2024 Gift Guide — Find the Best Gifts for Gardeners
Looking for gift ideas for the avid gardener in your life? Go beyond stepping stones with these books, tools, garden experiences, and more that they’ll love.Finding a thoughtful gift for a loved one can be a challenge, but we’re here to help! Here are some of our favorite gardening gifts from our friends:
Rebecca Sweet
Napa Garden Experience
Treat yourself or a loved one to this exclusive two-day event in Napa, California. Enjoy private tours of a stunning 1-acre garden and hands-on classes like "Crafting Your Dream Garden." With limited spots, it's a unique gift for any garden enthusiast, blending inspiration with wine country charm.
Proven Winners
leafjoy® Houseplants from Proven Winners
Bring the beauty of nature indoors this holiday season with the gift of lush green houseplants. With plants tailored to fit any indoor space or light condition, it’s the perfect way to add a touch of green to your loved ones' homes—even on the coldest days of the year.
Proven Winners
Proven Winners Online Gift Certificate
Give the gift of plants and flowers! Perfect for that person who is hard to shop for, but you know loves to garden. You can select the dollar amount ranging from $5 to $500.
Proven Winners
Twist 'N Plant Gardening Augers
Save time and plant more with Twist N Plant gardening augers! These high-quality augers are a great choice over using a trowel—especially where roots are involved. You'll be changing out garden beds left and right! Three sizes available: REGULAR (3" x 12"), JUMBO (5" x 15"), & EXTENDED (3" x 24").
Wildflower Seed & Tool Co
Woman's Pro™ Cut & Hold Pruner
The perfect gift for any gardener, this lightweight, ergonomic pruner makes harvesting roses, fruit, and more a breeze. Its gripping feature holds cuttings, and the high-carbon steel blade ensures precision and power-ideal for gifting practicality and style.
Woodland Tools
Compact Duralight™ Lopper
A thoughtful gift for gardeners, this lightweight, durable lopper makes pruning effortless. With gear-amplified cutting technology and precision steel blades, it handles tough branches with ease. Ergonomic U-Shape™ design ensures comfort for extended use.
Proven Winners
AquaPots
Give the gift of a top quality, self-watering planter that outperforms any other on the market. With high-quality finishes, trendsetting colors, multiple sizes, as well as ceramic or lightweight options, there is an AquaPot that will fit any garden, patio, or outdoor space. Or, upgrade existing containers to make them self-watering with individual AquaPots Inserts.
Starting at $165 for pots, $50 for inserts (includes shipping) from Proven Winners
Tyson M. Weiss
Fish Garden Art
Maine artist Tyson M. Weiss makes these unique ceramic fish sculptures that appear to lazily cruise through pristine plantings. A school of three is ideal for conveying the impression of movement. They can stay outdoors all year and come with garden rods. The Medium Salsa Fishie is shown, but there are other sizes and colors available.
Dan Benarcik
Garden Chair
Kick your feet up! For over 20 years, Dan Benarcik has been building and refining the design of this garden chair. It’s made of red cedar and/or Douglas fir, so it can withstand the outdoors.
Kits starting at $265.00, chair plans (PDF) $35.00, fully assembled $425.00. Available here.
Olga Akbarova
Garden-Inspired Cards, Journals, and more
Featuring fun and garden-inspired art prints, greeting cards, journals, totes, and more, artist Olga Akbarova always has something fresh to give. You may even recognize her art from our Day Trip maps!
The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year-Round Beauty from Brandywine Cottage
Take a tour through David Culp's personal garden, Brandywine Cottage in Pennsylvania, and learn step-by-step how to create a garden that masters the art of layering: how to choose the correct plants so they will peak at different times, understanding how plants grow and change seasonally, and how to maintain it. All illustrated beautifully through the gorgeous photography of Rob Cardillo.
The Well-Tempered Garden: Wisdom & Advice from a Legendary Gardener
This book may be from 1997, but it's a true classic referred back to by many gardeners—including Fergus Garrett of the Great Dixter! From the basic skills of planting, deadheading and pruning, to tips on propagating and learning to see the unexpected surprises the garden can bring. Full of life and color, Christopher Lloyd inspired many, and that spirit can still be felt in Great Dixter today.
Timber Press
Deer-Resistant Design: Fence-Free Gardens that Thrive Despite the Deer
For those with the common problem of deer eating their plants, this book has the answers! Karen Chapman explores intentional garden design solutions and plants to use (there are zones listed, so you know they'll work in your garden!), all while showcasing beautiful gardens across the country—each with its own story of trouble and triumph.
Ten Peaks Press
A Beautiful & Easy-Care Flower Garden
If planning a flower garden has always been a dream of yours, then this is the book you've been waiting for to turn that dream into a reality. With practical tips throughout, information on favorite flowers to grow, butterfly- and hummingbird-attracting garden design recipes, a table of what flowers to grow in what season, and more. We also think you'll appreciate the readable text size-it's scannable and easy to read.
Timber Press
American Roots: Lessons and Inspirations from the Designers Reimagining Our Home Gardens
American Roots" by Nick McCullough, Allison McCullough, and Teresa Woodard celebrates a new wave of designers who are defining an American garden aesthetic, integrating regional cultures, flora, and conditions. Featuring a series of profiles across the country, the book showcases innovative home gardens, delves into the designers' influences, and offers practical design tips and plant recommendations. It's an inspiring guide for garden enthusiasts looking to explore and enhance their own backyard creations.
Timber Press
Glorious Shade: Dazzling Plants, Design Ideas, and Proven Techniques for Your Shady Garden
Celebrating shaded garden spaces, this book offers guidance on identifying the type of shade in your garden and selecting appropriate plants. It provides essential tips for designing and maintaining a thriving shade garden, accompanied by stunning photographs for inspiration. You'll embrace Jenny Rose's passion and want to maximize the beauty of shaded areas in your yard!
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