Thursday, August 23, 2012

Free Houseplant Giveaway!

Last year I gave away a big box of houseplants to two lucky winners. It was so much fun that I decided to do it again this year. I have a large collection of houseplants and always seem to have a bunch of extras.

Just a few of my houseplants

Now I get to share those extras with you again! I'll do the same type of contest I did last year, and choose two random winners at the end. Each winner will receive a box packed full of plants.

I have a large variety of common houseplants, as well as a variety of succulents and tropical plants in my collection. Each prize will include cuttings and divisions from a variety of these plants. I will choose the plants that I send, but I will include plants that you want if I have them.

A couple more in my houseplant collection

I'll give you two weeks to enter the contest (deadline is Friday, September 7th). Then I will pick two names randomly (via random.org) from all the people who entered the contest. You can enter your name in the drawing more than once, and there are several ways you can enter to win.


A few more of my houseplants

Here are all the ways you can enter to win (each one counts as one entry into the drawing, and none of them are mandatory)...
  1. Leave a comment here and tell me your favorite houseplant (or type of houseplant), or your wishlist.  
  2. Write a blog post about your favorite houseplant, or something houseplant related, and post the link here in the comments. (make sure to include a link back to this blog post on your blog post mentioning my contest)
  3. Become a new follower of my blog
  4. Like me on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/GetBusyGardening)
  5. Start following me on Twitter (GetBusyGardenin - yes without the last 'g')
  6. Start following me on Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/aschune/)
  7. Start following me on Google+ (getbusygardening@gmail.com)
  8. Share this contest on FB, retweet... ect.
**Important: Please make sure to post a comment listing each thing you do (ie: started following my blog, FB, Twitter...etc) - otherwise I won't be able to track the contest entries. Also please leave your email address in the comments if it's not on your blog's profile. Once I choose a winner, I will post it on my blog and I will contact the winner via email.

If you live outside of the Continental US, you can't win the plants (unfortunately).

I can't wait to see your lists of favorite plants, it's so much fun to read about everyone elses collections! So tell your friends, tell your family, tell you neighbors! And enter the contest now...

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  1. following your blog and on pinterest
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  2. Facebook Tdkbirds@yahoo.com

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  3. I would LOVE to win some houseplants!!! My favorites are spider plant, jade plant, any type of cacti, desert rose, philodendrons, i just love houseplants PERIOD!!! I am already following you on facebook. I am "liking" this on facebook. I am also going to follow you on Pinterest, Twitter and Google+. I am also "pinning" this on to Pinterest.

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  4. I love all houseplants, so it doesn't matter much what you send as they'll go to a good home! I shared your FB post on my personal wall, I am now following your blog as well. Hope I win cause my houseplants can use some new friends... :)Email: route579@hotmail.com
    - Leslie

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  5. I was so excited to see this post as I am on a strict houseplant budget! I had to stop buying a houseplant every time I saw a "new" one or one that looked almost dead so I could save it!! I love them though, so much, all kinds. My absolute favorite is asparagus fern and all succulents come in second! I started following you on pinterest and I will add you to my google+. I am going to read more if your blog now! It's nice to know I am not alone in my houseplant addiction :) Thank you!!
    KMARROW@GMAIL.com

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  6. I have been growing plants since as far back as I can remember. I have spiders in all varieties and Jade plants christmas cactus and a rubber tree hat I thought was going to die.. it didn't grow for like 2 years so I put it outside for the summer.. The thing is so big now when I bring it in for the winter it takes up my whole living room.. My name is Tina Ham.. garagedweller88@yahoo.com.. thanks for all the plants in advance...lol..I love House plants.....

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  7. Hope to win this year. My favorites are aloe, cactus, wandering Jew, china doll, ivy.

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  8. My favorite indoor plants are African violets but they don't always like me! I do have a philodendrum that is most forgiving!

