Gift AlmanacA directory of good gifts

Housewarming gifts for gardeners

Gifts for a new home and a new garden.

21 gift ideas here, each with a real shop for your country where we've found one.

Raised vegetable bed

In Veggie & fruit growers

A bed on legs or with a cover means less bending, fewer slugs and possums, and a tidy patch even on a patio. A big gift that's often shared between family.

Harvest basket or trug

In Veggie & fruit growers

Something sturdy to carry the crop in. A mesh hod lets them rinse the mud off outside, before it reaches the kitchen sink.

A grow-your-own guide written for their climate

In Veggie & fruit growers

Growing advice only works if it suits the local seasons, so pick the book written for your country.

A fruit tree to plant

In Veggie & fruit growers

A tree that will still be fruiting in twenty years. Live plants only travel within their own country.

Blueberry bushes

In Veggie & fruit growers

Blueberries crop well in a big pot, so they suit small gardens too. Planting two varieties together usually gives a better harvest.

Thornless blackberry

In Veggie & fruit growers

All the blackberries, none of the scratches. Grows happily on a fence or trellis.

An apple tree

In Veggie & fruit growers

A classic gift that marks a birth, a wedding or a new home, and keeps giving every autumn.

A gift-wrapped tree

In Veggie & fruit growers

Arrives wrapped and ready to give, which takes the awkwardness out of posting a live plant as a present.

A first good trowel

In New gardeners

The one tool every gardener uses daily. A sturdy trowel beats a cheap boxed set that bends.

Trowel and fork set

In New gardeners

The two hand tools a new gardener needs first, for planting and loosening soil.

Starter garden tool set

In New gardeners

A gift-boxed set of stainless steel tools with ash handles, for someone with a new garden and an empty shed. A bigger gift to share between family.

Bulb collection

In New gardeners

Bulbs are about the easiest flowers there are, so they're ideal for a beginner. Check the season in your country before you buy.

An easy-care houseplant

In New gardeners

Tough, low-light-tolerant plants that forgive forgetful watering, so they build a new plant parent's confidence.

Copper watering can

In Heirloom tools & tool lovers

Copper ages to a lovely patina and looks good left out on a windowsill or porch.

Ceramic indoor planter

In Houseplant & orchid lovers

A good-looking pot is the easiest way to make a plant feel like a gift. Choose one a little wider than their current pot.

Houseplant gift box

In Houseplant & orchid lovers

Plants sent in a gift box with wrapping and a card, so it arrives ready to give.

A flowering orchid

In Houseplant & orchid lovers

A moth orchid in flower lasts for weeks, far longer than cut flowers.

Indoor watering can

In Houseplant & orchid lovers

A small can with a narrow spout gets water to the soil, not the leaves or the windowsill.

Plant stand

In Houseplant & orchid lovers

Lifts a plant off the floor into the light, and makes a small plant look like a feature.

Plants that grow in water

In Houseplant & orchid lovers

A box of plants that live happily in a glass of water. A soil-free, mess-free way into propagating.

Glass plant vase for cuttings

In Houseplant & orchid lovers

Somewhere pretty to root a cutting and watch the roots grow.