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Monday, April 21, 2014

Giveaway Winner!

Hello all! I came home to lots of new flowers blooming. This little snowdrop anemone (Anemone sylvestris) is very pretty right next to the American Columbo. It's a delightful sight in a natural setting such as the area by my driveway.

Today's post is about the winner of the random drawing for a gift from Serenity Health and Home Decor based out of Wisconsin. If you will remember the good folks at Serenity were kind enough to sponsor a giveaway. All you all had to do was comment and wish Skeeter a Happy Birthday. Thank you for those kind wishes to her!

The qualifying number the Random.org number generator selected was 12! The lucky winner is Kristen. Kristen, please contact me via email at: ramseytina5@gmail.com so we can get your fire pit out to you....

in the garden....

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Happy Blogging

BY SKEETER

I have spent the past 6 years blogging about my GEORGIA GARDENS.

I must say, there are times when I want to give it up. I have too much going on in my everyday life to sit at the computer for hours upon hours blogging. I had to throttle back and read fewer and fewer blogs then in the past. My priorities have changed where blogging is concerned. I am more or less keeping notes on my evolving gardens and life through this blog these days. But I am still here chugging away at it with lots of missing posts for weeks at a time it seems.

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Anyhow, In honor of my 6 years at blogging, I would like to have a Give-Away to one of our wonderful followers on this blog!

Just leave me a comment and your name will be put into the Magic Hat for a chance to win these cute Gnomes!

All entries must be within the USA and you must pass along an address via private Email to me ONLY IF YOU ARE THE NAME DRAWN AS THE WINNER!

The drawing will occur on April 17, 2014 so get those comments coming.

Good Luck and HAPPY BLOGGING, In the Garden...

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Happy Birthday and a Giveaway!

Happy Birthday to Skeeter!

I have never really been good with birthdays as anyone in my family will tell you, but it is giveaway time and I thought that in honor of my good friend and blogging buddy that I would use Skeeter's birthday as an excuse to giveaway something. So be sure to wish Skeeter a Happy Birthday on this post as she deserves it and you might just get a gift for you! Happy Birthday my friend!! These kitties are for you as I know you love cats. My two 'boys' in the hood are very loving cats and wish you a Happy Birthday too!

The good folks at Serenity Health & Home Decor are kind enough to sponsor a giveaway again this year--this will be the third year in a row and I thank them very much for their generosity. They are very generous each and every year and I can tell you that the first giveaway was a complete smash. Gardener on Sherlock Street won that giveaway. Last year's giveaway was also most successful. I mean who doesn't love the chance to win a free gift or gifts?

The random winner of this giveaway will get to choose ONE of the following items. All you need to do to be eligible is to comment here, check out what items you might like, and wish Skeeter a Happy Birthday. This giveaway is limited to the United States only. I will use a random number generator to select a number from the chronological order of your comments. For instance, if you comment first then your comment is #1. If the random number generator chooses #1 you are the winner. If you are selected I will need your name and address to pass on to Serenity Health and Home Decor so they can get your prize out to you. I will announce the winner right here on the blog on ~~Friday, April 18th~~. Monday, 21 April 2014.

The choices this year are themed with the great outdoors in mind. Specifically fire pit and fire accessories. Does that sound like fun? It does to me because there is nothing better than a nice fire pit and roasted marshmallows with a few seats around it to make good memories. Of course you can use several of these fire related items in your house if you happen to be lucky enough to have a fireplace. Without further ado check out the choices for this year:

Log Grabber
Smore and Hotdog Fork (I have one of these and use it a lot! It's an awesome accessory!)
Large Black Fire pit Poker
Outdoor Classics 36" Cosmic Stars and Moon Campfire Ring
Outdoor Classic Halo Fire Pit
Brazilion Style Double Hammock
Outdoor Classics Family Mayan Hammock

That is a lot of choices and I bet it will be hard to choose but check them out and contemplate which one you would like. Let me know in the comment so I'll know which one to tell Serenity to ship if you should be the winner....

in the garden....

