Gift Ideas for Gardeners

 So, I thought when my master gardener classes started, I'd blog about all the stuff I was learning. I am learning a lot but I just got swamped and now it's been too long since my last post. However, I feel like I'm starting to get caught up on life and have time to help you all out with your Christmas shopping. 

Please note, I make no money for this blog so my recommendations are not biased, it's just what I honestly thing would be great gifts for anyone with a green thumb. Yes, I'm kinda dropping hints for what I'd like for Christmas too. ha ha ha

First, tools. Anyone with a lawn to take care of needs certain things like a spade, leaf rake, soil knife and pruners. My advice it to check with anyone the recipient lives with to see what they already have and what needs replacing. Fiskars is an affordable brand available at most hardware stores but I'm really excited about my new higher end pruners I got from my mom for my birthday. 

Second, gloves. All gardeners need gloves, both thick leather gloves and the finer, rubber tipped ones. Even if they already have gloves, they will eventually wear out and need replacing. Honestly, you could put gloves in my stocking every year and I'd be happy. 

Third, books and magazines. We gardeners really need reading material to keep us occupied in the winter while our gardens rest. Anything from insect and plant identification books, to how too manuals, to garden travel memoirs ( I read Monty Don's book on French Gardens last winter and it was great.) Magazine subscriptions are also a great idea. Who doesn't love looking at magazines about their favorite hobby?

Finally, gift cards to local garden centers. You really can't go wrong with this one. We gardeners will just hold onto them till Spring and then pick out the plants we want. Actually, someone gave me a $50 gift card to a garden center once and I spent over half of it on mulch and dirt. It was awesome. 

Well, I hope that got you thinking. If you're a gardener and have some gift ideas in addition, please comment about them below!