By this time of year, many people are running out of gift ideas. Well, if you have a gardener (or a potential gardener) among your friends and family, we have a few ideas for you!
You can always buy a plant for your gardener. But that's too easy--let's be a little more creative.
If you know a fellow gardener who would like food plants but just can't resist those beautiful flowers and decorative plants, plan a decorative food garden for them! Many vegetables and herbs have lovely flowers or foliage. Ornamental kale, for instance, is often grown simply as an ornamental but it is both pretty and nutritious. Many herbs have not only pretty flowers but also edible flowers! Plan and design the garden, slip a gift card to your favorite nursery into the plans, and you've got the perfect garden gift.
Some herbs grow well inside, too; you might also consider designing and planting a decorative herb planter for the kitchen. Pretty, and nicely fragrant as well!
A gardening book can rarely go wrong. You might want to buy them something about an aspect of gardening that they haven't tried yet. Do they have limited space? Perhaps a book on bonsai and a starter plant or two would be just the thing.
You can always buy a plant for your gardener. But that's too easy--let's be a little more creative.
If you know a fellow gardener who would like food plants but just can't resist those beautiful flowers and decorative plants, plan a decorative food garden for them! Many vegetables and herbs have lovely flowers or foliage. Ornamental kale, for instance, is often grown simply as an ornamental but it is both pretty and nutritious. Many herbs have not only pretty flowers but also edible flowers! Plan and design the garden, slip a gift card to your favorite nursery into the plans, and you've got the perfect garden gift.
Some herbs grow well inside, too; you might also consider designing and planting a decorative herb planter for the kitchen. Pretty, and nicely fragrant as well!
A gardening book can rarely go wrong. You might want to buy them something about an aspect of gardening that they haven't tried yet. Do they have limited space? Perhaps a book on bonsai and a starter plant or two would be just the thing.
Yummy!
