| Gardening Gift Idea: Buying a holiday gift or holiday | | | | complement the gardener's home and garden |
| gift basket for a gardener. | | | | décor setup. |
| | | | 6. A Pair of Foxgloves |
| Pleasant Holidays - The words means different things | | | | |
| to everyone, the holidays are a season of giving, | | | | Foxgloves make for great home décor garden |
| pleasant holidays for a gardener means a holiday gift | | | | gifts. This product has been featured in over 17 |
| basket filled with things a gardener loves. You could | | | | major magazines proving that they are the ultimate in |
| fill your holiday gift basket with a gardening tool or | | | | home décor garden gifts. A pair of gloves were |
| gardening accessory, gift certificates for seed | | | | developed with comfort and durability in mind in the |
| companies and gardening centers, or subscriptions to | | | | gardening environment. Constructed out of |
| gardening magazines. | | | | contemporary fabrics such as lycra and supplex |
| Giving a holiday gift basket like this might seem | | | | nylon, foxgloves give the feel and sensitivity of 1950 |
| mundane to you - but to the gardener enthusiast, it | | | | style dress gloves, but are built to last. Now |
| will be a treat! For great ideas for your holiday gift | | | | foxgloves are available in original style or grip style. |
| basket from Christmas and Easter, to New Year's (or | | | | These comfortable glove products are resistant to |
| even birthdays, etc.) to spur your imagination and aid | | | | abrasion and fit snugly on one's hand to protect |
| in your search for the ideal gardening gift, read on... | | | | fingers, nails, and cuticles. |
| 1. Gift Certificate | | | | 7. Special Cosmetics |
| Find a gardening holilday gift and gardening gift | | | | |
| certificate online. Many customers have found the | | | | Another popular choice for garden gift ideas would |
| gift certificate a unique present for gardening friends | | | | be a cosmetic for skin protection. You can find an |
| and relatives. Click on the amount of gift certificate | | | | extensive supply of Burt's Bees products ranging |
| you want to order, and enter the recipients name in | | | | from carrot complexion soap to foot cream to carrot |
| the shipping address field on the order form. There is | | | | nutritive lotion in many Garden shops. For, example, A |
| no shipping charge for gift certificates. | | | | carrot complexion soap is blended with aloe vera and |
| 2. Seeds | | | | beta-carotene to clean the pores, improve the skin |
| What gardener wouldn't love a holiday gift basket | | | | tone and color and aid in the rejuvenation of mature |
| containing money to purchase all the seeds his or her | | | | sun-exposed skin, and a piece of foot cream product |
| heart desires? A purchase from Brooklyn Botanic | | | | is a lightweight moisturizer that is fortified with |
| Garden not only delights the recipient but also gives | | | | vitamin E and beta-carotene that is also conducive |
| again by supporting BBG's education, science, and | | | | for healing and soothing sun-exposed skin. As for our |
| community programs, as well as the Garden itself. | | | | carrot nutritive lotion, this product is a lightweight |
| The wide array of unique treats in BBG's Garden Gift | | | | moisturize enriched with vitamin E and beta-carotene. |
| Shop complements a garden lifestyle and will bring | | | | 8. Gardening Tools |
| joy to anyone on your list! | | | | |
| 3. Personalized Garden Stakes | | | | How about a well-engineered gardening tool? At the |
| | | | other end of the spectrum, you could pay to have |
| It's a beautiful accent to any garden, garden stakes | | | | their lawns for mowed for them for a year!and there |
| are a perfect way to mark that special tree, | | | | is a wide selection of garden tools and gardening |
| rosebush, or pet memorial. These sassy stakes | | | | related items that would make wonderful gifts for |
| provide reminders - gentle or not so gentle - for your | | | | your friends, loved ones and co-workers, such as |
| plants to keep on growing, while their colors help you | | | | bulb planter, cultivator, carrying case, trowel, |
| remember what's planted where. Personalize them | | | | transplanter, 3-prong fork, digging fork, hose fittings, |
| with names, dates or special message. Your gardener | | | | foam kneeler, pruner, hose nozzle, weeder/cultivator, |
| friends will love the encouragement! | | | | all these choices are great for the green thumb in |
| 4. Plants | | | | your life. |
| - Plants as Presents or Commemorations | | | | 9. Garden Accessory such as a bird house, bird seed, |
| | | | bird feeder, bird bath, gazing ball, and "welcome to |
| Warning: Regulations and restrictions may apply to | | | | my garden" signs, garden statues. |
| sale and/or movement of seeds, plants, plant material | | | | Last, if you are near the downtown for the holidays, |
| (living or dead), potting media or soil, even locally. | | | | be sure to check out their wonderful train display, |
| Please check with appropriate authorities. | | | | upside-down hanging tree, and other special holiday |
| New Gardeners: A plant you know is easy to grow | | | | events and attractions running from late November |
| (avoid specialist plants like bonsai, orchids, cacti) | | | | to January 7th. |
| Housewarming: Fruit tree, Extra-special feature tree | | | | * Garden Gifts for Distant Friends |
| (suitable for the size of garden), Topiary, Plant | | | | |
| chosen to suit decor of new home (Mediterranean, | | | | Following are gifts which are easy to send: |
| Tropical, Traditional, and/or colour scheme etc). | | | | - gift vouchers with a garden centre close to your |
| Apartment-warming: Indoor plant, Balcony plant | | | | friend |
| (suitable for balcony conditions), Herbs in pots. | | | | - subscription to magazine or club- books, videos, |
| Birth, Birthday, Christening, Naming Ceremony: Shrub | | | | DVDs, CD Roms |
| with same name as recipient or other meaningful | | | | - clothing, gloves |
| name, Feature tree. | | | | - hand tools |
| Anniversary: Named variety or type of plant for year | | | | - donation to horticultural or environmental charity |
| (gold, silver, emerald, etc. ) | | | | - almost any item by mail order |
| Commemoration: Favourite plant, flowers in favourite | | | | - have it sent directly from the supplier to your friend |
| colours, flowers/foliage in club, national, state etc | | | | with your friend's permission. |
| colours, floral emblem of country, state, association, | | | | Make it clear to the vendor that you're paying for |
| plant native to region of birth, any beautiful tree | | | | the goods and give your contact details also in case |
| planted as a feature (provided it is suitable for the | | | | there's a problem with the order. There may be |
| location on a practical level), plant with same name or | | | | restrictions on movement of plant material or other |
| other meaningful name. | | | | items to certain areas - check first! |
| 5. Garden Ornaments | | | | Gardening gifts may be a good option for those |
| | | | hard-to-buy-for men in your life. If you're stumped |
| Over the years we have seen that certain items | | | | for present for Father's Day, a brother's birthday, or |
| would come up and be requested to be sent out as | | | | your husband at Christmas, whichever gardening gift |
| gift items more often than others. As a result, there | | | | you include in your holiday gift basket for the |
| are a variety of ornaments designed for garden | | | | gardening enthusiast, be sure they will prefer it above |
| decoration, they has become more popular home | | | | a tie, socks, or a fruit cake! I hope these holiday gift |
| décor products that would make lovely garden | | | | ideas will help you select the perfect gardening gift |
| gifts and home accents for anybody, which will | | | | for the gardener on your list! |