The holidays are here! Time to buy the perfect gift for all your special people! For the gardener on your list, here are a few ideas, and a few places that you can find these goodies.
Gardener's Supply:
This is a great starting point when looking for unique gifts and holiday decorations for the gardener on your list. Here are a few samples of what is being offered this year: Roosting pockets, little protective nooks resembling baskets for birds to find protection from winter elements, copper snow guages, polished copper watering can, and hyacinth bulbs and glasses for forcing. There are nineteen pages of gifts listed online, from very affordable to expensive. If you prefer, you can request a print catalog:
http://www.gardeners.com/default.asp?SC=...
Gardenscape is also another great place on your quest for the perfect gift for your gardener. Included are gift packs, tool sets, flower presses, and many more items that are of interest to gardeners everywhere. There is a Canadian link and a link for customers in the United States:
http://www.gardenscapetools.com/pages/gi...
Planetgarden.com offers a wide array of gifts for the gardener on your list. Topiaries, aromatherapy gifts, statuary, and many other categories of gifts are listed here:
http://www.planetgarden.com/commerce/cat...
Smith & Hawken is an upscale place to shop, but you can still find some reasonably priced gifts for your gardener:
http://www.smith-hawken.com/jhtml/site/c...
These are just a few sites to help inspire you. Other ideas include a gift certificate to a local garden center or nursery, a gift subscription for a gardening magazine, a gift certificate to a favorite mail order source, and a membership to a plant society. If Aunt Heddie is crazy for daylilies, you might want to "gift" her with a membership to the National Hemerocallis Society.
No matter what, you can easily find a wonderful present to bring a smile to the face of your favorite gardener this holiday season!
December "Honey-Do" List:
1. Poinsettias are perhaps the most recognized plant associated with the winter holidays. For some other choices, consider kalanchoes, cyclamens, paperwhite narcissus, Christmas cactus, and amaryllis to help make your place a little more festive this holiday season. Make sure these plants are wrapped tightly before scooting from the store to your car. Remove any foil wrap that might hold water in the pots for excessively long periods of time.
2. Continue to protect roses, if you have not already done so.
3. Continue to water before the ground freezes. Be sure to drain hoses after removing them from faucets to prevent damage to plumbing and hoses.
 |
Go To Page: 1 2
