Christmas Gifts for gardeners

[Anonymous]

Looking for new and interesting ideas . . . . person is into pollinators, wildlife, native plants.

Any ideas or suggestions that you love? Must haves? Cool gadgets?

[Anonymous]

Give them a gift card to Prairie Moon Nursery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Give them a gift card to Prairie Moon Nursery.

She's at a point where she's dividing her native perennials so I don't know that she needs more plants . . . .

[Anonymous]

Water feature for her garden? Pretty hummingbird feeder?

[Anonymous]

Money in a christmas card?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Give them a gift card to Prairie Moon Nursery.

She's at a point where she's dividing her native perennials so I don't know that she needs more plants . . . .

Dividing perennials is normal and one ALWAYS, ALWAYS needs more plants.

But a pair of Felco secateurs is a good idea with a gift receipt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Water feature for her garden? Pretty hummingbird feeder?

No, this is like buying someone furniture.

[Anonymous]

I’m an avid Gardner. Here’s what I would love:

A good gardening book.
A Melnor blue-tooth water timer
A monthly bulb subscription
Amaryllis in wax
A Create Academy gift certificate for an online gardening or flower arranging course
A dried flower press
A flower frog

[Anonymous]

A Hori Hori garden knife. Great for weeds, woody stems, and roots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m an avid Gardner. Here’s what I would love:

A good gardening book.
A Melnor blue-tooth water timer
A monthly bulb subscription
Amaryllis in wax
A Create Academy gift certificate for an online gardening or flower arranging course
A dried flower press
A flower frog

May I ask about the amaryllis in wax? (Not the OP, BTW). I have seen these recently and wondered about them. Will they really bloom? Can you keep them for years? I bought amaryllis and potted them as gifts last year— thinking of doing the same this year. Are the wax ones preferable in some way? Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Wax Amaryllis require no care. Just sit them in sunlight. I don’t believe they’ll bloom again. I’ve had potted Amaryllis in the past and I prefer the ease of the waxed bulb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m an avid Gardner. Here’s what I would love:

A good gardening book.
A Melnor blue-tooth water timer
A monthly bulb subscription
Amaryllis in wax
A Create Academy gift certificate for an online gardening or flower arranging course
A dried flower press
A flower frog

What do you use the flower press for? I'm intrigued but am unsure what it is used for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m an avid Gardner. Here’s what I would love:

A good gardening book.
A Melnor blue-tooth water timer
A monthly bulb subscription
Amaryllis in wax
A Create Academy gift certificate for an online gardening or flower arranging course
A dried flower press
A flower frog

What do you use the flower press for? I'm intrigued but am unsure what it is used for.

To preserve flowers for art.
https://flowerpressstudio.com/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Give them a gift card to Prairie Moon Nursery.

She's at a point where she's dividing her native perennials so I don't know that she needs more plants . . . .

Dividing perennials is normal and one ALWAYS, ALWAYS needs more plants.

But a pair of Felco secateurs is a good idea with a gift receipt.

‘I don’t need more plants’. Said no gardener. Ever.

Agree with the Felco recommendation. If they’re in the DMV, a GC to some of the local natives nurseries.

[Anonymous]

I go through garden gloves seasonally, so I'm always happy to get new ones.
I like unique vases for my flowers.
Nice bottles to store home dried herbs.
"The latest tool" that we hate to splurge on for ourselves.
Interesting seed variety to experiment with next season.
May sound silly, but I recently got a 'garden shirt' from Duluth trading and it is quite useful! I'm surprised how much I've come to rely on it.