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The July 2018 Not-A-Raffle-Raffle!

By dave
July 6, 2018

A total of 13 prizes lined up - lots of great ones again! Come check it out, get some tickets and try your luck in this month's contest!

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Jul 20, 2018 5:24 PM CST
Garden.org Admin
Name: Dave Whitinger
Southlake, Texas (Zone 8a)
Region: Texas Seed Starter Vegetable Grower Tomato Heads Vermiculture Garden Research Contributor
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Ideas: Master Level Region: Ukraine Garden Sages
Congrats to the winners!

Winner #1: @thomasjones2266
Winner #2: @bloominholes2fill
Winner #3: @Frenchy21
Winner #4: @DaylilySLP
Winner #5: @csandt
Winner #6: @stilldew
Winner #7: @wilmarosebud
Winner #8: @Michelezie
Winner #9: @robertduval14
Winner #10: @Patty
Winner #11: @carlysuko
Winner #12: @drdawg
Winner #13: @BigBill
Winner #14: @BlueOddish

I'll be treemailing you all soon. Smiling

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Jul 20, 2018 5:27 PM CST
Name: Lynn
Oregon City, OR (Zone 8b)
Charter ATP Member Garden Sages I helped plan and beta test the plant database. I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator
Forum moderator I helped beta test the first seed swap Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Plant and/or Seed Trader Garden Ideas: Master Level
Congratulations to all the winners. Hey, that includes me. Hurray! I got to watch the video. Lovey dubby Big Grin
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Jul 20, 2018 5:31 PM CST
Texas (Zone 9a)
Dang! I had racked up 22 raffle tickets I think....

Congrats to all the winners!
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Jul 20, 2018 5:32 PM CST
Name: Leslie
Chapin, SC (Zone 8a)
Keeps Sheep Daylilies Hybridizer Garden Photography Cat Lover Hummingbirder
Birds Region: South Carolina Plant and/or Seed Trader Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Level 2 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
Congratulations winners. Way to go Tom!
Thank you to all of our wonderful sponsors.
Leslie

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15
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Jul 20, 2018 5:35 PM CST
Name: Leslie
Chapin, SC (Zone 8a)
Keeps Sheep Daylilies Hybridizer Garden Photography Cat Lover Hummingbirder
Birds Region: South Carolina Plant and/or Seed Trader Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Level 2 Avid Green Pages Reviewer
TooCoys, I had 75 but I've been blessed many times with wins and am happy to see other friends in there.
Leslie

As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15
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Jul 20, 2018 5:39 PM CST
Name: Cheryl
North of Houston TX (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Greenhouse Plant Identifier Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Plumerias Ponds
Foliage Fan Enjoys or suffers hot summers Tropicals Garden Ideas: Master Level Garden Sages Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Cute video, as always @dave. Congrats to all the winners!! Whooo Hooooo!
Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love Truly, Laugh
uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you Smile.
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Jul 20, 2018 5:42 PM CST
Name: Vicki
North Carolina
I helped beta test the Garden Planting Calendar I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Forum moderator Region: United States of America
Purslane Garden Art Region: North Carolina Celebrating Gardening: 2015 Garden Ideas: Master Level Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to the generous vendors Thumbs up
NATIONAL GARDENING ASSOCIATION ~ Garden Art ~ Purslane & Portulaca ~
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Jul 20, 2018 5:45 PM CST
Name: Big Bill
Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a)
If you need to relax, grow plants!!
Bee Lover Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Orchids Region: Michigan Hostas Growing under artificial light
Echinacea Critters Allowed Cat Lover Butterflies Birds Region: United States of America
At the risk of being redundant but humble, another great raffle has come and gone!! It was a great deal of fun as they always are.
Thanks to Dave and his wife and all of those adorable children.
Thanks you sponsors one and all for your fabulous prizes! We really appreciate your participation and generosity!
And of course a great big thank you to everyone working behind the scenes to help with this wonderful group.
We all had a lot of fun with gifting acorns, getting acorns and I am putting all the losers on notice. I won again, acorns, acorns, acorns, Acorn Acorn Acorn Acorn Acorn :
Group hug Group hug
As soon as I get my acorns and we have the announcement for the August AcornExtravaganza/NARR, I will be gifting acorns. Remember, it only takes one. But I doubled down and bought 2 tickets!! I tip my hat to you.
Thanks Dave!!! Thank You!
Orchid lecturer, teacher and judge. Retired Wildlife Biologist. Supervisor of a nature preserve up until I retired.
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Jul 20, 2018 5:46 PM CST
Name: Diana
Southeast Missouri (Zone 6a)
Cat Lover Vegetable Grower Enjoys or suffers hot summers Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Region: Missouri Irises
Canning and food preservation Hibiscus Dog Lover Daylilies Enjoys or suffers cold winters
Congratulations everybody!
Thank you to all our generous sponsors!
It is good fun to see people I know from forums and seed swaps win, and the video is delightful as ever. Lovey dubby
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Jul 20, 2018 5:58 PM CST
Name: Debra
Garland, TX (NE Dallas suburb) (Zone 8a)
Rescue dogs: Angels with paws needi
Dragonflies Dog Lover Bookworm I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Garden Photography Bee Lover
Plays in the sandbox Butterflies Region: Texas Garden Sages I sent a postcard to Randy! Charter ATP Member
Hurray! Hurray! Hurray!
It’s okay to not know all the answers.
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Jul 20, 2018 6:08 PM CST
Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)
Region: Canadian Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Tip Photographer Garden Ideas: Master Level I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Charter ATP Member
Morning Glories Critters Allowed Birds Houseplants Butterflies Garden Photography
Congrats to all the winners!!

