collection not only includes items that buck the orange and black color scheme of most Halloween decorations, but also include nods to nature, romance, mystery, and gorgeous botanicals. They're just as pretty as they are creepy, and you may find yourself picking something up not just for Halloween, but to enjoy all year round.  Offerings include the standard craft retailer options of wreaths, garlands, and floral picks, but also some surprising accent pieces. 

As an alternative to orange pumpkins galore, the Wicked Garden collection concentrates on pastels and alternative shades of pink, purple, and black. Gold and gilt accents are in abundance, including gold skulls, black and gold candelabras, and an anatomical heart. Floral designs include a stunning wreath with roses, mums, and skulls, as well as floral pics including deep purple dahlias. Not all spooky, the collection also includes some cute and adorable pieces, like these potion bottles and this skeleton couple throw pillow. 

The collection revels in natural elements, like human and animal skeletons, including this deer shull in a cloche jar and taxidermied insects like this butterfly in a moss shadowbox. Other highlights from the natural world include a skull bedecked with butterflies, mushroom specimens in a cloche, and a gold snake figure. Many of these pieces are perfect permanent additions to dark and whimsical décor, maximalist rooms, and dark academia aesthetics.