FAMILIES will have the chance to select their own spooky squash and capture some petrifying photographs in Gourock in the run-up to Halloween. 

The team at Cardwell Garden Centre have created a pumpkin patch where people can choose their own fruit to buy. 

Props including hay bales, a tractor, a witches den, and cauldron, as well as scarecrow and sunflower photo boards, will help create amazing photos. 

Youngsters can also get involved in a Halloween treasure hunt and take home goodie bags. 

(Image: Norman Macdonald) The pumpkin pick and treasure hunt will run until Thursday, October 31. 

Cardwells retail general manager, Paul Carmichael said: "We're always up for creating some spooktacular fun at this time of year.

"We're inviting everyone to come along to Cardwell and have a bit of Halloween fun with friends and family."