Update: The winner of the Meyer lemon tree was comment #120, Sommer. I’ve already been in touch with Sommer and she is delighted to have won. Hope you enjoy the tree and we’re all looking forward to seeing the tasty treats you create with your own Meyer lemons!
Not long after I posted the recipe for the Meyer Lemon Chicken earlier this week, an email popped into my box from Travis at Brighter Blooms Nursery. He was asking if I’d be interested in hosting a giveaway for one of their lemon trees. Of course, I wasted no time replying to him that I’d be delighted to give a Meyer lemon tree to one of my readers! So, for all of you who commented on how you’d love to have a Meyer lemon of your own, here’s your chance!
Brighter Blooms Nursery is offering one 3-4 ft. Meyer lemon tree. Meyer lemons can be grown in pots in any part of the country and outdoors in Zones 8-11. If you haven’t seen them before, the Meyer lemon is a cross between a lemon and a mandarin orange. It has a slightly sweeter, but still very tart, taste than a regular lemon. In case you’re wondering, I live in Zone 7 and keep mine on the deck for the warmer months. We move it indoors in late Fall before the first cold temperatures. Meyer lemons are self-pollinating and are very heavy bearing trees. They bloom in the Spring and the fruit ripens during the winter. You’re going to love having your own fresh citrus during the cold winter months!
To enter the giveaway (technically a sweepstakes), simply leave a comment below telling me what recipe you’d make with your very own Meyer lemons. Entries will remain open through Friday, January 13, and a winner be selected on January 14. Open to residents of the continental U. S. only with the exceptions of California, Texas, Florida, Louisiana and Arizona. Sorry guys, but agricultural restrictions prevent shipping these plants into your states :-)
Good luck everyone! I can’t wait for one of you to get this beautiful little tree!
Note: I am in no way affiliated with Brighter Blooms Nursery and have received no compensation whatsoever for hosting this giveaway.
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I can’t tell you HOW often I’ve had “Get a Meyer Lemon Tree” as part of my personal yearly goals. I pretty much bought out Whole Paychex’s supply this week because I’m making not only Limoncello over the weekend but love using Meyer Lemons in everything that I make (when they are available). I would probably use Meyer Lemons from this tree to make a Meyer Lemon Cherry Clafouti and a host of other yummy recipes :)
Ooooh! I totally want one and have been reading about them for a few weeks but have been concerned that I’d kill it. Sounds easier than I thought though.
I’d make lots of goodies…ice cream for starters, and pound cake and lemon bars…
I love Meyer Lemons. My favorite things is to infuse them into vodka. I also enjoy a meyer lemon salsa over grilled shrimp.
I miss my meyer lemon tree so so much. I left it behind when I moved from California. I would make preserved lemons if I won.
Oh I’d make some maple meyer lemon lemonade :)
I once started a Meyer lemon tree from a cutting and gave it away when I moved across the country. There are so many recipes that are sweetened and brightened by Meyer lemons. I would make Meyer lemon curd and turn that into a Meyer lemon galette.
I would love to have one. Will this grow in SC though?
Follow the link in the post to read the growing requirements, Travis. They can be grown anywhere in the country in pots and with proper care.
I’d make either chicken piccata or maybe brew some beer with the lemons then make chicken piccata.
I’d make a bunch of things if I won, but mostly I would just stand there and smell the amazing meyer aroma.
I’d go for some classic lemon bars. :-) I used to live with someone who had a huge lemon tree, but now that I’ve moved, I would love to have one of my own!
I can’t tell you how long I have wanted a lemon tree! I would make lemon curd, lemon gelato, lemon sorbetto… What wouldn’t I make : ) xoxo
What a lovely giveaway! I would make a Meyer lemon pie. Jam. Curd. You name it…
I’d start with your Lemon Chicken recipe..then onto a dessert (lemon sorbet)
I get several seed/plant catalog mailings and they have lemon trees for sale, but in the fine print it says “Prohibited for sale in Texas”, same with orange trees. (also to Florida, I think) Other states ban the sale of other fruits. I’m not sure if it’s to protect the groves/orchards or to protect the growers from even the tiniest bit of competition.
Mike – Yes, as I pointed out in the post, the trees cannot be shipped to California, Texas, Florida, Louisiana and Arizona. This is due to USDA regulations.
Sorry, I didn’t read the entire post – was just disappointed that I knew I wouldn’t be eligible.