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  9. I've been following you on facebook for some time now. I just went over to pinterest and pinned you to my gardening category. I love house plants. During summer, I have them all over the deck and the front porch and in winter, my kitchen looks like a jungle when I bring them all inside. My husband and I are going to put in a window seat (without cushions) all across our back kitchen wall under the windows. That way I have some place to display all of my plants. I have all kinds...I'm not picky when it comes to plants. I have big ones, little ones, vining plants...I even have one in a bottle that we found in the woods with the plant growing in dirt in the bottle. Sort of like a ship in a bottle...only a plant in a bottle. :) I'm heading back to facebook right now to share your post with all my pals. Loretta mouse19572002@sbcglobal.net

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  10. Aloe and African Violets are my fav. Already liked on FB, Shared on FB, following on Pinterest, google and Blogger.

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  11. My favorite is my pony tail palm ~ Sheryle G.
    dandeliondrifting@yahoo.com

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    1. I have a ponytail palm. I got it at Wal-Mart. They were about to throw it out & I got it from them at a big time discounted price. Its doing great

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  12. I love pretty much any and all house plants. So fun to have something to take care of when the garden is done outside! :)

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  13. My favorite houseplant? I'd have to say any orchid really. A houseplant I really want? An orchid. I purchased a vanilla orchid on ebay last year that I quickly killed... I'm still not sure what I did wrong.

    So, I blogged about it (thanks for the inspiration today!) and linked back here on my blog. http://www.trulytroutlily.com/2012/08/vanilla-planifolia-and-houseplant.html

    I liked you on facebook, and pinterest. I also shared on facebook.

    Thank you!

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  14. I guess my favorites would be the succelents. I love them all but seem to do well with them as well as a few of the ivy variety. I'm limited on high light areas. So, I try to stick with Med-low light plants. But I always accept any plant. I also follow you on facebook. Have a fabulous day!! Joanne...gjd9796@comcast.net

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  15. My favorites are cacti and succulents. Just found you via google+. Following you there and liked you on facebook. It's good to find another Minnesotan! Thanks for running the contest. Lee bleefresh@gmail.com

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  16. I am a voracious collector of plants. They are my weakness. Love every plant ... parikhanar@hotmail.com

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  17. My favorite are the varieties of aloe you have but beggars can't be choosers :). I'd accept any og them happily. :)

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  18. Following you on twitter, pinterest, google+ and your blog. I used to have a HUGE spider plant but had to give it away when I moved. My favorites would be spider plant, aloe (just gave away 5 babys that our momma plant had) and snake plants. Would love to have any though. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway. :) teotwawkiridge@gmail.com

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  19. My favorite indoor plant would be Jasmine and Gardenia.

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  20. I followed your blog :)

    zclanbjt@gmail.com

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  21. My preferred plant(s) would be anything unique. I love them all.

    zclanbjt@gmail.com

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  22. I followed you on pintrest
    zclanbjt@gmail.com

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  23. I liked your Facebook page

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  24. I followed your blog :)

    zclanbjt@gmail.com

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  25. I'm following your blog, on Pinterest and liked it on Facebook. I love my plants and right now I'm head over heels for all succulents. There is a running joke at my house about my succulent craze. "Mom's looking for a new "sucky plant" online" hahaha. My sons hate when it's gardening time but they are tolerant of my "sucky plants" ~ Jenn ~~~Indianfirelily@yahoo.com

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  26. Excited about finding your site on Pinterest. Liked your Facebook page..Im a beginner at all this. Would love to win..All your tips are so usefull.
    jacque
    jaxxw@hotmail.com

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  27. I followed you on fb and pinterest. I only have spider plants at this point and have been trying to decide what other types to get. lzlinscott@gmail.com. -- Lori

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  28. I am following you on facebook, pinterest, and twitter. I love the ideas you come up with and the things I would never thing of. My favorite houseplant is the Purple Passion, love the purple velvet leaves, and the fresh scent they give off. Gives the right amount of color to a window.

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  29. I'm new at houseplants, so I would gratefully accept any plants given to me!
    Funfinder13@yahoo.com

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  30. I liked your page on FB and my favorite indoor plants are pathos and aloe.

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  31. Followed you on FB so I can continue to watch your garden grow!


