It’s that time of year when gift-giving is in full bloom! If you’re searching for the perfect gifts for the gardeners in your family or among your friends, let us help you.
We’ve rounded up the top 12 Christmas gifts to warm any gardener’s heart, from beginners to experts. Give them a gift to shorten the wait and look forward to springtime, when the earth softens and they can play in the garden again!
By the way, since you are on a food blog: if you have a foodie on your holiday shopping list this year, check out our Top 20 Unique Foodie Gifts Ideas as well!
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Classic gifts for gardeners
Here are some classic gifts for gardeners that will always come in handy. An extra pair of shears, the right tool for planting, or new gloves to replace the worn ones will always be appreciated.
1. Pruning Shears
A high quality set of pruning shears is a must have for every gardener! Whether trimming branches on trees and shrubs, taming too thick raspberry canes, or chopping up amendments for the compost pile, a good set of sharp shears makes the job quick and easy.
Available online or anywhere you can purchase garden tools.
2. Hori Hori Garden Knife
Hori-Hori garden knives are one of those tools you did not know you needed until you get one. The heavy serrated multi-purpose steel blades cut easily through sod, roots, or hard compacted soil to dig a hole for and plant any seedlings or bulbs. The blade is sharp on both sides and comes to a semi-sharp point at the end. A handy tool for many tasks in the garden and around the yard.
Available in garden and hardware stores and as well online.
3. Watson Gardening Gloves
There should be a pair of Watson Gloves in the stocking of every gardener this Christmas! The pair shown here are the 375 Karmas made from a recycled 500ml plastic bottle!
Strong, durable, and extremely comfortable, these are the first garden gloves I have been able to enjoy working in. Definitely my best find of the year! I will never garden without them again.
Made in both men's and women's sizes in British Columbia, Canada from trademarked polyester knit made from 25% (+/- 2%) recycled post-consumer PET bottles, you will have an extra reason for feeling good by supporting a local company and recycling plastic waste.
You can find Watson Gloves in farm and garden centers across Canada or at Watson Gloves online.
4. The Complete Guide To Saving Seeds - book
Here is some light winter reading, perfect for any gardener who wants to grow and harvest their own seeds.
This knowledge-packed book will teach them how to enjoy their favorite varieties of garden plants year after year with a comprehensive guide to gathering, preparing, and planting seeds.
Gardeners of any experience level will find all the information they need to preserve genetic diversity, cut costs, and extend the life of their favorite plants from year to year.
Available online through Indigo or Amazon
DIY gifts for gardeners to pass the winter
The next lot of gifts for gardeners is an inspiration for some winter DIY, to keep them entertained during cold months, and ready for springtime.
5. Bee Nesting Tubes
Create your own Mason bee house from nesting tubes for the backyard to attract bees that work tirelessly to pollinate your plants. Mason bees do not produce honey, or live in colonies, but they are a powerhouse pollinators you want to attract to your yard! The activity from one solitary bee is equivalent to up to 120 worker honeybees.
With individual nesting tubes, let your creativity run wild and design some unique Mason bee houses to give your garden a personal touch!
Available in garden centers as well as online through Amazon.
6. Mason Bee Houses
If you love the Mason bee house idea but do not feel like making your own, there is a wide variety of Mason bee houses available to buy as the perfect gifts for gardeners to place throughout the backyard.
6. Paper Pot Maker
Another DYI garden prep activity for the long winter evenings. This handy tool turns newspaper into inexpensive environmentally friendly pots for starting seeds.
The perfect project for winter, they are even easy enough for kids to join in the fun! Newspaper pots are 100% biodegradable and can be planted directly into the garden in spring.
Paper Pot Making Kits are available in garden centers, online gardening stores as well as on Amazon, though they sell out fast!
Grow-in-winter gifts for gardeners
7. Portable Greenhouses
Grow your herbs, start your seeds, and have some fun until your garden defrosts with portable greenhouses. Perfect for even apartment dwellers, greenhouses come in various sizes and price ranges to fit everyone's budget.
From small units to grow plants indoors or on a balcony to full sized walk in houses, the options are endless.
Great for starting seeds, extending the garden season, transitioning seedlings to the outdoors, or creating the perfect microclimate, portable greenhouses are the ultimate gift for every gardener.
8. Mushroom Grow Kits
Here is another fun indoor growing gift for all mushroom lovers! In as quickly as 10 days you can grow and harvest a variety of fresh mushrooms right in the comfort of your own kitchen. They are very easy to care for. It is amazing watching your crop of mushrooms come in!
With various types to choose from you can be growing a beautiful assortment of spectacular mushrooms by the New Year!
Mushroom kits can be found by searching Mushroom Kits or purchasing one through Amazon.
Bird feeders as gifts for gardeners
Bird feeders are another great gift for gardeners - help your feathered neighbors throughout the cold months and they will liven up your garden!
9. Suet Ball Feeders
Suet balls provide much needed high calorie food to insulate wild birds from winter cold. Feeders can accommodate multiple suet balls at a time, with a simple locking cap to prevent squirrels from stealing the food.
They can be found anywhere that sells gardening supplies, online seed and garden suppliers as well as on Amazon.
10. Wreath Peanut Feeders
Wreath Peanut Feeders hold just over one pound of peanuts and are easy to clean and fill. Hang your feeder from strong tree branches or use a tall Shepherd hook meant for hanging baskets.
The best peanuts to use are whole unsalted peanuts in the shell. They will attract and be enjoyed by jays, woodpeckers as well as various other birds.
Available in garden centers and online.
Can't decide on the perfect gifts for gardeners?
Well, this article is almost at the end. If you are still stuck deciding on the perfect gifs for the gardeners in your life, there is always the "choose your own" option.
12. Gift Certificates
A gift certificate makes a perfect gift for any gardener. Just choose how much you want to give, and let them choose their own perfect gardening gift.
With the cold weather, rather than gifting plants, let your beloved gardener pick the perfect plants and seeds at the start of the season.
We hope you found some great ideas for gifts for gardeners - or for yourself to put on the wish list this Christmas season. Merry Christmas!
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