Christmas-Halloween mash

Halloween is the second-largest holiday decor season next to Christmas, so it's no surprise the two have merged sensibilities. A decorative selection from Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar: black wire basket ($10); fuchsia ornament with polka dots ($45); cat baby with glass basket ($35); kitty clip ($40); Gray Cat Face ornament ($50); Pumpkin Boy ($10); 5-inch black ball ornament ($10); orange, black and lilac balls ($13 for set of 12); vintage jack-o’-lantern ($8); black and orange shredded tinsel party grass ($13 each).

Halloween is the second-largest holiday decor season next to Christmas, so it’s no surprise the two have merged sensibilities. A decorative selection from Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar: black wire basket ($10); fuchsia ornament with polka dots ($45); cat baby with glass basket ($35); kitty clip ($40); Gray Cat Face ornament ($50); Pumpkin Boy ($10); 5-inch black ball ornament ($10); orange, black and lilac balls ($13 for set of 12); vintage jack-o’-lantern ($8); black and orange shredded tinsel party grass ($13 each).  (Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times)

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Christmas in October? With witch ornaments and twig wreaths, just call it Hallowmas.

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Midnight Jack doll ($55); handmade crackers (set of 10 in black and orange, $19); and glass ornament with Halloween candy ($80) at Roger’s Gardens.  (Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times)

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Decorative tree lights ($13) at Stats stores. Boo cookie ($7) at Roger’s Gardens.  (Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times)

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Faux brambleberry wreath ($99) at Smith & Hawken in Beverly Hills, (310) 247-0737.  (Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times)

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Tinsel witch-boot tree ($115); 54-inch Halloween tree skirt ($60); glass black widow spider ($50); spider and orange web, at top of tree ($17); ghost ornament ($6); black lantern ornament ($7); gray cat ornament ($40); black-with-orange-glitter ornament ($7); and black, lilac and orange ball ornaments ($13 for set of 12), at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar, (949) 640-5800. Orange glass drop ornaments ($3 each) and orange ribbon ($4.75) at Stats stores. Amber napkin ring ($4) at Crate & Barrel stores.  (Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times)

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A limited-edition tree ornament, Halloween Get Up ($233), at Roger’s Gardens.  (Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times)

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The Crazed Cat figurine is reduced from $49 at www.grandinroad.com.  (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)

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A skull napkin ring ($9.95) from Z Gallerie holds a cocktail napkin embroidered with black cats ($12.95 for a set of six) at Crate & Barrel stores.  (Rick Loomis/Los Angeles Times)

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Angel of the Halloween Cats ($399) figurine and old-fashioned tinsel garland ($15) at Roger’s Gardens. Orange place mat ($5) at Crate & Barrel stores.  (Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times)

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Original Autumn Creation feather garland ($70) at Roger’s Gardens.  (Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times)

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Old-fashioned Victorian-style ornament.  (Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times)

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Spider and orange web tree topper ($17) and black lantern ornament ($7) at Roger’s Gardens.  (Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times)

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Halloween Decoratifs set of four cookie sprinkles ($7); bat cookie cutter from an eight-piece Halloween set ($20); spiral rim plates in orange and black ($10 each); and Genie metallic orange dinner plate ($15) at Crate & Barrel stores. William Yeoward’s Rosemoor English china charger with gold rim ($395) at Gearys Beverly Hills, (310) 273-4741. Dynasty napkin ring ($9) at Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar. Orange plastic bead decoration at side of plate ($5) at Stats stores. Mini bat, pumpkin and ghost iced ginger-spice cookies (6.4-ounce bag for $20) at Williams-Sonoma stores.  (Stephen Osman/Los Angeles Times)