When it’s warm outside, the last thing you want to be doing is navigating traffic and dealing with busy shopping centres. The garden centre is the perfect place to escape the stress. It’s a healthy, clean environment that relaxes overworked minds, and the ideal place to find a gift for savvy gardeners.
It isn’t hard to buy for a gardener. Gardeners can always use a shiny new hand tool or a pair of secateurs to replace the ones lost in the garden. They also love plant shopping, so a garden voucher is always a treat. For gardening novices, a new shovel or a beginners gardening book is always well received. Any present that encourages healthy outdoor living can’t be a bad thing.
- Plants for Outside: A flowering plant, shrub or tree is a lovely gift that continues to give. If you are unsure where your recipient will plant the gift, present it in a pot so that it can be placed on the deck, outdoor table or patio. Ask your garden centre team for drought tolerant plants that are long-lasting in pots. Succulents and cacti are the most neglect-proof of all, as well as being great for summer.
- Veggie Gardener’s Survival Kit: Obelisks, garden twine, labels, plant ties, mini cloches and plant covers are the kinds of things a keen veggie gardener can never go without – or have too many of. Add a gift card to the kit so that the recipient can choose their own seedlings to go with all their new goodies.
- Tools: There are so many tools out there and those far surpassing the standing fork and spade. There are stainless classics with solid oak handles and styles for those who love trendy colours. Ergonomically-designed cutting and wedding tools are comfortable to use and will aid injury prevention.
- Indoor Plants: Plants that provide a fresh burst of colour are a joy to receive. Orchids epitomise class and elegance and they flower for a long time. Low-cost gerberas and kalanchoes come in beautiful bright colours and you can even personalise this gift by placing it in a decorative pot. Baby houseplants, cute and cheap, make for a wonderful gift for anyone who loves nurture plants and wants to see them grow. Many indoor plant varieties can later be transplanted into the garden.
- Gloves: Garden gloves do so much than just keep the nails clean. They protect the hands from plants that cause awful skin rashes, as well as soil borne hazards such as legionnaires disease. You want tough, prickle-resistant gloves for rose gardeners.if they prefer hands-on, gloveless gardening, think about a gift pack with soap, a nailbrush and hand cream.
- Garden Art: Statues, sculptures and water features come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and prices. Browsing the artworks on display in garden centres makes it easier to choose the right piece for the garden you are gifting.
- Books: Eager gardeners always have extra space for a great, new gardening book. There are heaps of books covering every gardening topic you can think of, and if you know what your recipient is going for, it’s easy to choose.
- Seeds: This cost-efficient, simple gift keeps on giving. A packet of seeds comes with easy-to-follow instructions that makes growing simple. You might like to add a pack of seed raising mix or a mini greenhouse, perhaps even a watering can? Seeds great for sowing now include beans, marigolds, salvia, zinnias, lettuce, herbs and cosmos.
- A Lovely Trug: a trug is a classic garden carrier and very useful for harvesting fruit and vegetables. They make a stylish gift by themselves or can be replete with extra goodies.
- Watering Necessities: Anything that helps watering in the summer months is a great idea. Mini sprinklers and hose attachments make excellent small gifts for grandparents. A timer is great for forgetful or busy souls.
- Time: If you want to give an amazing gift to a gardener but don’t have a heap of money, why not consider lending a hand in the garden? Gardeners always love a little extra help, and they will appreciate the thought that you are there to assist them with their gardening endeavours.
Your gardener friend or loved-one will love receiving any of the above pressies. With so much room for choice there is no excuse for not selecting an excellent gift for the garden. Have fun!
