Winner of our Polar Express Giveaway!
Congratulations to Meg Fraim, our winner of a Family 4 pack of tickets to Polar Express at The Norfolk Botanical Garden!
Here is Meg’s winning version of “The 12 Days of Christmas”
12 Days of Christmas (Norfolk Botanical Garden Style)
On the first day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
A bald eagle in a pine tree.
On the second day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Two garden trams
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
On the third day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
On the fourth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
On the fifth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
On the sixth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
On the seventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Seven children leaping,
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
On the eighth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Eight gardeners weeding,
Seven children leaping,
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
Eight gardeners weeding,
Seven children leaping,
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
On the ninth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Nine volunteers planting,
Eight gardeners weeding,
Seven children leaping,
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
Eight gardeners weeding,
Seven children leaping,
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
On the tenth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Ten butterflies flitting,
Nine volunteers planting,
Eight gardeners weeding,
Seven children leaping,
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
Nine volunteers planting,
Eight gardeners weeding,
Seven children leaping,
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
On the eleventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Eleven statues standing,
Ten butterflies flitting,
Nine volunteers planting,
Eight gardeners weeding,
Seven children leaping,
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
Ten butterflies flitting,
Nine volunteers planting,
Eight gardeners weeding,
Seven children leaping,
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Twelve visitors walking,
Eleven statues standing,
Ten butterflies flitting,
Nine volunteers planting,
Eight gardeners weeding,
Seven children leaping,
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
My true love sent to me:
Twelve visitors walking,
Eleven statues standing,
Ten butterflies flitting,
Nine volunteers planting,
Eight gardeners weeding,
Seven children leaping,
Six rose bushes blooming,
Five birthday parties,
Four flower workshops,
Three compost piles,
Two garden trams,
And a bald eagle in a pine tree.
To make things even more exciting our friends at Norfolk Botanical Garden decided to award an additional prize for the runner-up Deborah Devila! Deborah will receive a Free Admission Ticket to Dominion Garden of Lights. Here is her entry:
On the first day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
A membership to NBG!
On the second day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Two bald eagles
My true love sent to me:
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
On the third day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Three snapping turtles,
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
On the fourth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Four seasonal gardens,
My true love sent to me:
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles,
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
And a membership to NBG!
On the fifth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles,
Two bald eagles
My true love sent to me:
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles,
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
On the sixth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Six Passport gardens,
My true love sent to me:
Six Passport gardens,
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles,
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles,
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
On the seventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Seven Master Gardeners,
My true love sent to me:
Seven Master Gardeners,
Six Passport gardens,
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
On the eighth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Eight outdoor venues,
Seven Master Gardeners,
Six Passport gardens,
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
My true love sent to me:
Eight outdoor venues,
Seven Master Gardeners,
Six Passport gardens,
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
On the ninth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Nine ducks a swimming,
Eight outdoor venues,
Seven Master Gardeners,
Six Passport gardens,
My true love sent to me:
Nine ducks a swimming,
Eight outdoor venues,
Seven Master Gardeners,
Six Passport gardens,
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
On the tenth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Ten monarchs flying,
Nine ducks a swimming,
Eight outdoor venues,
Seven Master Gardeners,
My true love sent to me:
Ten monarchs flying,
Nine ducks a swimming,
Eight outdoor venues,
Seven Master Gardeners,
Six Passport gardens,
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles,
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
And a membership to NBG!
On the eleventh day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Eleven marble statues,
Ten monarchs flying,
Nine ducks a swimming,
My true love sent to me:
Eleven marble statues,
Ten monarchs flying,
Nine ducks a swimming,
Eight outdoor venues,
Seven Master Gardeners,
Six Passport gardens,
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles
Two bald eagles
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
On the twelfth day of Christmas
My true love sent to me:
Twelve hummingbirds humming,
Eleven marble statues,
Ten monarchs flying,
Nine ducks a swimming,
Eight outdoor venues,
Seven Master Gardeners,
Six Passport gardens,
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles,
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
My true love sent to me:
Twelve hummingbirds humming,
Eleven marble statues,
Ten monarchs flying,
Nine ducks a swimming,
Eight outdoor venues,
Seven Master Gardeners,
Six Passport gardens,
Five Remarkable Trees,
Four seasonal gardens,
Three snapping turtles,
Two bald eagles
And a membership to NBG!
Big thanks to everyone who entered, all the entries were great!
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