Gifts For A Gardener This Christmas
I asked when you wanted this gift guide, and now I’m delivering. I’m officially talking about Christmas! I’m so excited to share this new gift list for the gardener in your life. Christmas shopping doesn’t have to be difficult, and with these ideas you’ll have things wrapped up in no time. What’s more, these suggestions mean you’ll be supporting some small UK businesses and good causes in the process too. Let’s get shopping…
The Rose Press Garden Monthly Flower Seed & Bulb Subscription – the lovely Lizzie sends out 5 packets of gorgeous flower seeds, or a bulb collection, ready to plant in this gorgeous subscription box. You keep the subscription for as long as you like or cancel or change it at any time. It’s just £15 a month, and is a perfect gift for anyone passionate about keeping colour and blooms going all year round.
If vegetables are more your thing, and you don’t know where to start then look no further than this grow-your-own veg and herb subscription from the Surrey based team at Pot Gang. Every month (or two) they drop off a box with three types of seed, compost and the right-sized pots to get growing. They provide simple guides and how-to vids, and even recipe ideas for your home grown produce. It’s £20.99 a pop with free delivery – and signing up to their newsletter also gets you 50% off your first box!
Another gift that keeps on giving is this beautifully illustrated Seedlings 2022 Seed Calendar from Seedlings Cards and Gifts. The lucky recipient will find a variety of British grown wildflower seeds to plant that will attract wildlife into the garden as well as add some botanical beauty to a border. It’s £26, or you could upgrade to the Deluxe calendars for £33.
The UK’s first Mindful Gardening Planner, by Adventures with Flowers. The planner includes daily diary pages alongside 5, 20 and 60 minute Mindful Gardening activities and plenty of advice on how to care for your garden and your own wellbeing. For £35 you get a choice of 4 cover designs to pick from and a simple system to follow that tells you what to do in the garden each month plus a creative way to track your progress. It makes the perfect gift for busy people who want to garden for their wellbeing but don’t know where to start. I am so excited that Kendall has brought this to market and I’ve already pre ordered a copy for myself and it will be under my tree on Christmas morning.
I am a sucker for anything personalised, I think it shows an extra level of thought in a gift. I love the range of Engraved Terracotta Pots by Letterfest. You can add a personal unique message and even add in seeds to the delivery. There are lots of choices of style and size that range between £30-40 and you can also get 15% off when you sign up to their newsletter.
These wooden engraved vegetable labels from BeeBeautifulLtd, on Etsy are great for any vegetable grower. They are eco-friendly and won’t add anything nasty to the soil you grown in, and all you won’t forget what you’ve planted - which is important if you grow from seed! You get 10 markers for just £2.40, so they are perfect as stocking fillers or a secret Santa present!
I just discovered the Clear n Collect multipurpose garden rake, and think it is beyond brilliant to help with the backbreaking (and sometimes endless) task of clearing leaves or cuttings after a day’s gardening, or a strong wind! It’s more practical than a heavy garden hoover and saves you bending over and getting up and down collecting up the garden debris and into the bin. It’s £24.99, made in the UK from recycled plastic, comes with a 5 year guarantee and free shipping.
The Gardeners Letter Box Hamper is available on Not on The High Street by Letter Box Hamper for £32.95. The gift contains gardener’s scissors, seed labels, envelopes, gardeners soap and more. They offer free gift wrapping and it’s the perfect size for the letter box, so it can be sent easily to the recipient if it’s not going under your tree this Christmas.
If you are more into giving experiences over presents then look no further than the RHS courses and workshops at many of their sites across the UK. There are a whole range of courses from ‘Succeeding with Winter Vegetables’ to ‘How to Make and Use Compost’, the possibilities are endless and there is no gardener who wouldn’t appreciate the opportunity to learn something new.
And if all else fails then a buying a National Garden Gift Voucher is a great option so that your garden loving recipient can buy exactly what they need, when they need it, from a wide range of garden centres when they open again in January. You can select from an e-voucher, a gift card or paper vouchers with value between £5-£500.
Still stuck for ideas for the gardener in your life? Read my previous blog 10 gifts for a gardener for a bit more inspiration.
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas.
