Gifts for the Gardener (aka ME)

Have an avid gardener in your life and have NO IDEA what to give them for Christmas? Have no fear, I am here to help. You’re welcome.

Gift certificates to the nearest nursery or gardening center are a no brainer. Nothing gardeners like more than picking out little baby plants, trees or shrubs and bringing them home. Giving the gift of plants is a gift that literally keeps on giving; your gardener gets the fun of shopping for plants, the joy of planting them, and then an entire season—or more, depending on what they chose—of watching their picks grow. If you want to mix it up a little, plan a day trip to a far-away gardening center with your gardener and take them to lunch as well. Willingness to spring for the rental of a U-Haul truck to bring it all home in is even better.

Gardeners like tools—trowels and rakes and Korean hoes, oh my!  Gadgets,  knee pads,  specialty padded tie-wire twisties that help secure plants to stakes and are easy peasy to use are a personal fav. Wagons are nice. (Also, fun.) Fountains, garden statuary, ornamental pots, watering wands, gloves, wind chimes—lots of wonderful things out there for all the gardeners on your list. Gardeners are the one group of people that would be happy with a truck load of chicken fertilizer. Seriously. How many people can you give THAT to?

But if you REALLY love the Gardener in your life you will build them a fence. Eight-foot-high, with razor wire and guard towers, possibly with a function moat surrounding it all. I know that’s what I’m asking Santa for. Check with your home owners’ association before installing motion-sensitive fire arms. It’s important to be considerate of others, I always say.