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FREE GIVEAWAY – A RARE STENOMESSON PIERCEI BULB, and one that it BLOOMING SIZE.
JUST FOLLOW THE RULES BELOW, AND ADD A COMMENT TO THIS POST TO ENTER. I WILL USE A RANDOMIZER SITE TO SELECT THE WINNER THIS FRIDAY AT NOON.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\nI’ve decided to join the ranks of some of the other top-ten garden bloggers, and start having periodic giveaways, but I am going to do it differently. Instead of giving away my book, or free product donated by other companies, I have decided to make my giveaways something a bit more unusual – like, some of my rare bulbs, seeds or plants I and an occasional book that I might have ordered two of by accident!).<\/p>\n

The rules are simple, All you need do is some of these things. ( my randomizer will calculate who is the winner, so it doesn’t matter if you do more than three of the following things.<\/p>\n

1. Add a comment  the easiest way to enter. Just add the words  BULB CONTEST. I will announce the winner on FRIDAY. You can then email me your mailing address.
\n2.”like” this post or blog if you have not already.
\n3.  Become a follower, if you are not already
\n4. Add a RSS link, if you have not already.
\n5. Doing something ‘viral’ to help promote my blog. ( just let me know). I might have a special prize for you!<\/p>\n

OK, full-disclosure here, this is mostly about increasing my ratings, my RSS subscriber numbers, that’s why other blogs do giveaways, but if I’m going to do giveaways, I know that my readers what extraordinary prizes, most likely, prizes not available anywhere, even on rare bulb sites or eBay.<\/p>\n

 I say ‘mostly’ because at the same time, I love sharing some of my extra bulbs, seeds and junk that I know you will love, and I think this might be the best way. I only get a few to share, and I rather not sell them.<\/p>\n

This first week, my giveaway is an awesome one  – a large, blooming size bulb of the South American native STENOMESSON PIERCEI. You may remember it blooming in my greenhouse last January<\/a>. Easy to grow, it likes three months of dry conditions and then moisture, to stimulate it to send up a bud. These are highly difficult bulbs to find, and they are rarely available anywhere except from collectors.<\/p>\n

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JULY GIVEAWAY – FREE STENOMESSON PIERCEII bulb. THIS IS THE ONE YOU CAN WIN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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