Non-gardeners, for the most part, believe that gardeners are difficult to find gifts for. Non-gardeners generally have no idea what the gardener wants or needs. As a result, gardeners possess numerous duplicate hand tools, most of which were gifts from well-meaning friends and relatives.
But there are a great many gardening gift items that gardeners would be most grateful to own. They include gardening magazines, new types of comfortable and long-lasting gloves, books about plants and nature, accessories for après-gardening, and, yes, new tools that will make any gardener’s eyes light up with interest.
Gardening Magazines
A number of publications include everything from “how-to” articles to examples of award-winning flower gardens. Some are relatively new publications. Others are venerable magazines which have gleaned a serious reputation over the years. Local and regional publications also exist, many of which are filled with items of area interest. Some of these magazines include:
- The American Gardener
- Better Homes and Gardens
- Country Gardens
- Garden Gate
- The Herb Companion
- Fine Gardening
- Horticulture
- Organic Gardening
- Canadian Gardening Magazine
- San Diego Home/Garden Lifestyles
- Seattle Homes & Lifestyles
- Texas Gardener
Gloves
Gardening gloves have come a long way from the classic work gloves of white canvas with little black dots on the palms (actually called “black-dot work gloves”). While the black dot ones are still available, there are a number of other gloves that most gardeners would love to own.
- Leather gloves
- Bionic gloves
- Rubber-coated gloves
- Mud gloves
- Rose gauntlets
- Nitrile gloves
- Silicon spray-on gloves
- Sure-grip water proof gloves
Pruners
A gardener wouldn’t be a gardener without a good set of pruners. There are several types of pruners and loppers.
- Anvil pruners
- Bypass pruners
- Anvil loppers
- Bypass loppers
- Pruning saws
Gardening Books
- How-to books
- Plant guides
- Guides to pests and plant diseases
- Garden photography books
- Gardener memoirs
- Taxonomy books
- Books on trees
- Creative non-fiction books
Garden (and Gardener) Accessories
Garden gifts needn’t be only about working in the garden. An après-gardening flaxseed neckwrap to soothe tired and sore muscles or a kitchen countertop container for food scraps bound for the compost bin are great gift ideas. Here are some others:
- Mason bee house
- Bird feeder
- Lap blankets
- Dragonfly solar lights
- Jeffersonian rain gauge
- Teak cutting board
Untraditional garden tools
Most gardeners would be excited to receive one of these tools.
- Cape Cod weeder
- Soil moisture sensor
- Rechargeable electric garden tools
Garden tours
Garden tours exist in almost every community. A great gift for a gardener would be a local garden tour with perhaps lunch thrown in. Garden tours don’t have to be local. There are regional garden tours, garden tours of Europe and, for the more adventurous, tropical jungle plant and garden tours. Garden tours can range from the relatively inexpensive to several thousand dollars.
Other Gift Ideas for Gardeners:
Robert Dailey - Robert Dailey’s interests and abilities are wide-ranged and eclectic. As a master gardener and garden writer, both his garden and ...
