If you have access to his/her tool shed with time to spare, you could secretly work on cleaning and maintaining her garden tools, including sharpening and sanding any rusty tools. This would be a wonderful labor of love if you can swing it.
If she’s not that organized, you can organize them for her too. But if she is, be careful not to disturb her order, for an organized gardener always puts thing back in their rightful place. Mess with her order and she loses time looking for things rather than gardening.
You could even get a gift bucket and place all the cleaning and maintenance supplies in it where it’s ready to go in one place with a cleaning bucket included.
Buying gifts for gardeners who are more experienced is another matter altogether.
If the woman on your gift list has epic gardening skills, you face a challenge. She has all the tools she needs. Chances are that you also can’t shop the garden center for her, because when she does want or need something, she knows what tools she wants and needs better than you do.
I know the struggle of shopping for this gardener firsthand. My mom has been gardening since childhood, and she has everything under the sun. Instead of tools, I usually treat her to some new garden accessories, such as garden decor, plants, decorative pots, and even plant seeds.
Beautiful Garden and Home Decor Gifts for Her
Below are twelve most popular gardening gifts for women:
- Solar lights: She will love to decorate the walkways with lights.
- Garden bench: Encourage her to relax and enjoy her creation! Every garden needs a place to sit, reflect and admire the labor of love.
- Garden Journal: From fanciful to practical, journals are lovely “tools” for writing thoughts, ideas, and planting details to remember.
- Elegant yard sculpture: She might like a metal sculpture or even a statue. She apparently can’t have too many! 😉
- We have many favorites in the Regal Art & Gift collection.
- Garden gnomes: Ahem! One of our favorites, of course, given our gnome logo! These are funny, cute, whimsical and peaceful, (depending on his/her leanings, so there’s something for everyone and they tend to be irresistible!
Our Favorite Garden Gnomes
7. Fairy garden accessories: If she has a fairy garden, she’ll appreciate the opportunity to add to her collection. We love all kinds of fairy decor. This year these tree attachments and fairy statues have captured our interest.
8. Funny gardening gifts: Think of cute items like humorous garden plaques or tee-shirts with funny gardening sayings.
9. Garden fountain: Allow her to relax and enjoy the gentle gurgling sound in beautiful weather.
10. Wind chimes: She will enjoy the melody. We enjoy bamboo wind chimes, or if you have old CDs, here are some CD Suncatchers you can make.
11. Bird feeders: of any kind are great. Here’s more about our favorite Hummingbird food, as well as cool window bird feeders are a favorite of gardeners in winter and an excellent gift for any bird-watcher.
12. Artistic Solar Light: We originally bought this beautiful garden light as a gift for a friend (see video below). We liked it so much that we got one too! We didn’t realize the lights changed color at night until it happened. You can see a video of that in action below. Or, you can search other variations on the solar crackle glass orbs theme.
13 Crystal suncatchers are really lovely gifts for anywhere in the home. Beyond beauty and wonderful light “shows”, suncatchers can also be effective bird deflectors and helpful in preventing bird strikes to windows.
14. Our most consistently popular gift for women (and men) has been rain chains, which you can see more about in this article, including a video of ours.
Great Gardening Gifts for Him
In many families, the woman of the house isn’t the only gifted gardener… in fact, sometimes hubby is the main gardener. In many cases, he takes as much pride in the lush, green lawn as Mom does in her pursuit of perfect peonies. (Ahem… and it may be the riding lawnmower that he loves most)!
So, what does Dad really need? In my own house, my hubby and I vie for space in the shed. I love to garden, and he likes to help me with the pruning.
However, he’s also an avid woodworker. Unfortunately, my abundance of gardening tools takes over his space and leaves him frustrated when he wants to work on one of his own projects.
If this sounds like your guy’s dilemma, think about innovative ways to help him organize all those garden tools.
Gardening gifts for men don’t need to be all about tools and storage, though! Treat him to the presents that will help him enjoy the fruits of all his hard labor. Show dear Dad you care by encouraging him to take time out to relax!
You’ll look like a gift-giving genius when you try some of these gardening gifts for him.
Top 10 Backyard Gift Ideas for Men
1. Hanging tool storage rack: This helps dad take back floor space in his workshop.
2. Pruner Shears: we favor Felco, you can see more on that in our top garden tools article.
3. Propane fire pit: It’s a gift that will be appreciated on chilly evenings.
4. Grilling tools – a completely new set of grilling tools.
5. Grilling apron with a funny quote.
6. Hori-Hori gardening knife: This knife is an all-purpose tool that’s great all around the yard. It tackles tasks from weed removal to limb trimming.
7. Battery-powered backpack sprayer:- saves lots of time. You can read and see more about our battery powered garden sprayer. It makes time consuming jobs more manageable.
8. Cordless Pole saw – a safer way to remove small limbs, you can read more about the handy cordless pole saw here.
9. Retractable 50-foot extension cord on a reel: This is a super convenient, mess-free way to rethink outdoor extension cords.