Thanks Dave and kids for the smiles. Lovey dubby
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Jul 20, 2018 6:11 PM CST
Name: Wilmarosebud
West-central Florida (Zone 9b)
Region: Florida Miniature Gardening Houseplants Birds Hibiscus Garden Photography
Cactus and Succulents Container Gardener Butterflies Bromeliad Sempervivums
Hurray! Yay, my first time and I won! I am sure it was because of the 5 gifted acorns from @BigBill. Congratulations to the other 13 winners!! Hurray! Hurray!

Thank You! Sponsers!
Today's mighty oak is yesterday's little acorn that stood it's ground.
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Jul 20, 2018 6:14 PM CST
Name: Ronnie (Veronica)
Southeastern PA (Zone 6b)
Count your blessings, be grateful
Region: Ukraine Organic Gardener Keeps Goats Zinnias Dog Lover Morning Glories
Annuals Bee Lover Dragonflies Butterflies Hummingbirder Birds
Congrats to the winners I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you.
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
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Jul 20, 2018 6:18 PM CST
Name: Big Bill
Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a)
If you need to relax, grow plants!!
Bee Lover Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Orchids Region: Michigan Hostas Growing under artificial light
Echinacea Critters Allowed Cat Lover Butterflies Birds Region: United States of America
Oh boy, wilmarosebud, you were a winner with gifted acorns! How cool is that??
Orchid lecturer, teacher and judge. Retired Wildlife Biologist. Supervisor of a nature preserve up until I retired.
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Jul 20, 2018 7:02 PM CST
Name: Rj
Just S of the twin cities of M (Zone 4b)
Forum moderator Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Plant Identifier Garden Ideas: Level 1
Congrats to the winners!
As Yogi Berra said, “It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”
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Jul 20, 2018 7:26 PM CST
Name: Carly Rush
Oceanside, California. Sunset (Zone 10a)
Aroids Salvias Roses Lover of wildlife (Raccoon badge) Native Plants and Wildflowers Hummingbirder
Dahlias Critters Allowed Cat Lover Region: California Cactus and Succulents Butterflies
Oh awesome!!!! I am very grateful! Congratulations to everyone!
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Jul 20, 2018 7:45 PM CST
Name: Sean B
Riverhead, NY (Zone 7a)
Garden Photography Cat Lover Composter Herbs Plays in the sandbox The WITWIT Badge
Xeriscape Region: Ukraine
Congrats all around! :hurray:

oh, and yes, I share that heartbreak. but I was glad to give it a shot! Smiling
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Jul 20, 2018 8:03 PM CST
Name: Ginny G
Central Iowa (Zone 5a)
Plant Addict!!
Bee Lover Miniature Gardening Native Plants and Wildflowers Peonies Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Enjoys or suffers hot summers
Region: United States of America Vegetable Grower Lover of wildlife (Black bear badge) Lilies Irises Region: Iowa
Congratulations all Hurray! Hurray!
Be a person that makes others feel special.
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Jul 20, 2018 8:07 PM CST
Name: Dana P
Canton, OH (Zone 6a)
Project Junkie
Daylilies Butterflies Hummingbirder Cat Lover Dog Lover Roses
Region: Ohio Composter Birds Garden Photography Garden Ideas: Level 1 Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Wow, second place!! Hurray! Hurray! Am I dreaming?? Hilarious!

I am very grateful to @ShadyGreenThumb who gifted me acorns, which, I truly believe, were helpful in my success for this month's NARR! Thank you Cheryl! Your generosity will not be forgotten! Thank You! Thank You!

Thank you to Dave and your adorable children for putting a smile on my face and in my heart, every time I watch your NARR videos!! Thank You!

Congratulations to all winners, and a great big thank you to all the generous sponsors, and to those behind the scenes, whose hard work and dedication make the NARR, and the NGA, possible!
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you. I tip my hat to you.
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"The heart is happiest when the head and the hand work together" ~ Jay Leno (I think)
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Jul 20, 2018 8:40 PM CST
Name: Cheryl
North of Houston TX (Zone 9a)
Region: Texas Greenhouse Plant Identifier Plant Lover: Loves 'em all! Plumerias Ponds
Foliage Fan Enjoys or suffers hot summers Tropicals Garden Ideas: Master Level Garden Sages Million Pollinator Garden Challenge
Awwwwww I am certain it wasn't my acorns that "bought" the winning ticket for you @bloominholes2fill Dana. I mean, you know the kind of raffle luck *I* have, or lack thereof! Rolling on the floor laughing But I am glad I made you smile. Green Grin! Congratulations!!
Life is short, Break the rules, Forgive quickly, Kiss slowly, Love Truly, Laugh
uncontrollably, And never regret anything that made you Smile.

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