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Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Tulips and the Winners!

BY SKEETER

I have Tulips in my GEORGIA GARDENS! Tina talked about tulips yesterday so you have learned that tulips will return in time, after a little vacation. I have purple tulips that keep returning for me year after year since planting them back in 2009. I planted many tulips that year but the Voles ate all but these which were in a different planter then the Vole's meal of tulips.

Lets go in for a closer look shall we... Ah, look at all that pollen on this tulip.

Not as much pollen in this tulip but still putting off the yellow dust.

Don't ya just love the Macro settings on a camera? I do...

And a bonus photo of a Columbine bloom in the same planter as the tulips.

Now, the moment you have been waiting for....

Out came The Saint's Magic German Hat and placed within, were all the names of the commenters of my Blogiversary Giveaway Posting.

I sat the Magic Hat on a chair for a Photo Op and my little Fur-baby, Cheetah jumped upon the chair with the hat. Yesterdays Fur Cut did not turn out so well. That happens when you clip cats as they are wiggle worms with sharp claws!

I could not believe it but Cheetah decided she was going to pick out the names of the winners! Yes, it was a cute sight that I was able to capture with a photo!

The first name out, FLOWERLADY! The second name out of the Magic Hat, REBECCA! I found this ironic as these ladies were the first and second commenters of the post! And I DID mix the names WELL, within the hat.

Congrats to Flowerlady and Rebecca for your wins. I shall get your gifts in the mail as soon as possible...

I hope you enjoy these little frogs, In the Garden...

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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

5 Year Blogiversary & Giveaway!

BY SKEETER

Dogwood and Swamp Jessamine are blooming in my GEORGIA GARDENS...

This vine is full of blooms, I tell ya...

The only thing that would make me happier, would be for the Honey Suckle to bloom at the same time. The red and yellow together would be an awesome sight. Too bad most of the jessamine blooms will be gone by the time the honeysuckle burst open. But as you can see, there is hope for me this year.

Miss Saigon, Dutch Iris is also blooming for me! I planted the bulbs 3 years ago and she gave me a nice show her first year. Last year, (being her second year with me) she did NOT bloom. The greenery was there but No Blooms. I left her alone and now look at her this year. Blooms once again! I have no idea why she did not bloom for me last year but ever so happy I did not disturb the bulbs.

I recently celebrated a milestone of hitting 50 years of age! The Saints parents were in Georgia to help us celebrate. Mom B brought me a Rose from a small table top type bush I had given her for Christmas. They arrived on March 22 and the rose hung on until the above picture was snapped on April 4. I was shocked as to how long it held onto its beauty. As you can see, the top leaf was nibbled as were all the rose leafs, by a Fur Baby of mine. Grrrrrr, I wish I could have flowers and plants inside.

BEEP BEEP BEEP, WE INTERUPT THIS BLOG FOR A SPECIAL UPDATE: The baby Wrens are about to leave the nest! I must say, these are some early spring fledglings. Now, we return to our regularly scheduled posting...

I am also celebrating another milestone. It has been 5 years since I started to Blog with Tina here at In the Garden. Hard for me to believe I have been at this for 5 years as it seems like yesterday when I started jotting down words about my garden.

As I gaze out my windows and into my gardens, I see what all I have accomplished in the past 5 years. I credit Blogging in assisting me in my gardens. I have learned so much from the many blogs I have visited over the years. I still visit blogs but not as often as I would like to. I find myself in the gardens more and on the computer less. But I believe that is a good thing.

I am going to celebrate my 5 year Victory with you, our wonderful readers! Don't ya just love a freebie? I would like to give one of you these cute little Frogs.

And a Second reader, shall receive this cute little frog rain gauge! Just make a comment on this posting and your name shall be put into the Magic Hat for a chance to win! The winners must provide me with your name and address for shipment of the item gifted. Due to Postal Regulations, this offer is only available to those with a Street Address in the USA. You have until April 14th to make a comment as a name shall be drawn at that time. I will be announcing the two winners names on Tuesday April 16, 2013...