I read what hit my reader, should add; it didn’t have the entire post.
Lemon mousse and Limoncello!
If I won, I’d make a Meyer Lemon Cheesecake.
Me. Me. PICK ME! Pretty please with a cherry on top?
OK, I know that pandering of that nature won’t work but I’m recalling the heady aroma of the box that a blogger friend sent me last year. I wanted to bottle it and capture that amazing scent forever. I guess with my own little tree I could right?
I would make…hmm, lemon lavender martinis with my own lemons and lavender. I would even send you some…oops, there I go again…but if bribery will work? What’s your address? :)
I would go crazy if I won. I can never find Meyer lemons in my area.i am so envious when I see great sounding recipes like the chicken. After trying for many yrs I’ve finally convinced my husband we need to grow fruit. We’ve started with berries then a peach tree now I would love a Meyer lemon tree.Your chicken recipe would definatly be the first I’dake.(I had wondered if I could fake it-prob not .
What a great giveaway. There are so many things we could make with this. I’d start with lemon chicken for sure! I’d also love to try my lemon glazed cookies with a Meyer lemon too. Raspberry lemonade….oh I could go on :)
I’ve seen huge lemon trees growing over in Grady and Seminole Counties and always wanted one. I’d make Lemon Bars and Lemonade and add some to Tea and who knows what else?
I’d love to make a whole roasted duck covered in meyer lemon slices inside and out!
I would make meyer lemon curd! I’m addicted to the stuff! I would totally dig a lemon tree. Great giveaway Lana!!
Lemon ice box pie and marmalade
Heavens where do I start?? Lemon chicken, lemon cake, lemon curd, preserved lemons… the list is truly endless !!!Love this giveaway idea – brilliant!
Oh I would love a Meyer Lemon tree. I would start my day with a cup of hot water and a tablespoon of Meyer lemon juice in, of course lemon chicken, lemonade, and a lemon meringue pie sounds wonderful.
I’ve always dreamed of having a lemon tree! I’d make these Meyer lemon cookies. http://www.abigmouthful.com/meyer-lemon-cookies/
Ohh… what a great giveaway! I would make fresh squeezed lemonaid – at least once a week! Yummy!
This is such a wonderful giveaway idea! I would love to win a lemon tree! How awesome this would be for fresh lemons in all of those fantastic recipes! I would just need to keep my daughter from eating all of them!
I would love a Meyer lemon to make preserved lemons for a tagine of chicken, olives and preserved lemons.
Sadly, life is handing me lemons. I live in Florida, so no Meyer Lemon give-away for me! Sigh. Oh well, there’s always the beach!
The first thing I would make with my Myers Lemons is a tall glass of lemonade. Then I would sip it while I made my Mama’s Lemon Meringue Pie. I have her hand written recipe which is so precious now that she has passed away. Thanks for this great giveaway.
Having one of those trees would give me the opportunity to pick the fruit and makes cheesecake with my Daughter. She loves to bake and any special time Daddy can have with his little girl is just splendid!
I use lemon frequently and the idea of picking my own in cold New England is a dream. Favorite uses? When poaching fish or cooking en papillote; sometimes splurge on a mock holland aisle with mayo. Love grating zest into tuna salad, too.
I would love to have my very own Meyer Lemon Tree! I always have lemons in the house and watch for the first “meyers” to appear at the store, then I stock up! I love the way they taste and smell! I put them in my tea and water everyday. If I won I would make Lemon Chess Pie, Lemon Curd, Lemon Scones, the list goes on and on. Pick me !
I would make a grilled Chicken breast stuffed with Meyer Lemon slices and Basil while sipping sweat tea that has Meyer lemon wedges in it.
I would make lemon curd. There are so many ways to enjoy it.
Lemon poundcake
I missed my chance years ago when we bought this old house and landscaped it with low maintenance evergreens, a few flowering trees and shrubs – BUT NO FRUIT TREES … shame on me, thank goodness my neighbors had the sense to plant satsumas, kumquats, lemon and limes .. and thank goodness they are many times generous..
What a fun giveaway! I have been dying to try Meyer Lemons! I have never even seen them for sale where I live. If I won this tree the first thing I would make is meyer lemon bars….nom nom!
I’d like to try your lemon chicken also. But I’d try some lemony desserts too! thanks for the chance to win a lemon tree!!
How wonderful!!! I’d love to make a Meyer lemon vinaigrette, a chicken marinade and some lemon bars! Mmmmmm…..
