Dig in! It’s time to find Christmas gifts for the special gardeners in your life. But it’s getting close to winter, and in some places there is already snow on the ground. Things seem not quite so gardener-friendly. What can you get a garden-lover for Christmas?
Books are always a hit. Find a book on landscaping with the plants that are native to your area, or look for a book that focuses on a particular love of your gardener friend. Whether it’s orchids or hostas, clematis or fruit trees, there are so many books written on specific plants that you’re bound to find one that will be suitable. Books about gardening techniques and plant propagation will also be welcome.
For the vegetable gardener, consider gifts to extend the gardening season or inspire your gardening friend in the cold months of the year. A glass cloche or a miniature greenhouse provides some winter and early spring inspiration. Gifts from seed catalogues are also a wonderful idea, since most gardeners spend the winter months making plans to renovate their gardens.
For the fruit grower, get some pruners or a book specific to a certain fruit variety that inspires your gardening friend. Cookbooks are also a welcome surprise. Add gift certificates for garden stores and tool stores so that the gardener can shop her heart out come spring.
For the specialist gardener, consider a focused garden gift. Vertical gardeners will appreciate new pots and planters or additions to a living wall. Indoor gardeners would appreciate a grow light or a glass ball with air plants delicately placed inside. Pond gardeners would love a pond heater or a fountain to remind them that spring is coming.
Of course, there are also clever ways to incorporate the garden into other gifts. Choose a selection of homemade jams or herbs and give some seeds for the plants that created them. Find a herb drying rack or create art with herbs and flowers. The garden can easily come into the home in this cold season.
What are you giving to your gardening friends this Christmas?