Good Luck to each of you wonderful commenters of this blog! And HAPPY 5 YEAR BLOGIVERSARY TO ME, In the Garden...

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Friday, March 8, 2013

A Giveaway For You!

I love daffodils! Do you all love daffodils? Let me tell you if you don't you have not explored them enough. There is a daffodil for everyone. Some are small, some big, some single, some double, some fragrant, some are white or yellow or orange or pink or a combination and the list goes on!

I have posted on daffodils many many times during the past five plus years that I have been blogging and I don't ever see that changing. Today's post is special in that I am sponsoring a giveaway in honor of all the friends who have ever given me anything--daffodils included. The above pictured daffodils just happen to be my recent gift from a friend named Carrol. I do not know what cultivar these daffodils might be but I think they are either a Jonquilla division or a Miniature division type daffodil. They are blooming right now in Carrol's garden so I would consider them an early daffodil. The flowers are the size of a quarter and are so fragrant they rival edgeworthia for scent. That is a big scent let me tell you! The foliage is rounded and very stiff but not so significant. When I saw these daffodils in bloom I did not even think they were daffodils. I have tried to research the cultivar but am not having good luck. If anyone has a suggestion as to what type they might be I'd love to hear it. Carrol received these lovely daffodils from a fellow gardener (Mrs. Wooten) who lived nearby. Don't you know passalong plants ensure the person who passes them along is always remembered? I did not even know Mrs. Wooten but now her daffodils will grow in my garden and I will always remember this.

Mr. Fix-it and I were visiting Carrol to pick up some rocks Carrol and her husband were getting rid of as they downsize their garden. Carrol offered the rocks to me. I guess most of my friends know I love rocks and free things so I am almost always right there to get them. My garden is a bit eclectic (just like me) and part of the reason is because I have so many good friends who share not only plants but hardscaping and other garden treasures. In fact, I took home a few other things from Carrol but I'll save those for a later date. Thank you Carrol and Tom!

Now on to some garden pictures featuring daffodils and a few other early blooming perennials.
'Ivory Prince' is blooming. This is one of the best cultivars of hellebores for all gardens in my opinion.

Right next to the Ivory Prince are a bunch of hyacinths. The combination is quite lovely.

A long shot of the garden with the hyacinths and 'Ivory Prince' show the 'Tete e Tete' daffodils blooming in the lawn. These daffodils were just planted last spring but they will soon be dug and replanted again-on the new property. A gardeners work is never done, or so it seems to me. Sigh. Now on to the giveaway to make your work nicer in your garden!

To make the garden more enjoyable for you, to thank you for reading this blog and being interested in gardening, and to give exposure to a garden related company that I happen to like very much because they are kind enough to allow me to give one of you readers a VERY NICE prize for your garden, I am going to do a giveaway for you all.

The company is called Serenity Health and Home Decor. You may remember they sponsored a giveaway last year that a very happy fellow blogging friend won and posted about. This year they are very generous with the choices I can give one of you lucky commenters and visitor to their site. Let me first say I don't normally do a lot of these but when folks are as nice as they are at Serenity Health, put no mandates on me to do a giveaway or how I do it, and are so generous to make one of you happy I am all for it.

Okay, the three choices Barbara at Serenity Health gave to me to giveaway to you all included:

I looked at all three and actually really like all three. I could see me using all of them in my garden. Especially the hammock-providing I ever rest! Taking naps outside is a great thing to do! The Lion Head Solar Fountain was awesome too. A very classic choice for a garden. The 3 Jug Fountain is also wonderful. Who wouldn't want to hear the sound of water while gardening? Go take a look at all three and come back and let me know which prize you would select if you won the giveaway in a comment below. I'd love to know your reasoning behind your selection because each and every garden is unique, as are the gardeners. While we could all use all three of these prizes in our garden only one can be awarded. The winner of the prize I selected for you will be announced on April 1st; the drawing will take place Sunday, March 31st at 6:00 PM CST. That gives you three weeks to ponder over the choices. If you like check out Serenity Health on Facebook as well. I will need your name and address to give to Serenity Health once the drawing is complete. They will be sending you your prize directly. This giveaway is open to United States addresses only.

in the garden.....

