This might just be the most fun post I have ever shared with you. Why? Well, because I’m being joined by a bunch of great friends to give away some of my favorite awesome products—all designed, written or produced by people that I know and love. We’ll be gifting lucky winners with new garden tools, books, deck cards, and more all week long! From a custom-designed De Wit potting scoop, to original botanical illustrations, to awesome gardening books to add to your personal library and much more, there will be lots of chances to win a speical Christmas present for yourself or your favorite gardener. Why are we doing this? Well, because we love you, that’s why!
This generous group of friends is passionate about gardening, living a healthy lifestyle, and sharing our experiences with others. Like most gardeners, we get dirty, share plants, talk about pests and propagation, debate our failures and successes, and laugh together. My garden buds share my passion for making the world a little bit more beautiful. Whether we are working in our communities, designing a new garden, cooking from our gardens, or teaching someone how to divide plants, our lives have been enriched through our friendships, our gardens, and the people that we touch.
Without further adieu, I’m excited to introduce my fellow gardeners and their gifts for you.
Steve Asbell is making a name for himself in the gardening world as a talented illustrator and writer who is working on his first book this very minute. I was delighted when he drew my blogger portrait, Lady With a Squash, a quirky play on the famous painting done by Leonardo da Vinci, Lady With an Ermine. Steve blogs at http://www.therainforestgarden.com/, where you can see more of his beautiful botanical drawings and enjoy some really good writing. Steve is giving away THREE of his gorgeous botanical works this week to THREE lucky winners this week! Here’s a sneak peak of one, Epiphyllum Burst. Isn’t it gorgeous?
My dear friend Shawna Coronado is the author of the lifestyle book, Gardening Nude, and recently worked with renowned Dutch garden tool designer, Sieste de Wit, of De Wit tools, to create this gorgeous hand-forged potting scoop. This tool is a work of art, curved to fit easily into a pot, with a special little blade designed to make opening those plastic bags of potting soil a breeze. I promise it’s the nicest tool in my garden belt! We’ll be giving one of Shawna’s De Wit Potting Scoops away this week, courtesy of Shawna and the nice folks at Garden Tool Company. To learn more about community gardening and making a difference in the world, visit Shawna’s blog at http://shawnacoronado.com/.
Annie Haven is famous in the garden world for her wonderful product, Authentic Haven Brand Moo Poo Tea, and for her great customer service and gardening advice. I use these high quality, organic teas in my vegetable and ornamental gardens year-round and have been a devotee for years now. Annie is giving away a stylishly packaged set of her wonderful teas this week. Learn more about how to use Moo Poo Tea (and order a gift pack for a garden friend) at her site, http://www.manuretea.com/. Tell Annie that Cowlick Cottage Farm sent you!
Niki Jabbour is a fellow Proven Winners garden guru and author of the award-winning book, The Year-Round Vegetable Gardener: How to Grow Your Own Food 365 Days a Year, No Matter Where You Live. This is a great book for you if you want to learn how to grow your own food, whether you live up north as Niki does, or down on the Florida panhandle like me! You can learn more about Niki and her garden at http://yearroundveggiegardener.blogspot.com/, and we’re giving away a copy of her book right here this week!
Chris McLaughlin is the reknowned author of more garden books than you can shake a stick at. Chris is gifting a lucky winner with an advance copy of her newest book, Vertical Vegetable Gardening, which is just about to be released for distribution. How special is that? I cannot wait to read this new book on a subject near and dear to my heart. Keep up with Chris on her blog: http://asuburbanfarmer.com/.
P. Allen Smith is a TV host, writer, and gardener-extraordinaire. I had the great pleasure of spending time with him at his garden home, Moss Mountain Farm, as part of his second annual Garden2Blog event last spring. Allen is one of the most generous and influential people in the gardening world, and it was a dream come true for me to meet him and see Moss Mountain Farm in person. Allen is joining in on our fun this week by giving away a set of autographed how-to deck cards. These coveted cards will teach you all about bulbs, roses and herbs & veggies. I love mine, and I know more than one garden designer that got started using these cards to design beautiful gardens and containers. You can get to know P. Allen Smith by following his blog, http://www.pallensmith.com/, watching him on PBS and following his great instructional videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/PAllenSmith. I also adore his cookbook, P. Allen Smith’s Seasonal Recipes from the Garden, which contains the recipe for the sexiest Buttermilk Pecan Pie on the planet!
Amanda Thomsen is one of the most unique and fun people I’ve ever met, and she is the proud author of her just-released book, Kiss My Aster: A Graphic Guide to Creating a Fantastic Yard Totally Tailored to You. I cannot wait to read this book, pore over the illustrations, and get my creative juices going in my garden with Amanda’s irreverent encouragement! You can start learning and laughing now by following Amanda’s blog, http://www.kissmyaster.co/.
The lovely and talented Helen Yoest, is giving away a copy of her wonderful new book, Gardening with Confidence: 50 Ways to Add Style for Personal Creativity. I love this book, because it makes me feel like I’m sitting in Helen’s garden with her while she’s whispering her secrets about how to make my garden just as pretty as the ones she designs and creates. There are so many great tips in this book, I know I’ll be carrying it out to my gazebo with a glass of wine on many occasions. Get to know Helen at http://gardeningwithconfidence.com/blog/.
I’ll get this party started by giving away a pound of my Candied Pecans tonight! I make these pecans for my family and friends over the holidays, and they disappear like magic. Sweet and a little salty, I think you’ll love them, too!
