It's only seven days until Christmas and I'm not done shopping yet. If, like me, you're still searching for the perfect Christmas gift for someone on your list, why not give them the gift of gardening? Garden-related gifts are appreciated by seasoned gardeners, beginners, and even those without the necessary gardening skills. Inexpensive gardening gifts also make perfect hostess gifts and thank you gifts for teachers and service providers. Here are some fun and useful gardening gift ideas this holiday season.
give away a plant
Keeping a plant alive is a pleasure in winter. Traditional Christmas plants, such as poinsettias, amaryllis, Christmas cacti, and white paper, are always appropriate and make beautiful, vibrant decorations for the recipient's celebration. Other flowering plants, like red or white cyclamen, make holiday gifts, and tropical houseplants and succulents make great gifts no matter the holiday or time of year. Unique plant gift options include terrariums, air plants, orchids, and small indoor water gardens. For those who can't or don't want to worry about plant care, cut flowers mixed with seasonal vegetables are always a welcome treat.
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garden glitter
There are many unique gardening-themed gifts available in gift shops and online, such as jewelry, including rings, bracelets, earrings, necklaces, and even charm bracelets with charms in the odd shapes of trowels, plants, watering cans, and tools. gardening. Gardening-themed apparel like gardening aprons, hats, shirts, and boots make great gifts for the gardening lover in your life.
decorative pots
There is an incredible variety of decorative planters on the market today in a variety of styles and materials for indoor and outdoor use. Savvy shoppers can now also score deep discounts on outdoor planters that retailers hope to have in stock before the end of the year. Regardless of the type of pot you choose, make sure it includes a drainage hole near the bottom of the pot. A hand-painted flower pot is a fun festive craft for kids and a lovely gift for grandparents.
stop socks
Seed packets make good socks, and gardening gloves and hand tools fit nicely into a stocking. Most gardeners could use an extra set of pruners, and gardeners can never have too many hand trowels! Gardeners love to get their hands dirty, so how about adding a quality hand soap, soothing balm or hand cream to your favorite gardener's butt? Other practical and garden-friendly gifts include planting sticks, tags and ribbons, and gardening magazines.
BOOKS
Gardening books and gardening magazine subscriptions are welcome gifts for gardeners as they count down the days of winter until they can get out and dig in the dirt again. For many gardeners, the best thing to do after getting their hands in the soil is to curl up in a comfortable chair while reading about new ways to get their hands in the soil.
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A treat for birds.
Gardeners understand the benefits of attracting wildlife and beneficial insects to their home gardens and landscapes, and birdhouses and bird feeders, bee hotels, bat houses, and butterfly houses make perfect gifts for gardeners. environmentally conscious on your list.
garden art
Add some sparkle to your garden or home landscape with garden ornaments made of glass, metal, ceramic or other materials. Larger and more elaborate gift options include birdbaths, fountains, and garden statues.
give an experience
Memberships or tickets to public gardens, arboretums, and gardening events make great Christmas gifts for gardeners. Local options include the Franklin Park Conservatory, Chadwick Arboretum on the OSU campus, and Dawes Arboretum near Newark.
For the traveling gardeners on your list, other Ohio options include the Cleveland Botanical Garden, Holden Arboretum in Kirtland, Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron, Kingwood Center Gardens in Mansfield, and the Krohn Conservatory in Cincinnati.
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help
For seniors and other gardeners who may need help with large gardening or landscaping jobs, consider a gift certificate from a gardening or landscaping company for caregiving or landscaping professionals. You can also donate your work to help a gardener next season with gardening or landscaping.
Whichever garden gift you choose is sure to bring the recipient into the holiday spirit and years of joy throughout the gardening season.
Mike Hogan is an agriculture and natural resource educator and Associate Professor of Extension at The Ohio State University.
hogan.1@osu.edu
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Gardening gift ideas include plants, seeds, tools, and pots.
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