Even though we bought this feeder a couple of weeks ago I just now got it up this weekend.  The red bottle joined with the pretty red Verbena flowers should attract some hummingbirds soon.  We are just playing the waiting game now.

Both the plant and feeder are hung in the middle of windows in our sunroom that are visible from our livingroom.  They are in the perfect spot so we are sure to see the birds when they arrive.  My mom has been bragging on all the hummingbirds in her yard for the past couple of weeks, so I’m really hoping to attrack some so that we can brag too!

Any tips or tricks that you use to get the hummers to your feeders that you would like to share?

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After this past week – you can’t say we haven’t ever gave you anything.  Well… I guess some of you still can.  But still.  This whole give-away thing was a lot of fun, we are happy to have been able to do this for our readers.  We are happy that we have met so many new and nice folks that love gardening as much as us.  So what we are trying to say is…

Thank you!

Now… what you all really came back for… the last give away winner.  Let’s get to it.

Jeannie from Geno’s Garden took home the final prize (for now) and from her comment – it would look like she bribed us.  But trust… that is not the case.  We never would take a bribe.  Unless it was very lucrative.  Right?  We all have a price. 

Once again – we would like to thank Joe Lamp’l and we urge you to go check out his site and you can obviously buy his book… that’s legal.  Or you can find him on Twitter tweeting away.  Go follow Joe!

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Ok, this is the final give-away of the week.  This has been fun hasn’t it?  I mean who would have thought so many folks would have shown up and we would have got a chance to meet so many new gardeners & greenies!  Thanks for joining us here at Double D, we hope you stick around.  Wait…

Your not one of those people that just come around for the free stuff are you?!?

Better not be. 

So if you haven’t figured it out yet, all of this is in celebration of National Gardening Month and so what better way to wrap this up than for a gardening book for experienced & n00b gardeners?  No better way.  Give-away #5 is the gardening book – Over The Fence by Joe Lamp’l.  If you don’t know Joe… you don’t know Jack.  Wait…  you know what we mean.  Joe is on Twitter for you garden twits out there.  Go follow him if you aren’t already – here.  Here is the actual book…

Joe is an elite gardener that has started a movement and you can read all about the $25 Victory Garden on his blog (which is an awesome read).  Joe has donated this book to the contests and we are hoping we can get him to sign the copy that you will win (but that is yet confirmed).  He has been on Good Morning America a few times in the last month – and is a true advocate for home gardening.  So how cool is it to get HIS book and truly learn from a long-time gardener that has a cause!

So you know what to do… comment and you are in.  If you are on Twitter – tell everyone you know!  And even people you don’t know.  We want this to be our biggest turn out of all.  So blog about it, call your neighbors – your cousins… Grandma.  Whoever you can think of that would love a gardening book – tell ‘em.

As always, thanks to Joe Lamp’l for the contribution – and please go check out Joe Gardener and even download his free e-book in the meantime (while your waiting to win of course).  Good luck everyone!

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