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  32. i liked ur FB page, followed on pinterest,blog

    my curant fave is coleus, i have 4 diff kinds. love that theyre all diff and the colors differ depending on the amount of sun they get.
    i also hav a benjamin ficus(i call him BEN),a rubber tree plant,2 x-mas cactus(1 from my great gram),at least 4 spider plants, a few small cacti,a pothos (w/mutli babies in water) wandering jew in multiple pots with other plants as well as a pot bursting full of it all by itself, a cpla mother-in-law tongue, and a few others. my overall favorite is a geranium ive had for a bout 5yrs.
    i recently came across ur blog and have loved everything ive read so far. i look forward spending time catching up on alluve blogged so far.

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  33. I am a newbie to houseplants but I love Aloe plants, spider plants, succulants oh and Mother in Law's tongue! to name just a few :-) I am following you on Pinterest & Facebook. My email is telizm31@juno.com I found you through homesteadsurvivalblog.com. I am so excited to have found you!

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  34. I remember loving aloe plants as a child.. being amazed by how they worked. I definitly have to share that with my kids. I too found you through homesteadsurvivalblog.. and Im now following you on facebook and pintrest. (a fellow minnesotan) Naomilynneplus5@gmail.com

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  35. Would love some free plants to add to my very new and limited collection!~~Carla
    Funfinder13@yahoo.com

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  36. I love all houseplants, especially succulents, any type!

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  37. Aloe Vera, Jade, plants with purple hues...anything would be fun to get! Have direct sun at work and part-shade/shade at home. Here's what I've done; commented here, pinned on Pinterest, liked on Facebook.

    foster.katrina.98@gmail.com

    Katrina Foster

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  39. I really enjoy and used to have a large number of houseplants, but then my girlfriend gave me a cat who destroyed a bunch of them! So, I'd have to say any cat-friendly (as in not poisonous or overly tasty) houseplant would be great. Some colorful varieties would be nice, too.

    Oh, and a "catnip" mint would also be awesome.. I had some growing outside this year, but apparently it got completely eaten! I still have some cat grass growing outside, which the cat enjoys on the rare occasion I let him out there :)

    Cheers,
    Erik

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  40. I "like" you on facebook and I love my easy pothos.

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  41. I follow you on Facebook & twitter. I am confined to my house due to a bad heart & lung issues, I consider my plants my "therapy". I lost all my plants 2 winters ago when we had a massive snowstorm with temps 20 below 0. We had to stay with family but the only thing I could do for my 100 babies was group them in the bathroom & bathtub wrapped in newspaper & pray, but it was just too cold too long.. :'( ....so I have tried to gather starts from friends, even restaurants that have a plant allow me to take a snip...lol my son loves me... I even got a Moses in a boat from the local courthouse that was neglected, she just told me take it when I mentioned it, you should see that little beauty now. Would appreciate any consideration. :). Keep smiling.

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  42. What a coincidence I stumbled upon this post just in time. Today I thought I would try my hand at house plants again and purchased another Pothos {ie.. the only houseplant I haven't fully killed], and a Peace Lily. When my daughter was young I could keep plants no problem. Add a son and a dog and a guinea pig and paranoia and that is my reason for not having many if any house plants. A few of my favorites and on my wish list are: Wandering Jew, Aloe, christmas cactus, and anything that is good for cleaning the air (asthma).
    btw, I follow you on facebook, added you to my blog roll, shared this on twitter, and blogged about it http://gardenfuss.blogspot.com/2012/08/got-to-have-green.html

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  43. My love for houseplants started when my grandmother gave me a little piece of wandering Jew when I was 9, I'm 54 now...lol. she told me to take it home & put it in a little glass of water, she created a monster...lol. I love to get little starts from friends, restaurants, businesses....each one then has a story & personality. That's what broke my heart when I lost my plants to the snowstorm, I'll never be able to replace them. But I'm starting a whole new story!! Enjoy your posts & everyone's stories.. :)

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  44. All of your houseplants are beautiful!
    Funfinder13@yahoo.com

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  45. I follow you on Faceboook. I love all houseplants, especially succulents. My cat killed my favorite plant, a pencil cactus, about 7 years ago. mlynnmcconnell@yahoo.com

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  46. Here is my entry for the free plant give a way, my email is traxlermt@live.com, thank you, mary traxler

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  47. Beef Steak Begonia is my favorite plant.

