Creative Gifts for Gardeners
In many cases, Gardeners are a little difficult to buy for. Are you shopping for a family member or a friend with a green thumb? Are you looking for the best gardening gifts for gardeners who have it all? Or, are you looking for gift that is well-thought-out and unique? Whether you’re shopping for an avid gardener or beginner gardeners, this is the shopping list for you! Most of us gardeners have lots of tools and gloves, although I’m never opposed to receiving more. The gift ideas for Gardeners that I’m sharing are not your run-of-the-mill garden tools, they are unique and creative gifts for gardeners, and some are even handcrafted.
Many of these gifts are priced under $20 and are perfect for those of us on a tight budget. Oh, and it’s totally fine if your favorite gardener is you; if you catch my drift. I won’t tell.
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Personalized Gifts for Gardeners
Personalized items make the perfect gift! It means you actually put some thought into the gift and went to the effort of ordering it early enough for personalization.
Etsy has some of the most unique, personalized gifts for gardeners. With these metal garden signs, you have a choice of various materials – like rust or galvanized.
Anything that’s says “Nana” pulls at my heartstrings, like this cute garden stone. There are lots of garden stones with grandparent sentiments at Etsy. These make great Christmas gifts, Mother’s Day gifts or Father’s Day gifts!
Handmade Gift Boxes or Baskets for Gardeners
A gift basket makes a very thoughtful gift! Put together a basket of items that any gardener would love. Here are some items you can include:
- Gardening Gloves for Women (these aren’t the prettiest, but they are the best and my favorites)
- Gardening Gloves for Men (A pair of gloves is always a great gift idea for your gardener.)
- Garden Scissors
- Seed Packets Packets of Botanical Interests Flower Seeds, Vegetable Seeds or Herb Seeds (Botanical Interests seeds are the best!)
- Garden Trowel
- Rain Gauge
- Plant Tags or Labels
- a cute Gardening Mug
- hand repair cream for Gardeners
- and anything else you think your gardener would enjoy
The items listed above also make great stocking stuffers or the perfect small gift.
Here are some fun done-for-you gift boxes and seed kits from Etsy:
I think pretty much any gardener would love a gift set.
Here’s a super fun gift – Succulents & Cactus Seed Starter Kit for a gardener when they can’t get outdoors.
Plant Markers Make Unique Gifts for Gardeners
Plant tags or plant markers are a wonderful gift choice. I’ve always wanted to make something like these custom Herb Garden Markers from Etsy. These on Etsy are no longer available but look at these similar ones from Amazon.
Most flower gardeners love fancy plant tags to keep track of their favorite plants. Plant tags are good in a vegetable garden too. Don’t forget the paint marker to go with the tags.
Jewelry for Gardeners
What about jewelry for gardeners. These are so cute!
Love the bracelet too.
Creative Gifts for Gardeners – Clothing
No gift guide would be complete without some clothing items for your special gardener.
T-shirts are always cool gifts for gardeners.
Here’s one for your favorite male gardener.
I get so many comments and compliments on this cute “Garden Hair Don’t Care” hat.
Garden clogs or sun hats are also good choices.
Puzzles for Gardeners
Puzzles are perfect for rainy days, or for days when a gardener can’t be in their garden.
Garden Signs are creative gifts for gardeners and handmade ones are even better. We love gardens signs so much that we have an entire post dedicated to them. Check it out when you’ve finished up here.
Solar Lights
Solar lights make great gifts for gardeners. Solar lights add so much character and charm to garden beds. Here are a variety of styles to look at.
These lantern style solar lights add so much whimsy and ambience to the garden. They can be hung on tree branches, on shepherd’s hooks or used on a table top. Check out The Best Rustic Solar Lights for more solar lighting ideas.
Whimsical Gifts for Gardeners
This sweet little Sophie statute can have a place in your gardens for years to come. Her skirt can be filled with water or bird seed too.
I love this adorable Frog Solar Light and it’s on my wish list this year. There’s a super cute, matching Snail Solar Light too.
Most gardeners don’t like seeing real rabbits in our gardens, but we all love a bunny statute and these little guys are so cute together!
Bunnies are always fun to tuck into a place for a suprize feature. You can get a standing bunny, sitting bunny or even get the pair, standing bunny and the sitting bunny.
These hilarious tree faces have always been favorites of my. Perhaps I’ll ask for some this year!
Practical Gifts for Gardeners
No matter their skill level, every gardener would enjoy receiving a useful gardening tool or the best set of hand tools. You can never go wrong with new tools. Here is a list of Essential Gardening Tools, if you’d rather buy tools for your gardener. The tools that made the cut in this post are just a few of my personal favorites and are highly rated by other gardeners who have purchased them.
Gardening Stool: This is a goofy looking stool, but I love mine. I wouldn’t get it for someone that has balance issues and it does require some leg strength, but it’s perfect for a gardener that can’t kneel anymore.
Soft Kneeling Pad: This kneeling pad looks amazing. I’m pretty sure it’s going on my wish list.
Pad or Stool: No matter the age of your gardener, you can’t go wrong with a garden kneeler.
Many gardeners are also bird lovers. Check out this list of the best gifts for backyard bird watchers. It includes lots of ideas, like bird feeders, or bird houses and many more ideas.
More places to find gifts for your gardener:
Gift Ideas for Sunflower Lovers
Plants Make Great Gifts – the perfect guide for giving new plants to plant lovers.
I hope you’ve found these Creative Gifts for Gardeners ideas helpful. What gardening items are on your wish list this year? Thanks for stopping by. I always appreciate your visit and your comments!
Julie
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Joanne,
I make winter containers in 2 urns flanking my front door but they always seem to be missing something. I love your b
Upright logs and curly willow suggestions and red berries(weather proof).Like summer arrangements mine need a thriller.
Also I have potted up my amaryllis and need to start some paper whites which I try to start every couple of weeks. Great gifts for surprise guests.
Have a lovely Thanksgiving.
Hi Kathy – I love your ideas! Thanks for stopping by Gingham Gardens. Happy holidays, Joanna