Tuesday, May 3, 2011

The Simple Garden Review & Giveaway (3 Winners)



There is more than one way to be green, and in the New Age Mama household, we try to do it all. One of the things I love to do this time of year is grow my own vegetables. I do live in the Garden State, after all.  My older daughter enjoys planting and this year she wanted a little patch of land for a garden of her own. Since she is just a kid, I wanted something that would make things easy for her. I found just what I was looking for at The Simple Garden. Their garden sets come with everything you need to get started on developing your green thumb.




We received a large variety of cool products from The Simple Garden to try out, and my daughter set to work immediately upon getting home from school. Their planters are perfect and easy to use. They come with  pots of various sizes depending on what you're planting in them, seed packets, soil and a template that helps you space the plants apart evenly. The herb kit  has three sections to plant basil, oregano, and cilantro which are great herbs to have around the house all year long. To help keep them growing even in the dark days of winter, The Simple Garden offers a LiteStik (sold separately), which helps bring the power of the sun into your home and keep your plants thriving all year long.




My daughter's favorite item we received is the signature The Simple Garden product. This one will allow her to grow her favorite cherry tomatoes. It comes with a huge planter with a green house top. They also offer  a water stick to make sure your plants are getting enough water which is sold separately but a must have. The included instruction manual gives step my step instructions, making it easy for my ten year old to work with no supervision. You can keep your planter indoors or outdoors and get fresh veggies anytime of the year.



The Simple Garden is an amazing company that brings a little nature into the lives of children and adults. With summer coming, these kits are a wonderful way for kids to get their hands dirty for a reason. It will provide hours of fun and teach them the responsibility of caring for a living thing as well as the rewards they can sow as their plants mature. Even if you don't have children, these kits would be wonderful for anyone who enjoys fresh herbs and vegetables. Even if you have limited space, you will be able do some gardening and bring a little something green into your life.



Three very lucky winners are each going to receive a herb kit so they can share the magic of nature with their own families. To enter, just visit  The Simple Garden and tell me something you learned or another product you would love to buy. For additional entries, you can do any of the following, but you must complete this initial entry first. Any entries that do not follow these guidelines will be deleted.

1) Subscribe to my blog by email
2) Follow my blog on friend connect
3) Blog about this giveaway with a link to New Age Mama & The Simple Garden (5 Entries)
4) Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway using the button at the top of this post (Daily)
5) Become my friend on face book  or a fan of New Age Mama on Face Book (one entry each)
6) Grab my main button and tell me where I can find it
7) Follow New Age Mama on Network Blog
8) Follow my author blog on friend connect, twitter, or  face book (one entry each)
9) Post this giveaway on any sweepstakes site, Mr Linky, or other networking website-leave the link where I can find it (1 entry each)
10) Become a fan of The Simple Garden on face book
11) Heart theThe Simple Garden

This giveaway will end at midnight on  5/22/11 and is open to the continental US only. The winner will be chosen via a random number generator. Thanks again to The Simple Garden for offering this great prize!


***Please note that I received no form of monetary compensation for this post. I did receive a sample of the product to try in order to write a fair and honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own and were not influenced in any way.  Please note that I  am not responsible for the delivery of this prize and can not be held accountable if, for any reason, is it not received. Furthermore, I am in no way liable for any injuries that may result from the use or misuse of this product. ***

340 comments:

  1. I get to be first! Read about it on FB. I like this:
    The LiteStik uses energy efficient LED technology optimized for indoor plants. The LiteStik’s innovated light-sensor allows it to come on automatically when the light in the room dips below a certain level.
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  3. I'd also like the simple garden junior kit

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  6. The simple garden junior 3 pack

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  7. I like the greenhouse lid.
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  8. I am a gfc follower.
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  9. I could use a water stick. I never seem to get it right. Too wet or too dry.

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  12. I'd like to get some WaterStiks because I never know when I should water.
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  19. I like the water sticks and the simple garden junior

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  20. I need the waterstik! my indoor plants tend to be underwatered.

