This tutorial uses a flagpole to make the Seussville Sign because that's what my cousin had handy. It also uses a flagpole because it's really convenient. You can stick the flagpole back in its base to display it. If you don't have a flagpole handy, you can use a wooden dowel, PVC pipe, or really any long cylindrical pole you can find. The process will be the same. The only real difference will come when you're trying to stick the sign into the ground. You can dig a hole and stick the sign into it. Bury it far enough and it will stay down. If you have a flower pot with dirt in it (and, hopefully no live flowers), you could stick it in there as well. And finally, you could just lean it against your house and not stick it anywhere.