Sunday 4/21

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Fantastic giveaways to get your garden growing

 Throughout the week, check our Facebook page for a chance to win three prize packs, which include products from Gardener’s Supply Company, gift cards from Star® Roses and Plants, and helpful books from Fine Gardening‘s publisher, Taunton Press. Don’t miss out on your chance to win these great prizes!

You can also enter yourself into the contest by commenting on this post, telling us why you want to win one of our awesome prizes.

 “Fine Gardening’s Spring Awakening Giveaway”

Official Rules

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. Sweepstake begins at 12:01 a.m. ET on April 21, 2013 and ends 11:59 ET on April 27, 2013. Sweepstake is open to legal residents of the United States, who are at least 18 years old, and to legal residents of Canada (except Quebec), who are at least 18 years old. Sweepstake void where prohibited.

TO ENTER: There are two ways to enter the giveaway.

1.) Visit our Facebook tab (http://a.pgtb.me/XNVkGR) located on the Fine Gardening Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/finegardening) and complete the entry form, including first name, last name, and e-mail address. After submitting the entry form from our Facebook tab, Fine Gardening Giveaway entrants will be given the option to earn a maximum of 10 additional entries by referring their friends to enter our giveaway. If entrant accepts this option, they will be prompted to post a link to our giveaway on entrant’s personal Facebook timeline. For each one of entrant’s Facebook friends that enters our giveaway through the link posted, the entrant is granted an additional chance to win.

2.) You can also enter our giveaway by visiting (https://www.finegardening.com/item/27264/spring-awakening-week), and completing the online entry form, including your first name, last name, and e-mail address. Submit your completed online entry form. All entries become the property of the Sponsors.

Sponsors are not responsible for unavailable network, failed server or other connections, miscommunications, interrupted, misrouted or scrambled transmissions or other errors or problems of any kind whether mechanical, human, electronic or otherwise. The Sponsors assumes no responsibility for lost, stolen, delayed, damaged or misdirected entries or for any failure of the website during the Sweepstake period, for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer on-line systems, access providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any e-mail entry to be received by Sponsors due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website, of any combination thereof including any injury or damage to an entrant’s or any other person’s computer related to or resulting from playing or downloading any material related to the Sweepstake. The Sponsors reserves the right, in their sole discretion to cancel or suspend this Sweepstake should a virus, bug or other cause beyond the reasonable control of the Sponsors corrupt the security or proper administration of the Sweepstake. Any attempt to deliberately damage any website or to undermine the legitimate operation of this Sweepstake is a violation of criminal and civil laws, and should such an attempt be made, Sponsors reserves the right to seek remedies and damages to the fullest extent permitted by law, including criminal prosecution. Entries are subject to verification and will be declared invalid if they are illegible, mechanically reproduced, mutilated, forged, falsified, altered or tampered with in any way. Entrants to abide by the Sweepstake Rules.

PRIZE DESCRIPTION: Three (3) winners will be randomly selected from the total list of entries. The prizes will be awarded after the contest ends.

 (1) 1^st place prize winner will be awarded the following:

• A $125 VISA gift card from Star® Roses and Plants
• a copy of the book “Everyday Roses” – $22.95
• a copy of the book “The Gardener’s Guide to Common-Sense Pest Control” – $24.95
• a copy of the book “Fine Gardening Beds and Borders” – $21.95
• a copy of the book “Kiss My Aster: A Graphic Guide to Creating a Fantastic Yard Totally Tailored to You” – $16.95
• a Puddle-Proof Field Bag from The Gardeners Supply Company – $29.95
• a pair of Pocket Snips from The Gardeners Supply Company – $12.95
• a pair of Pocket Pruners from The Gardeners Supply Company – $12.95
• a pair of Rose Gloves from The Gardeners Supply Company – $36.95
• a pair of Gardener’s Lifetime Cape Cod Weeder, Right-Handed from The Gardeners Supply Company – $39.95
• a Colorful Tubtrug, 7 Gallon from The Gardeners Supply Company – $14.95

1^st Place Prize Value = $359.50

 (1) 2^nd place prize winner will be awarded the following:

• A $50 VISA gift card from Star® Roses and Plants
• a copy of the book “Everyday Roses” – $22.95
• a Puddle-Proof Field Bag from The Gardeners Supply Company – $29.95
• a pair of Pocket Pruners from The Gardeners Supply Company – $12.95
• a pair of Rose Gloves from The Gardeners Supply Company – $36.95

2^nd Place Prize Value = $152.80

 (1) 3^rd place prize winner will be awarded the following:

• A $25 VISA gift card from Star® Roses and Plants
• a copy of the book “Fine Gardening Beds and Borders” – $21.95
• a Colorful Tubtrug, 7 Gallon from The Gardeners Supply Company – $14.95
• a pair of Gardener’s Lifetime Cape Cod Weeder, Right-Handed from The Gardeners Supply Company – $39.95
• a pair of Pocket Snips from The Gardeners Supply Company – $12.95

3^rd Place Prize Value = $114.80

Total Prize Value is $627.10

TAXES. Except where prohibited, all federal, state, provincial, local or other tax liabilities, including but not limited to luxury, sales, use, income, VAT, GST, and PST tax, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner. In the event of a Canadian winner, Sponsor will deduct any applicable withholding taxes imposed by the U.S. and applicable state governments from value of prize award and the prize award value will be adjusted accordingly.

NO PRIZE TRANSFER OR SUBSTITUTION. No prize or any portion thereof is transferable or redeemable for cash. Any portion of the prize that is not used is forfeited. No substitutions for prize except by Sponsor, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be substituted.

TERMS/CONDITIONS: No transfer or substitution of prizes. Employees, officers, and contractors (including immediate family members and members of the same household) of Sponsors, affiliated companies, subsidiaries, distributors, dealers, retailers, vendors of Sponsors, and all other persons/entities associated with this Sponsor and/or promotion, are not eligible. All Federal, State/Provincial and local laws apply. By participating, entrants agree to release, discharge, indemnify and hold harmless the Sweepstakes Entities and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents from and against any claims made by winners, entrants, or any other third parties, related in any way to the operation of this Sweepstakes as well as any other claims, damages or liability due to any injuries, damages or losses to any person (including death) or property of any kind resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of any prize or participation in any Sweepstakes-related activity or participation in this Sweepstakes. 

WINNING: Giveaway will end at 11:59pm on April 27, 2013. On or about May 6, 2013, 6 winners will be randomly selected from among all eligible entries received.  The winner will be notified by email within 10 days of the selection. Odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. One prize per person, household, or family.

CLAIMING PRIZES: Winners must sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability/Publicity Release (or in Canada a Declaration of Compliance) within 10 days of notification, or prize may be forfeited. Winners will also be required to provide proof of age. (Tennessee residents will not be required to sign Publicity Release as a condition of winning a prize.) Residents of Canada, in order to win, must first correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question administered by mail or e-mail at Sponsor’s sole discretion. All prizes will be awarded.

WINNER’S LIST: Send self-addressed, stamped envelope by May 18, 2014 to: Antonio Reis, 191 Main Street, PO Box 5563, Newtown, CT 06470-5563.

Fax: 203-270-9373. (Residents of Canada may omit return postage.)

SPONSORS: The Taunton Press Inc., Fine Gardening Magazine 191 Main Street, PO Box 5506, Newtown, CT 06470-5506 USA.