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  21. I like the Jr. herb Kit
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  25. I like the Simple Garden junior because it could be used at home or I could use it at work to teach students about growing herbs.

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  26. id like to try those litesticks! how cool is that! great giveaway!
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  34. heart the simple garden
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  35. I like the green house lid (for when nights still get chilly)

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  37. I would like to buy the LiteStik. Lnbskinner@comcast.net

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  41. LOVE the LiteStik! They would be great for my indoor plants.

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  42. I would also love to buy the Simple Garden Junior for my kids!
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  43. I follow your blog with google friend connect
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  44. I'm a fan of yours on Facebook - my FB name is Amanda Moore
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  45. I'm a fan The Simple Garden on Facebook - my FB name is Amanda Moore
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  46. I'm a fan of your author blog on Facebook - my FB name is Amanda Moore
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  49. I follow you on Twitter - I'm @AmberGoo
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  50. i learned that The Simple Garden come in two sizes. The standard size is approximately 12″ x 12″ x 7.75″. The junior size, known as the Simple Garden Jr. is approximately 4″ x 4″ x3″
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  51. I like the greenhouse lid.

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  53. I like the Simple Garden junior kit
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  57. My favorite item is the LiteStik
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  63. I would lke the Junior set from Simple gardens.

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  66. I like the greenhouse lids
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  67. I learned: The optimum temperature to germinate most seeds is right around 70 degrees F.
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  73. Linky: http://www.gograhamgo.com/2011/05/giveaways-galore-55-come-link-up-and.html

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  74. I would also like to buy the LiteStik. calvad at aol dot com

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  75. Blogged: http://revealingmeagain.blogspot.com/2011/05/simple-garden.html
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  80. I think the lightstik is really really cool. Ever since we got UV filtered windows I can't grow anything in the house!

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  90. id like to try the waterstik crystletellerday@yahoo.com

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  92. I'd love to buy the LiteStik. asthenight at gmail dot com

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  99. I read that Plants grown in a raised container typically produce 1.5 to 2 times as much fruit as plants in a traditional garden.

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  101. like the simple garden junior kit teressajoe@comcast.net

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  109. I'd like to try the Water Stik because I have a bad habit of overwatering my plants. ;)
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  114. 5-6 http://twitter.com/simplydab/status/66708170512408576

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  115. The Simple Garden Junior would be a nice gift for my niece, in her favorite color yellow! Thanks!

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  127. I learned that fertilizing in the heat of the day can burn the plant.
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  128. I follow you via GFC, Jan Messali.
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  129. I'm your fan on Facebook, as Jan Messali.
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  130. I liked Simple Garden on Facebook.
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  131. 5-9 http://twitter.com/simplydab/status/67799819883790336

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  133. I would love to have a Litestik. My plants never seem to do well indoors.
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  135. I follow as Renee G on GFC
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  136. I visited the Simple garden site and I like all their products. I would want the greenhouse lid to go with it to help speed things up with warming. I love the litestick and waterstick you showed of course! Rita Spratlen rj_angel_house@yahoo.com

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  138. I blogged about this giveaway at http://rj7777.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-age-mama-simple-garden-review.html #1
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  143. I follow you on twitter and tweeted about this giveaway at http://twitter.com/#!/rjs7777/status/68157236693835776 rj_angel_house@yahoo.com

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  144. I am your friend on facebook. Rita Spratlen rj_angel_house@yahoo.com

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  145. I shared this giveaway on my facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/rita.spratlen/posts/202688166436903 rj_angel_house@yahoo.com

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  157. My favorite product is the LiteStik. I have a great landlord who allowed me to till up most of the yard. But, we have very few windows in our apartment, making it impossible to grow herbs during the winter. This LiteStik is exactly what I've been looking for - no big apparatus, just a simple little light!
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  176. I tweeted about this giveaway at http://twitter.com/#!/rjs7777/status/69972148269219840 rj_angel_house@yahoo.com

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  178. I love their simple herb garden junior. heinzmom at hotmail dot com

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