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  48. I don't have a specific favorites, but I love plants in general, I love the ivy plants that grows like a vine, but I haven't manage to get one to grow big enough to be a vine. I have liked your page on Facebook, and I am following you on Pinterest, and Google+ and also shared your contest on my page on FB.

    Starting to wonder how your going to notify that person, but my email address is parker6278@yahoo.com

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  49. I would LOVE to have a Jade!~~Carla
    Funfinder13@yajoo.com

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  50. I just found your wonderful blog by a link on Homestead Survival for propagating aloe vera... my favorite plant. I've also just fallen in love with succulents of every kind and can't wait to grow more than hens & chicks (which I also love) Thanks for all the great information!
    mosersmeadow@gmail.com

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  51. Following your blog!~~Carla
    Funfinder13@yahoo.com

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  52. EEESH I don't know the names of my house plants

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  59. Following your blog!~~Carla
    Funfinder13@yahoo.com

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  60. I love any houseplant that is not easily killed and kid friendly! Really into the pretty colors of succulents lately!

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  62. I shared your contest on my wall!

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  63. How fun!! I would love a new house plant! I used to have a gorgeous spider plant that died a few years back...tear. I would love a new one, or one of those beautiful jade plants! Thanks for the drawing. I also am following you on Pinterest!

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  64. I was actually searching for something else and ran across your page. Everything happens for a reason. I am sure of it. I now have liked and shared your page on facebook. I am also following your blog. I loved the aloe re-potting. My aloe really took off this year and had 15 sprouts. I have offered them on facebook to anyone on my friends list. I am doing the same as you offering any little seedlings that I have to someone that my want them. I have no takers yet. LOL I love all plants. I like to get in the dirt and just work with them and see what I can grow. My friends tell me I post to many photos of plants on my facebook page. I don't tweet or I would follow your page there as well. I have added your page to my goggle and I am looking into the pinterest thing. I am not great at that LOL Happy gardening and thank you for considering me for the box of plants, I am sure what ever you choose would be a nice addition to my plants. moondancers01@hotmail.com

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  65. Following you on Pinterest!~~Carla
    Funfinder13@yahoo.com

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  66. I'm developing a love of the Christmas Cactus!
    Following your blog.~~Carla
    Funfinder13@yahoo.com

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  67. I live all my houseplants, my special ones gave memories connected to them...from special friends, etc. I follow you on Twitter & Facebook. Health issues have me confined to the house so my plants are my "therapy", lol. I'm slowly collecting my babies having lost all mine when they froze during a major snowstorm 2 years ago. Would appreciate ant consideration, even if just a couple.. :). Also unfortunately my yahoo email us not working but if u email please use pwetzel228@gmail.com. love love love your page!!!

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  68. Autocorrect made a couple of boo boos...I LOVE all my plants & HAVE special memories.. lol

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  69. What a collection you have and how nice to share! I love spider plants, aloe and succulents so far. I already like you on fb, added you to Twitter and now follow you on pinterest. I also subscribe thru reader. Michele

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  70. Hi. My name is Yvette, and I'm a plantoholic. I've been green for about 20 years. :)

    I don't have a favorite plant, I love them all. I plan on adding air plants to my collection soon.

    I'm following you here and on facebook.

    evyfiftytwofourteen@yahoo.com

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  71. I'm a fan of yours on Facebook! I love the aloe plants in the picture. I've been using a small aloe plant I have to treat my children's minor scrapes. Would love some aloe!! Email is jennifer5282@ATT.net My facebook name is JenMike Rodriguez!! Hope I win!!

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  72. I am a fan on Facebook. I love all of your post. I love all houseplants. I only have a small collection. Would love to add to it.

    Thanks, Sue.

    sjor243@aol.com

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  73. I love aloe plants. Would love to have one!~~Carla
    Funfinder13@yahoo.com
    Following your blog.

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  74. WOW, thanks everyone for all of the comments. This was so much fun! I announced the winners, here's the link to see who won... http://www.getbusygardening.com/2012/09/free-houseplant-giveaway-winners.html

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