WHAT!?!?  Yes… you read that right… Chris McLaughlin’s book that ISN’T EVEN OUT YET (but you can pre-order it on Amazon right now)!  Well, and you won’t get it until it comes out either – but when it does, you (well, you… if you win) will get a copy of it.  For those of you that do not know which book we are talking about (or for those that can’t read the freakin’ title of this post) the book is called…

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Composting (Check out the fan page on Facebook)

That title makes a lot more sense now eh?  Thought so.  So you have been wondering how to do the whole “composting” thing, but don’t know how to get started?  Or maybe you just can’t do it right – you keep trying and trying and can’t seem to get that black gold that you desire.  This is the book you need to have.  Chris is a composting master of the universe – and she provides you w/ everything you need to know about composting in one easy guide.  And no… I did not just call you an idiot.  I mean… nevermind.

Oooooooooooh wait a second… I almost forgot the cherry on top part!  Chris has agreed to come to your house and show you personally how to compost!  Not really, I made that part up.  And Chris just read that and spit her coffee all over her laptop.  Sorry ’bout that.  I lie a lot.  Not really.  There I go again… lying.

What Chris really agreed to was to sign this copy of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Composting.  AUTOGRAPH PEOPLE!  FROM FAMOUS PEOPLE!  CHRIS IS KINDA A BIG DEAL – I think she was on American Idol or something.  Maybe Project Runway… or maybe she is kind of a big deal on Twitter.  I can’t remember.

So you know what to do…  and if you don’t, I will write the next book called… “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Entering Double Danger Contests By Leaving a Freaking Comment – FOR THE UMP-TEETH TIME!”  Didn’t mean to yell at you, I get excited sometimes.  I’m lying again.  I meant to yell at you.  Leave a comment.  A nice one, about how cool our site is and how funny I am and how you wish you could win The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Composting.  We will randomly draw a name tomorrow and announce the winner… like always.  Then we will laugh and drink and talk about how fantastic life is.  Until next time… good luck & good gardening.

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Another day… another winner.  Plus, a whole bunch of losers.  The good thing though, is that you guys should be used to it by now.  The losing part that is.  Losers.  Glad only the winner will get this Hori Hori Garden Knife – because the last thing I would want is a crapton of disgruntled losers w/ a big ass knife!  I kid… I kid.  So let’s see who won the knife from aHa! Modern Living shall we?

Congrats to Kate from Evolution of a Gardener!  Hope this knife comes in handy this year – and if nothing else, it should help you when the garden ninjas come to attack! 

Would like to thank everyone yet again for playing and of course spreading the word around town.  Also – we wouldn’t even be having a winner without aHa! Modern Living… so a big thank you to Jayme over there! THANK YOU!  Be sure to stop by and show her some love.

This isn’t over yet – we are still chuggin’ and gearing up for yet another garden giveaway.  NEXT!!

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So you didn’t win the first round… so you gave it another shot eh?  No chance you could lose twice right?  No way.  Well… I hate to be the bad news bearer… but…  30 or so of you guys are…

Losers.  Again. 

Two of you awesome readers though… did the unthinkable…  YOU WON!  Let’s get to it.

Winner #1 of the Fiskars PowerGear Bypass Pruner is…

Winner #2 of the Fiskars PowerGear Anvil Super Pruners (Loppers) is…

Congrats you two.  You just made about 32 instant enemies though, you might need those tools to fend them off!  We thank everyone for playing along, Tweeting our giveaways & doing their best to share the love w/ everyone – even though it might lower your chances of winner.  We would also like to thank Fiskars once again for providing these awesome giveaways!  SERIOUSLY!  WHO GIVES AWAY THIS MUCH STUFF!

But it ain’t over yet… nope.  We keep trucking and giving away even more goodies!  How long will it go?  Hell… I don’t even know at this point.  NEXT!

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