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Friday, February 22, 2013

Giveaway and Coach In the Garden's FaceBook

Good morning! Scooter, the local Canada goose who escorts visitors across the Cumberland River, says hello! Local folks may recognize his picture from the local newspaper talking about this unique goose who rides the ferry between Cumberland City and Indian Mound each day. I have seen him myself on the ferry (it is my picture above) and what a treat! So, to shamelessly promote my FaceBook page I thought I'd ask for his help in introducing a little giveaway.

It is simple, all you have to do is like my Coach In the Garden FaceBook page found here. Or you can click through via the FaceBook badge on my sidebar on this blog. You may leave a comment here, or there, or not, that is up to you. Benefits of liking Coach In the Garden are that you will get updates from this blog, interesting local garden information, information on workshops in the garden, and all sorts of neat ideas-directly to your FaceBook account. Plus you might win a free ticket (value $10)! My FaceBook page along with this blog are the way I get information about my business (and passion) out into the world. All new and old likes will be entered into a drawing for a ticket to the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show which starts Thursday, February 28th and runs through Sunday, March 3rd. The drawing will be Tuesday at 9:00 AM. I must be able to contact you-which should be no problem through a FaceBook message once you like my page. Please make sure your message settings on FB are set where anyone can message you. Once I get your address after contact I will announce the winner publicly. I will then put a ticket in the mail to you that same day! Or, if you are local I can make other arrangements. I will be at the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show Thursday so meeting there is an option as well. If you are unable to go to the Nashville Lawn and Garden Show or are not local, I will be happy to oblige that situation by providing the winner with a $10 gift card to Lowes. Giveaway is open to United States citizens only. If we get an awesomely incredible amount of new likes I may provide for more than one ticket or gift card so don't be afraid to share my page. Thanks! And good luck! See ya at the show....

in the Garden....

While you are liking my page you may wish to look at not only the Nashville Lawn and Garden website but their FaceBook page as well. It can be found here.

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Friday, June 22, 2012

Giveaway Winner!

Giving away a gift to a commenter was so much fun for me as I kept wondering who would it be? Well, the answer was decided last night by a random number generator found here.

But first let me show you how I numbered the comments (it's not fancy at all). Since the giveaway was limited to commenters with a mailing address in the United States only, some commenters were eliminated. This meant that just because you were the 15th commenter does not mean your number is 15. Here are the numbers in chronological order of qualifying commenters.

1. Dave

2. Judie

3. LNL

4. Tamera

5. Linda (Meadowview Thymes)

6. Gardener on Sherlock Street

7. Jean

8. Carolyn

9. Darla

10. Donna @GWGT

11. Skeeter

12. Michaela

13. Terrie

14. Lola

15. W2W

16. Pearl

17. Kathleen

18. Rose

19. DarleneS

20. Janet

21. Rebecca

I wish I could include overseas commenters but logistically it just wouldn't be fair to the small company and its marketer that kindly offered the give away to a commenter/reader of this blog.

So, without further ado....

The number drawn was 6! That means Gardener on Sherlock Street won the giveaway. Congrats GonSS! Please send me your address so I can forward it to the company and your owls will be in the mail post haste....

in the garden....

I thought you all might like to see we are eating fresh tomatoes here in Tiger Gardens. These are not just any tomatoes though. They are the variety 'Silver Fir Tree' which is an heirloom variety. I received these seeds along with many other older open pollinated varieties in a packet last summer from Seeds of Change. Silver fir tree is a determinate type tomato plant. I surmise this is why they are so early as I think eating fresh tomatoes on June 19th is early.

Do you know the difference between determinate and indeterminate tomatoes? And if so, traditionally what type of tomatoes do American grow....

in the garden....?

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