I would make lemon curd (as I just saw a recipe using Meyers) or try cultured lemons.
Lemon curd and of course fresh lemon juice in my tea and water too.
I’ve always dreamed of having a lemon tree and also live in Zone 7. Here’s to hoping!!! Thanks you :)
I would love to make a lemon tart recipe I have! I bet it would be delicious.
I don’t think I’ve ever actually had Meyer lemons. I look for them in stores, but don’t find them around here. Everything I see made with them always looks so good though. I’d maybe start by making a sorbet or ice cream.
What a cool giveaway.
I’d make lemon chicken.
And stare and my tree all winter long.
Thanks Lana!
I would find a good Limoncello recipe and try that with Meyer lemons. I love Limoncello and I think Meyer lemons would make it even better.
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I once saw a recipe for Meyer Lemon Marmalade that sounded delicious. The recipe said that you could not substitute regular lemons for the Meyers–I’d never heard of Meyer Lemons before that and wondered how they were different. Your post gives some great information about that. Thanks for explaining! I’d love to win a Meyer Lemon tree, and I’d definitely have to make some of that marmalade!!
Happy New Year! Thanks for this great giveaway. I would love a Meyer Lemon Tree. It will be a happy addition to my plant collection in the basement. -Tien
I’m not quite sure what I’d made with the lemons if I won the Meyer lemon tree. Actually, come to think of it, I think I would give it to my mom who is moving back from Florida to Illinois to be with family while my dad battles cancer. I think I would remind them both of their wonderful 15 years they had enjoying the Florida sunshine and citrus.
I would immediately make a Meyer Lemon Pound Cake with a Meyer Lemon Glaze. With Meyer Lemon Lemonade. Of course.
Just call me a Meyer Lemon Lover! : )
I would make my favorite lemon chicken!
blueberry cupcakes with lucious lemon icing to share with my twin toddlers
My husband wants a lemon meringue pie. I cant believe how cute they are, I need to have one.
I would make your Meyer Lemon Chicken, of course! I wanted to make it when I saw the post but didn’t know where to find Meyer lemons.
I’d make lemon curd, one of my favorite “lemony” recipes. Love, love, love lemons.
By far, the FIRST thing would be Lemon Bars…so YUMMY!!!
I would make my cumin and citrus roasted carrots. YUM!!!!
I would have to make a lemon meringue pie, which is my family’s favorite!
I would love to make meyer lemon bars!
I would make lemon rind cookies based on a rich butter cookie base.
I would attempt Crab Cakes with a Meyer Lemon Aioli – Thanks!
Lemon curd. I love it.
Lemon squares, just like my mother used to make! I
Mmm…roasted chicken with Meyer lemons and herbs de Provence. With a glass of lemonade and lemon meringue pie for dessert.
Lemon Ginger Ice Cream!
I would make lemonade and invite all my friends over for afternoon tea and lemonade on my front porch. That way they could ohh and aah over my little tree that would be sitting there.
I would create a recipe with olive oil, herbs, chicken, Meyer lemons, capers, freshly ground black pepper and bake it in my lemon yellow pottery casserole. Behind the scenes, I would make my mile high Meyer lemon pie in a yellow sun (with rays) pie dish. Then, I probably would shout and sing, “Sunshine on my shoulder makes me happy!” I do love Meyer lemons! They are divine.
Not sure but you have me very excited to try lemons. I do make some Great lemonaid. The tree is beautiful.
Roasted lemon chicken with lemon pound cake for dessert!
Lemon tarts…!
I would make a lemon chicken stir-fry for myself and a lemon beef stir fry for my husband.
Thanks for explaining exactly what Myer lemons are. I have heard of them for many years, but have never seen any for sale. It seems to me that the flavor would be great in my lemon meringue pie. I use lemons daily and would incorporate the Myer lemons into much of my cooking.
Lemon everything!!! Thanks so much for the chance.
I think I would like to preserve some of them Moroccan style. Even baked in parchment with some cod or halibut.
Oh Yum! Meyer lemon curd (to spread on shortbread cookies) or Meyer lemon sorbet.
Oh wow! I’ve actually been thinking of buying one of these. It get all cold and sad here in Minnesota. A lemon tree would brighten up my home! I’d absolutely make lemon pound cake! Maybe some cupcakes….cookies…..bars! Oh I’d be baking up a storm!
