Bulb giveaway WINNER

MISSY is the randomly-chosen winner of Anna Pavod's Bulb (it's signed, by the way), and a deserving one at that. She has planted 400 bulbs this year, hopes to do 400 more next year, and has drained a swamp (i.e., wet front yard, see Missy's comment) to make all this possible. 

You go, Missy. 

Thanks for playing, folks. I so enjoyed reading about everyone's favorite bulbs. These were fascinating and impressive stories. It's amazing how excited we all get over these little brown spheres.  

Comments

[Ginny Stibolt]

Sorry, you got this one wrong. I find it hard to believe that you'd reward someone for draining a swamp. We need those wetlands for habitat for all those bug-eating frogs, to hold stormwater so it can percolate into the soil, and more.

Bulbs are nice, but I think you should reward someone who removed her lawn, beautified a vacant lot, or used bulbs in guerrilla gardening of public places.

[eliz]

Ginny, I totally see your point but I am pretty sure this "swamp" is a bit of (our randomly chosen) gardener's hyperbole for a wet area in the back yard. 400 bulbs is not really that many. I could fit them in a 5' x 5' space without breaking a sweat!

[missy]

oh my god--thank you so much!!! i am thrilled. to explain: i did drain a swamp, but a man-made one. my swamp/front yard was never intended to be a wetland. it was the result of a very old drainage pipe becoming blocked decades ago. in fact, it is in the middle of a neighborhood, so my neighbors are thrilled that someone tackled this project, got rid of the swamp and took steps to significantly reduce the mosquito population! i would be upset if someone drained an actual swamp, too.

thank you so very much!!!! i cannot wait to start planning the next round of bulbs!