{"id":12983,"date":"2014-03-19T12:52:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-19T16:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/?p=12983"},"modified":"2014-09-13T20:47:31","modified_gmt":"2014-09-14T00:47:31","slug":"book-giveaway-the-vintage-gardens-book-of-roses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/rose-gardening\/2014\/03\/19\/book-giveaway-the-vintage-gardens-book-of-roses\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Giveaway! The Vintage Gardens Book of Roses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12992\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Gardens Book of Roses\" width=\"612\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses.jpg 612w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-465x465.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have a winner! First, I just wanted to express my gratitude to all of you that left such lovely comments. When I set this giveaway down I thought, &#8220;Gee it would be nice if I get about 10 comments&#8221; so imagine my surprise when close to 30 showed up! I so enjoyed reading your responses and thank you for sharing your favorite rose. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>And now, for the winner (selected randomly through random.org)&#8230;. <a href=\"http:\/\/chickpeastudio.typepad.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Juliette!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Juliette wrote: <strong>&#8220;I would love a chance to win this!\u00a0The rose I like most in my garden right now is Queen Of Sweden by DA.\u00a0voila!\u00a0<\/strong><strong>juju&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Juliette, thank you for sharing. &#8216;Queen of Sweden&#8217; is on my (very long) wishlist! I will be messaging you soon for your address and I hope you like extra goodies in your package&#8230;.hee hee.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think it&#8217;s safe to say that all of us rose gardeners are feeling pretty bummed that Vintage Gardens is closing it&#8217;s doors. (Thank heavens, though, for the work the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagegardens.com\/friends.html\" target=\"_blank\">Friends of Vintage Roses<\/a> are doing to preserve the collection.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12984\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-4.jpg\" alt=\"Book Giveaway! Vintage Gardens Book of Roses 4\" width=\"933\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-4.jpg 933w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-4-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-4-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-4-465x308.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have used <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagegardens.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">their site<\/a> time and again as a learning tool (not to mention have found some of my favorite roses from their collection like <a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/rose-gardening\/2012\/06\/29\/georges-vibert\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;Georges Vibert&#8217;<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/rose-gardening\/setigera-roses\/2012\/07\/09\/arcata-pink-globe\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Arcata Pink Globe&#8221;<\/a>.) Besides their website,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Vintage Gardens Book of Roses<\/span> by Gregg Lowery and Phillip Robinson is an invaluable resource for the rose lover. No, really, I can&#8217;t even describe how much useful information is packed into this wonderful book (and stunning photos.) That&#8217;s why I ordered an extra one so I could give it away to one of you lucky ducks!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12986\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-3.jpg\" alt=\"Book Giveaway! Vintage Gardens Book of Roses 3\" width=\"933\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-3.jpg 933w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-3-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-3-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-3-465x308.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/>If you would like to throw your hat in the ring for a chance to win, leave me a comment here so I know you stopped by. This contest is open to EVERYONE regardless of where you live in the world. If you&#8217;re feeling up for it, your comment could include your favorite rose. That kind of information is always appreciated by fellow rosarians! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll leave the giveaway open until next week sometime and then randomly choose a winner. Best of luck!!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12987\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses.jpg\" alt=\"Book Giveaway! Vintage Gardens Book of Roses\" width=\"933\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses.jpg 933w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-465x308.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12988\" src=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-2.jpg\" alt=\"Book Giveaway! Vintage Gardens Book of Roses 2\" width=\"933\" height=\"618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-2.jpg 933w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-2-600x397.jpg 600w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-2-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/Book-Giveaway-Vintage-Gardens-Book-of-Roses-2-465x308.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have a winner! First, I just wanted to express my gratitude to all of you that left such lovely comments. When I set this&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[279,28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12983","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-giveaways","category-rose-gardening"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12983"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12983\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13734,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12983\/revisions\/13734"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hedgerowrose.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}