I first must say, that this tree would remind me of my mother. She loved lemons and had several lemon trees.
For the first thing I would make, would be here lemon chess bars. That fresh lemon flavor was so tasty in this dessert.
I would love to make a fresh Lemon Meringue pie!
I’d give the tree to my parents who love to make fresh ice lemonade
Oh I’d love to be able to participate, but being in Canada I know that’s not possible, as no citrus of any kind can pass the US or Canadian border. Even if it was permitted, I’m sure the shipping restrictions and rules would turn into a nightmare!
I’ve been on the lookout for a Meyer lemon tree for ages. There’s one nursery in my area that has them for sale once in a blue moon, but I’m convinced they’re simply teasing us, by only bringing in 1 tree, as there’s never any available when I go to their garden goodies sale days.
Alas, I have to resorting to the “shhh, don’t tell my hubby how much”, very expensive 4 pac bag of meyer lemons from the produce market. I’m hoping I’ll find the elusive Meyer lemon tree when the spring garden goodies start to appear at the nursery. They should be there, I’ve put in enough requests!
I want one! Fresh squeezed lemonade, lemon cake and a lemon chicken are all on my list of must makes if I won this little beauty. Great giveaway!
I think I’d make Meyer lemon syllabub, possibly with some fresh pound cake and raspberry sauce to go with. And of course, I’d make lemon curd, and lemon meringue pie for days. Lemon is such an amazing flavor!
I would use them for lots of things, not just one! Mainly for lemon water, and fish recipes, and cleanses, and desserts, and……….
I would love to have one of these little trees :) It would be fun to have some freshly picked lemonade and Lemon bars are one of my favorite treats and Lemon chicken – We could have a whole lemony meal!
lemon curd…my favorite…
I think I’d just look at it for a while, they’re so pretty. Then maybe I’d make lemon chocolate chip cookies.
Myer lemon dressing for salad. Love it
I would make your Meyers Lemon Chicken, with Lemon cake with Lemon glaze for dessert adter having a Lemon drop martini!
That is the cutest tree! I’d make Meyer lemon cream cheese pound cake with Meyer lemon glaze.
I would have to say lemon curd. It is so delicious. And then I would make chicken with asparagus and lemon. yum. And don’t forget alittle in hot tea.
Definitely lemon curd to be used as a filling in a lemon meringue cupcakes!
Recipe for a Quiet Afternoon Break
1 cup hot tea
Sugar
A slice of Meyer lemon, from my very own tree!
Stir well, sip slowly, savor the taste.
Whole roasted Meyer lemon chicken with a Meyer Lemon cheesecake for dessert! My hubbys grandparents had a lovely Meyer tree and made sure all of their kids and grandkids had one. they have since passed away so the Meyer lemon holds a dear space in our hearts! Thanks for the chance to win one!
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I would make Lemon Bars, or maybe a lemon cheesecake, or maybe preserved lemons to use on a variety of dishes or maybe lemon tea cake to enjoy with tea on a wintery afternoon or maybe…
Some lemon curd for filling cupcakes !
I would make a meyer lemon meringue pie! um…
Meyer lemon marmalade, meyer lemon pound cake or meyer lemon curd. I had 2 lovely meyer lemon trees in my garden until a very hard cold front took one out and you need 2 to produce fruit so I need to win just one!
I would make Preserved lemons.
I would make a three layer buttermilk cake with a Meyer lemon curd filling and frosted with buttercream frosting (with Meyer lemon peel). I would eat this on my 55th birthday (Jan 26th) as I have for every birthday since I was a child. YUM!
The first recipe I would make with Meyer Lemons would be a sweet moist lemon cake. But I think they would be useful in the kitchen in many different recipes.
I’d make a very lemony lemon cake.
Lots of lemonade, and Lemon roast chicken.
Lemon pepper chicken. Yummy!
First I would make a stuffed pork tenderloin… Not your normal one- butterfly two pork tenderloins, stuff the with a lemon, thyme, sage,
garlic butter- fold them inside each other, tie them with string… Coat with a sugar glaze and roast… Then coat with more lemon butter after removing from the oven…definitely using a few sage leaves and lemon slices as garnish.
Lemon bars
I’d actually use a cleaning recipe, with half lemon juice, half water.
I can use this in the kitchen to boost grease cutting, clean my floors, to keep the trash smelling clean, keep odors (from bacteria) out of the bathroom and nursery room.
