In Honor of Earth Day

Hope everyone is doing something for Mother Earth today – even if it is something simple like picking up a few pieces of trash… or if it is something like recycling a few plastic bottles… maybe planting a tree.  Nothing is too small – so do your part if you can.

Shala snapped some pics  yesterday to show off our garden and to show that we are doing our part for Mother Earth.  In other words… happy Earth Day – ENJOY!

Pictures of Spartium Junceum (Spanish Broom in bloom)

Our Spartium Junceum (Spanish Broom) has just started to bloom… this was an addition last year that has really taken off and smells FANTASTIC.  Which is awesome, since it is at the end of our raised beds and we get to smell it while we toil in the soil.

Pictures of Cuphea hyssopifolia (Mexican Heather)

We just stuck some Cuphea hyssopifolia (Mexican Heather/False Heather) in a few gaps along our fence this past month.  They are barely getting started… and are taking a beating by the BIG WHITE DOG (Izzy).  Still hanging in there and blooming too.

Pictures of Passiflora Caerulea (Passion Vine)

This Passiflora Caerulea (Passion Vine) was added last year as a $0.99 plug – and is now crawling down our fence and check the awesome alien-like blooms!  They are so epic.

Photos of Passiflora Caerulea (Passion Vine)

And it is just starting… look at all the blooms just building up.  This thing is about to explode.  We haven’t seen any Gulf Fritillary Butterflies just yet – but won’t be long.

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Lastly – we stuck some tomatoes in the ground last night!  4 different kinds – just 4 plants at the moment.  Better Boy, Rutgers, Large Red Cherry & Beef Steak – we are ahead of the game!  All grown from seed of course… be jealous… be very jealous.

Do something for the Earth today… it is Earth Day for heaven’s sake - we will spend some times planing after work.  Maybe drink a few beers… kick back and relax in the garden.

And The Winners of the Fiskars Tools Are…

Another day… another winner… or two.  Two winners… again.  This is giveaway #12 and we have had 19 winners so far, w/ two more today.. a total of 21 so far.  Let’s give a hand to the Double Danger staff…

**clap clap clap clap clap**

Thanks… wait, staff is kinda a big word for two people.  Hell, we will take it.

We need a couple winners for this giveaway – who wants it?!?!  The PowerGear Bypass Pruners go to…

Winner of the Fiskars PowerBear Bypass Pruners

Congrats Robin!  You won the final pair of Fiskars pruners – so I hope you feel privilaged!  Because you are.  I hope you start a great love afair w/ your pruners and going on a pruner rampage in your neighborhood… or something.

Next the winner of the PowerGear Anvil Super Pruners (Loppers) is…

Winner of the Fiskars PowerGear Anvil Super Pruners (Loppers)

CONGRATS Sara!  I’m telling you… these loppers are top of the line.  Make us proud and lop w/ the best of them!

As always, we thank all of you that played along – and we especially thank Fiskars for once again COMING THROUGH BIGTIME!  You guys really did impact these giveaways w/ 6 different tools that will surely help people whoop their gardens into shape!  THANK YOU!  Ok… no more esclamation points in this post.  Promise.

We are not done yet though… one last give away…  NEXT! (crap, I almost made it w/out using another !)

And The Winner of Great Big Plants is…

With two days of waiting and excitement – we come down to one winner.  And a whole bunch more losers.  Sad… but true.  Don’t forget though, no matter if you win or lose – you can head over to Great Big Plants and use the discount code created specifically for Double Danger readers (DD2010) and that will knock your price down 15%!  But that isn’t why you are here… you are here to see who won… or who didn’t.  So let’s see who did…

Winner of Great Big Plants

Congrats to Dawn for winning this awesome liquid compost provided by Great Big Plants.  I hope you become an addict like we are and if so.. the 15% off will help not cut into your plant budget!

Thanks to everyone for playing along – even though you are all losers.  It is nice of you to fill space – over and over again.  ;)   We would also like to thank Great Big Plants of course – for providing this giveaway and hopefully inspiring gardeners to not only use organic products when possible, but also to get into the garden already!

This train keeps a movin’… NEXT!!