How to win? It’s easier than buying a lottery ticket (and your chances to win are much better!). Visit Cowlick Cottage Farm each day to see what the prize of the day is, and leave us a holiday greeting in the comments section each day that you’d like to be entered for the contest. I’ll be selecting a special gift to give away every day until they are all gone! Sound like fun? We hope you join us all week long to share in the fun and the holiday cheer! What’s on your Christmas list? Have you been naughty or nice? PS: Being naught does not disqualify you from entering the contest.
Disclosure: Each of these gifts was provided at no cost to me so that I could give them away to you!
Comments
49 responses to “Ten Days of Holiday Giveaways for Gardeners – Day One”
Have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year!
May your thumbs be greener and your wallet too!
Pat
Merry Christmas! Thank you for the giveaway opportunity-I would love to win Nikki Jabours book!!
Merry Christmas from our gardening family to yours! What an awesome way to celebrate Christmas with gardening wishes and dreams.
merry christmas and a happy new year. Never tried to win anything before lets see if i am lucky… god bless you and hope you lots of prosporus days ahead….
Merry Christmas! What a great giveaway!
What generosity and what fun! Thanks for adding extra excitement to the “holiday season!”
Nice, of course… At least that’s MY perspective! Lol
I have been a little naughty, but a lot nice! Hope to spend time with my awesome family and just enjoy being together.
My wish for you is many blessings and much love.
Thank you and Merry Christmas!
Have a great holiday season! What a wonderful way to spread the joy of this time of year!
A very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Only 98 days until spring and outside we go!
What a lovely idea! I’d be a proud recipient of any of the gifts. Thanks for sharing your talents, and have a wonderful Christmas.
Your blog is my Christmas present. I love it and your links. It gives me great pleasure.
Merriest of Holidays! May you spend them with laughter & love.
Merry Christmas … Did you say Pecans?
Merry Christmas! This is a wonderful giveaway! Please enter me. 🙂
Merry Christmas – Cowlick Cottage Farm is a favorite.
Wow … an impressive list of generous ‘Creative Gardening Elves’! Happy Holidays … count me in!
Hello and a very Happy Holiday season to all of you!
Looks like a fun contest. Happy Holidays to you and the generous donors.Loving all the holiday decor you are displaying in your photos and backgrounds. Helps me get in the spirit of things.
Merry Christmas and all the best of the holiday season to you!
Merry Christmas from the frozen tundra of Wisconsin. As all my plants are tucked away under covers or mulch……I am sitting inside with a warm cup of tea…dreaming of my 2013 garden!!!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good morning! I’m just being introduced to you, and it looks like I’m in for quite an experience. What fun it will be…..
Gardeners unite!!! Carolyn, is our Christmas Elf,
Rounding up goodies to place on the shelf —
Books, tools and illustrations galore;
Even some Moo Poo, who could ask for more?
Gifts from her friends to share this season
With love to us gardeners surely the reason.
Naughty or nice, she really won’t care
Their only desire is to share, share, share.
Loving and generous they are to a fault
Let’s see who’s lucky with a gift from the vault!
This is AWESOME, Shelly!
Merry Christmas! All good things in 2013!!!
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! Ho Ho Ho off to the garden I go!!
Love all your wonderful goodies!
Have a great Christmas and happy gardening.
What fun! Thank you for giving us a chance to win these great prizes.
What a fun way to spread Holiday Cheer! Merry Christmas! 🙂
Merry Christmas from one Floridian to another!
Merry Christmas. My wish for Christmas is that everyone finds peace in their hearts and with others. Remember the true meaning of Christmas. I enjoy reading about the things that you do. You are a very special talented lade. Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas greetings and a happy and prosperous New Year to all!
Also, forgot to ask, what’s your spiced pecan recipe?
Merry Christmas! I really want a front loading washer this year and I’ve been nice, so fingers crossed! What’s on your list?
Did you say PECANS????????????? It’s my favorite nut, bar none and candied … well … I can eat them until they’re gone, no matter how many there are. And I’ve had the pleasure of tasting yours. Oh my goodness…SO good! Yeah, I really would LOVE to win me some of those pecans!!
Beautiful Christmas Greenery! Have a Beautiful Holiday Season!
What a fun way to celebrate the holidays and continue the cheer all year long! Wishing you the Merriest of Christmas’ and a happy New Year!
Merry Christmas!! I love your Blog.
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas. May this coming year be the mot prosperous yet!!
This is super wonderful! Love all the goodies and comments
Merry Christmas – thank you for doing this to give us all
a chance for an extra Christmas happy!!!
Ho-Ho-Happy Holidays to you all! Best gift is getting to play in the dirt!
Happy Awesome Holidays to all!
Yum!
How about ten greetings for ten very generous gifters! Merry Christmas, Mele Kalikimaka, Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel,Kala Christouyenna, Seasons Greetings, Happy Holidays, Happy Hanukkah, Feliz Natal, Happy Christmas! I’m asking Santa to send his elves here to help with some winter vegetable gardening…they should be experts…it’s surely more of a challenge at the North Pole than here in eastern NC! (Thanks all!)
Merry Christmas, indeed – this is a wonderful giveaway!
This is awesome! You all rock!
Carolyn,
You have rounded up some fantastic items for your giveaway. Your candied pecans sound delicious so please throw my name in the hat for your drawing.
What a wonderful line up Carolyn so honored and humbled to be included <|;-)
I just have to have some of those pecans. The ones I collected from your backyard were deelish and all, but judging by what you do with other food, someone’s in for a real treat! I’m thrilled to contribute my drawings, by the way!
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Season’s Greeting, Feliz Navidad! What a fun giveaway you have going on, Carolyn! Wishing you and all your guest sponsors the very best this holiday season and throughout the coming year. I’ve learned so much from all of them over the years, and hope to continue to learn, and share, as they have done.
Tom/@SolakNC