Gifts for the Gardener

For the Social Gardener ---- promise an afternoon excursion to a botanical or estate garden in your area. This offers your garden lover a pleasant social outing, provides some good examples of landscape design and you’ll likely get to meet a few new plant specimens as well.

Or for the dream gift, give an escorted garden tour to one of the "biggies" – the Chelsea Flower Show or Sissinghurst, both in the U.K. or next spring’s once-in-ten-year event, Floriade, in Holland. (ICanGarden.com’s Garden Tours)

For the Busy Gardener ---- choose from an array of calendars, note cards, appointment and address books, all adorned with luscious photographs. Pick the subject that is a particular favorite of your intended recipient, be it roses, orchids, landscapes or famous historical gardens.

For the Rosarian ---- nothing will likely please the rose lover on your list more than ….. more roses! Give a gift certificate from David Austin Roses, one of the premiere names in the rose world.

For a handy reference of over 2,000 roses, with glorious photographs, give Botanica’s Pocket Roses, which, according to the foreword, is compact enough to "read in bed, carry to a nursery, use in the garden."

For the Whimsical Gardener ---- a metal sculpture, staked into a pot or into the ground, will add personality to any garden. Designed to rust with age, you can find butterflies, dragonflies, cats, angels and a myriad of other creatures. Various-sized garden figures and statues, made out of concrete or poly resin to complement any design, are available at many nurseries and gift shops.

For the Novice Gardener ---- a pair of Felco hand pruners or waterproof, thorn-proof gloves or a gift certificate from a nearby nursery or an attractive watering can --- all will be welcome gifts for the gardener who’s just getting started.

For the Tired Gardener ---- what better to soothe those achy muscles and scratched fingers than scented bath salts, herbal salves and luxurious creams. Fragrances range from soothing lavender to rosemary to spicy citrus. There are also herb infused eye masks and neck pads to offer relaxation at the end of a long day of garden chores.

The list of course could go on and on. What will make your gardener recipient most happy is that your gift has been thoughtfully and specially selected, with his or her interests in mind. Now that you have all those presents taken care of, what

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