The Impatient Gardener: Vintage botanical chart giveaway

05 November 2012

Vintage botanical chart giveaway

OK, folks, today is the big day. I am SO excited to be offering this amazing giveaway from Bonnie & Bell.


You might remember that I spent three years staring at a giant blank wall in the kitchen while I searched for the perfect art. I absolutely fell in love with some of the photos I was seeing of vintage botanical prints but I wanted something very large scale. I even asked Lauren Leiss of Pure Style Home (she is a seriously amazing designer with such a fresh perspective, not to mention a mom of three boys) where she found large scale botanicals like she has in her own home (well this is her old home because she's in the process of renovating a new house but I'm positive they'll find a place of honor in her new place too) and like she often uses in her clients' homes.

Lauren Liess/ Pure Style Home

Well I found vintage botanical charts on Etsy in the Bonnie & Bell shop. But because I'm insanely picky, I was looking for specific charts. Linda, who owns Bonnie & Bell was amazingly patient and helped me find the perfect charts for my space.

Linda and I spent a lot of time corresponding via e-mail during the time she was scouring Europe (I'm serious about that, I think she found the horse chestnut chart for me in The Netherlands) for my chart, and I was absolutely thrilled when she offered to do a giveaway for my readers.

So here's what we came up with. Bonnie & Bell has very generously donated a vintage botanical chart of the potato vine to be given away to one lucky reader. This is a Jung Koch Quentell chart that was originally used in German schools. It is paper on a linen backing and is rolled up on dowels. I love the look of the dowels, but some people choose to remove them (they are easy to remove without damaging the chart) and frame the charts instead. It is 33 inches by 44.5 inches without the dowels and 36 inches by 46.5 inches with the dowels and it is gorgeous!


Close-up of the flower

Close-up of another flower plus the dowel


I'm using the Rafflecopter widget to hopefully make entering a little bit easier. In order to enter, just leave a comment saying where you'd hang this beautiful chart. Would it go in your kitchen, like I did with mine? Or maybe in your family room like Lauren did? Or would you be the best friend/family member ever and give it as the most most amazing gift ever? You can earn additional entries by doing a few other tasks, so up your odds and do them all!

I'll accept entries until November 15. If you have any problems at all with Rafflecopter, e-mail me at impatientgardener@gmail.com and I'll get you entered.

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43 Comments:

Anonymous Becky W. said...

Could totally see that on my big, empty dining room wall!

November 5, 2012 at 1:15 PM  
Anonymous Becky W. said...

Oh, cool Etsy store! I love the goose chart!

November 5, 2012 at 1:23 PM  
Anonymous cityslipper said...

That's very cool. I bet I could find several places on my walls for such a decoration.

November 5, 2012 at 1:27 PM  
Anonymous Rachel O said...

I think I would hang these in my office!

November 5, 2012 at 1:53 PM  
Anonymous Genevieve said...

I just adore this gorgeous artwork and could totally see that on my wall in my living room next to my giant ficus plant. I love how bold and dramatic it is, yet classy and beautiful as well. I sure hope I win!!

November 5, 2012 at 1:56 PM  
Anonymous jill v said...

This would go in my living room.

November 5, 2012 at 3:10 PM  
Blogger Stacey {steward of design} said...

I love these prints! I think I'd put them in my family room.

November 5, 2012 at 3:53 PM  
Anonymous Jessica A said...

Between a couple of windows in my living room.

November 5, 2012 at 4:00 PM  
Anonymous Jessica A said...

& from their shop, there's too many to choose! Maybe the mice heredity chart.

November 5, 2012 at 4:04 PM  
Blogger Katie @ Team Skelley said...

Ooohh, WANT. I would probably hang it in my kitchen or possibly the home office. It is gorgeous!

November 5, 2012 at 4:13 PM  
Blogger Garden Glassic said...

I would give this as a gift to someone very special in my life who would love it! I'm certain she would put it in living room (there's a spot for it)

November 5, 2012 at 4:20 PM  
Blogger Kelly M said...

I would put this on my kitchen wall.

November 5, 2012 at 6:30 PM  
Blogger Kelly M said...

I really like the vintage botanical tree linen from Bonnie & Bell's Etsy Store.

November 5, 2012 at 6:32 PM  
Blogger Steph@TheGraniteGurus said...

I love, love, love vintage botanical charts! What a fun giveaway! This would go in my dining room....just off my kitchen.

November 5, 2012 at 7:44 PM  
Anonymous Kelly said...