But a dash of lemon with water is great daily. I love putting lemon on fish! As for a food recipe Lemon Garlic Shrimp. There’s so much you can do with lemons :D
I would make a roasted lemon chicken, with a lemony asaparagus risotto…maybe a lemon glazed pound cake for dessert!
I would make lemon garlic pasta with some amazing lemon bars for dessert. I can’t get enough of lemons!
I would make lemon garlic chicken but would use meyers everyday here in mississippi:-)
Great idea
Life gives me lemons…
ohhhh…i’d make lemonade (hot summers in alabama!) and lemon poundcake….i could go on and on!
I would make a wonderful lemon goat cheese appetizer to bring sunshine into winter!
Meyer Lemon Meringue PIE, PIE, PIE!!! and then lemon curd and i’d try some Meyer Lemon marmalade . . . can you tell i LOVE MEYER LEMONS???
What a cool giveaway!! I SO want it.
I would make Meyer lemon pasta and Italian ice!
The first thing that comes to mine is lemon drop shots :). I would also love to make the Meyer Lemon Chicken (as everything you cook is incredible) and try to make a lemon marinade of my own.
First on my list would be a lemon sorbet! Thanks for this fun contest!
I would make my mother’s Lemon Bars. They’re a big hit in our family.
Ohhh, my family loves lemon bars!!- so that would probably be the first thing I would make as a dessert and fish in a lemon butter with herbs would be my first dinner.
I would make a nice lemon cake with the tree. It’s so adorable!
Love lemons:-)
I’d make a Meyer Lemon Cherry Chutney to go with a Chicken Curry.
Oh my gosh, the possibilities are endless. I’d make every lemon recipe I adore using Meyer’s, since I’ve neve tried them and hear they’re incredible! I’d probably start simple with a lemon meringue pie, and go from there. (knock wood) :)
…..lemon martinis of course….. also, baked lemon spaghetti.
That’s funny … I was seriously just commenting at dinner last night that we really need a lemon tree!! Great timing!
I would have to start with a Lemon Thyme Cake, then an Angel Lemon Pie, Stuffed Grapeleaves, Lemon Chicken, Limoncello …
omg, well first i would make a lemon merangue pie, everything from scratch, omg!!!! lemon poppyseed waffles?! lemon buttermilk biscuits with apricot spread….
Lemon bars…lemon pound cake…limoncello!!!
I love lemons! I’d make lemon meringue pie, lemon cake, lemon pudding…
I love candied meyer lemons!
I want to make a Meyer Lemon Custard!! That would be wonderful!!
What a fun giveaway! I’d love to make lemon bars. Been craving them for a while now. Oh! And candied lemon peel. Yum!
Lemon bars – no brainer.
Oh, a lemon-curd-filled cake! Or lemon mousse, assuming I could get the poor tree to produce up here in Zone 3….
Oh My Goodness! I lost my Meyer Lemon Tree 2 years ago when North Florida really had a hard hard freeze. The first thing I would make is the recipe for Ruby Red Frost from the 1970 Southern Living “Best Recipes” book – it has cranberry juice; lemon juice; sugar; ginger ale and raspberry sherbet. My family and friends always ask for it and Meyer Lemons make it the BEST!!!
I found a yummy new recipe for iced lemon cookies that I’d love to try with fresh lemons from my own tree!! Please enter me too, thanks!
I’d love to have a lemon tree!! The first thing I’d make is lemon bars.
Lemon, Basil & Walnut Pesto…..Heavenly!
I would make a lemon roast chicken!
OMG LEMON CURD!!!!!!!!!!!!
i would so love one of these lana, i want to make lemon curd and lemon pound cake
and lemon zest extract!!!!!!!!!!!
I would make a Lemon pound cake, or even a lovely lemon cheesecake!
I would make lemon and butter trout over a fire…with patron, sea salt and lemon wedges for a little post dinner wind down.
I can’t think of anything better than a Meyer lemon tree in my sunny front room. What would I make with those lemons? Vinaigrettes, cookies, lemon cheesecake bars, lemon rosemary chicken…the list could go on forever!
I love meyer lemons! I would love to make a lemon curd or maybe a lemon pasta dish!
Homemade lemon curd!
I have an orange tree in a container in my house. It would be fun to have a lemon tree as well. I’d make lemon cheesecake.
Ohhh some sour cream- lemon bread!!!
Sounds like they would make a great lemonade for the summer! :)
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