Being a gardener, and partial to the odd gift, I like to think myself someone who knows a thing or two about Christmas gifts for gardeners.
Being a gardener, and partial to the odd gift, I like to think myself someone who knows a thing or two about Christmas gifts for gardeners. But I'm amazed at how often we all get it wrong. Over the years I've received some great presents: a pair of apple trees, a greenhouse (that sadly got stolen), a wonderful bright yellow tub trug, an orange tree, and an incredibly sharp gardening knife. But I've also received some horrors, one of which was so bad I took it back to the shop and exchanged it for an ironing board (sorry sis).
So what makes a great gardening gift? Well, I do think a little gardening knowledge goes a long way, as does knowledge of the person you're buying for. Just because a person likes gardening doesn't mean they like begonias, or pink frilly gardening gloves, or indeed gardening gloves at all. And a bit of common sense doesn't go amiss - I once bought my dad an electric strimmer for his allotment, but there's no electricity at the site. (He loves it though - he keeps it in his garage and occasionally gets it out and looks at it.)
If you want to buy a gift for the gardener in your life you can pretty much guarantee that they have plenty of brown plastic pots, a decent pair of secateurs, some hand tools and lots of packets of seeds. There are loads of websites with stylish gifts that would be hard not to love, both for ornamental and practical use, but it might be worth asking the intended recipient first. And if you're really stuck, you can always buy vouchers.
What's on your Christmas wish list for the garden?
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