This will look amazing in my kitchen!

November 5, 2012 at 8:22 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

This will be in my living room!

November 6, 2012 at 4:12 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Beautiful and dramatic. I love these. These would look perfect in my home. Nancy Carr nancythedove@aol.com

November 6, 2012 at 5:36 AM  
Blogger Andrea said...

Absolutely Gorgeous!!!!!!!

November 6, 2012 at 5:53 AM  
Blogger Andrea said...

I would hang it in my dining room!

November 6, 2012 at 5:54 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It would go in my kitchen. :) I cannot seem to use the little thingie above this with the counter so i hope this counts me in as entered.

November 6, 2012 at 6:33 AM  
Blogger barbaradougherty126 said...

Oh wow, I love the potato print! The flowers are so pretty! Thank you for the giveaway! Not sure where I would put it yet, probably my Florida room.

November 6, 2012 at 6:40 AM  
Blogger barbaradougherty126 said...

I love the B&B "Pea" or "Corn" print too. :) Thank you

November 6, 2012 at 6:41 AM  
Blogger barbaradougherty126 said...

I shared on FB...
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November 6, 2012 at 6:45 AM  
Blogger Unknown said...

Definitely in my kitchen which I'm in the process of giving a facelift! May have to buy the other one so that I have two like you!!

November 6, 2012 at 7:10 AM  
Blogger Nancy @ The Headmistress said...

I would put this in my living room; there's been a space over the couch for FIFTEEN YEARS as I await the ONE thing; this is it!
Nancy

November 6, 2012 at 9:35 AM  
Blogger ginger ribbons said...

I would put this UP HIGH! Somewhere my littles couldn't pull it down. :)

November 6, 2012 at 9:44 AM  
Blogger ginger ribbons said...

If I was picking from the etsy shop, it would be the hereditary mice chart. So cool!

November 6, 2012 at 9:46 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dining or Living Room - would look amazing in my 176 year old house!
Trish @ PBucco@aol.com

November 6, 2012 at 12:51 PM  
Blogger Unknown said...

This would look perfect in my living room hanging above my sofa!

November 6, 2012 at 1:20 PM  
Blogger Valkyrie of Odin said...

I would love that in the bed room. Not much art in there... been looking for something nice. I have a terrarium i'm in the process of creating, and this would look nice with it!

November 6, 2012 at 1:29 PM  
Anonymous kara said...

I love it! I recently scored an old-old-old school pull-down wall map thing, although I'm not exactly sure how or where to hang it because it is so heavy, but I would put this right up in my kitchen!

November 7, 2012 at 1:03 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

This would go right above our bed - it would be perfect there!

November 7, 2012 at 1:48 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I also love the vintage goose print - it's rather unexpected!

November 7, 2012 at 1:55 PM  
Anonymous tania said...

I am a graphic designer and would hang this beauty in my studio.

November 7, 2012 at 5:13 PM  
Anonymous Debbie said...

I just moved my office into another room of my house and I have lots of empty wall space. So I'd put mine in my new office so I can admire it every day.

November 7, 2012 at 5:40 PM  
Blogger Suzy said...

This would be perfect in my kitchen! LIke you I have had a blank wall over our table for years for Too long to mention. Thanks for sponsoring this give away!
bichonluvrscloset at gmail dot com

November 8, 2012 at 8:32 AM  
Blogger Karen said...

I am painting my kitchen this weekend - this chart would be perfect with the new wall color!

November 8, 2012 at 5:44 PM  
Blogger Crystal said...

Moving into a new house. Entirely bare walls-lots of possibilities. I love this!

November 9, 2012 at 10:58 PM  
Blogger Mercedes said...

We have some blank spots on the wall of the dining room. Come to mama...

November 10, 2012 at 12:50 PM  
Blogger Mercedes said...

We're finally getting to the "box room" and turning it from a storage facility into a teenager's room. She loves science, especially plant. I so wish I could order several of the Seed Table series of Danish Educational Charts.

November 10, 2012 at 1:00 PM  
Blogger roisin said...

so lovely!!! living room all the way, but really they would be an amazing accent to any room. love them.

November 11, 2012 at 9:04 AM  
Anonymous Chloe R. said...

I'd love to hang it in our new house - and have about 10 gazillion options, since most of our walls are bare at the moment...!

November 15, 2012 at 1:28 PM  
Anonymous Chloe R. said...

I checked out the Etsy store, and ended up purchasing the oak print as well - love it!

November 15, 2012 at 1:30 PM  

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