10. Lawn aerator tool: If Dad loves the look of a thick, luxurious lawn, this will help him achieve that goal.
BONUS GUYS GIFT, (okay… and maybe some gals! 👩🏻🌾:)
This garden gift idea is hilarious and ingenuous!! The Bug-A-Salt. It has mixed reviews so read and decide if it’s for you or not.
Although in autumn, the number one seller is Hefty Ultra Strong Garbage Bags! 😎🍁🍃🍂 But leaves are good for making organic compost, so gardeners might go for a leaf mulcher instead!
Gardening Gifts for Kids
Do you know some little ones who love to “help” in the garden? Encourage that curiosity and the instinct to explore by choosing the perfect gardening gifts for kids.
Little hands require little tools. Not only do child-sized tools and gardening accessories fit their fingers better, but they are also free of sharp edges. Plus, they won’t have the opportunity to lose Mom’s tools!
Top 10 Gardening Gifts for Children
- Kid-friendly gardening hand tool set: Not only is this useful in the garden, but it will also work in the sandbox or at the beach.
- Themed garden kits for kids: Get them started early! Themed garden kits allow little gardeners to learn about science as they grow their own edible gardens. Varieties include herb gardens and pizza gardens.
- Patio table set for kids: Let the little ones kick back with Mom in their very own seat sized just for them!
- Shovel and rake set for kids: The kiddos will look forward to helping you rake grass clippings to jump into when they have their own shovel and rake. Because they are made especially for kids, there aren’t sharp parts to worry you.
- Fairy garden: Let children dream of fairies in their very own backyard by giving them a fairy garden.
- Dinosaur garden: If your loved one prefers dinosaurs to fairies, purchase little dinosaur toys and let them create their own spin on a fairy garden. Instead of tiny houses, let them build caves out of small rocks in the garden.
- Leather gardening gloves for kids: Give the gift of real leather gloves, just like Mom and Dad have!
- Stepping stone kits: The littlest family members can add their own mark to the garden by creating a custom-made stepping stone
- Paint and plant flower kits: Nurture a love of art and gardening with kits for growing flowers in planters that are paintable as well. From seeds and pots, paints and plant markers, these kits include everything you’ll need to plant and paint your miniature flower garden.
- Root-viewing planter: Children are fascinated by growing things. A root-viewing planter is a fun way to keep them engaged as they learn about growing plants. They will literally be able to watch their plants take root. Or… the geeky kids might also enjoy a composting viewer to see how things break down over time.
- A Worm Farm! Yep… this could be a thrilling thing for the right kid, while actually providing worms for your garden. Who knows, your child may be a budding entrepreneur and decide to expand that and create their own worm farm for selling worms for gardening and fishing!
See our DIY How to Make a Worm Farm here.
Gifts For Indoor Plant Lovers and Container Gardeners
There are of course, many gifts for indoor plant lovers who tend their inner garden sanctuary. Similarly, a number of people garden on their balcony, patio and decks.
Whether it’s baby boomers and seniors who have downsized to smaller abode and yards, or millennials enhancing their apartments, condos or starter homes, there are many gift options great for container gardeners.
The first item on the list is a tool we used to save our potted dwarf dwarf Meyer lemon trees. You can read more about Meyer lemon tree problems here. Our Meyer lemons leaves were falling off, and it turns out they were struggling for several reasons, (because often, one thing leads to another).
Container Gardener Gifts
- Soil moisture meter – just because your potted plant soil is dry on top, doesn’t mean that its roots are dry. This tool saved our plants. I recommend the longer water gauge spikes because they serve larger and smaller pots.
- Attractive pots & planters –
- lightweight polyresin pots and planters. They hold up well, aren’t likely to break if dropped and are manageable to lift and move around.
- Polyresin barrels
- Ceramic pots – beautiful and elegant, but expensive and very heavy, especially when filled with soil and plant. So we favors these for smaller plants.
- Plant Dollies – we find plant dollies most helpful for moving large pots around easily. There are all sorts to choose from, including those that are impervious and so can serve double duty as plant trays.
- Watering Cans – we favor these little stackable 2 liter watering cans because they’re easy to use and can also nest one within the other. So we use these in winter in our sunroom, and when the plants go outdoors and we revert to mostly using a hose, these can stack and store.
Gardeners Love Earthy, Practical and Whimsical Gifts
So it turns out that buying gifts for gardeners isn’t so difficult after all, even for ye ole frugal gardeners!
Gardeners love gifts like humorous or inspiring garden signs, and they also enjoy practical and down-to-earth gifts like soil and composters, because well, a gardener is all of those things: earthy, practical, whimsical and dreamy.
Gardeners Poem
GARDENERS ARE…
~LeAura Alderson, GardensAll.com
…Earthy, they dig dirt.
…Lofty, they love sun and sky.
…Whimsical, loving rainbows and butterflies.
…Artists, painting yards with flowers.
…Dreamers, their garden is their Eden.
…Poets, creating poetry with plants.
…Optimists, loving seeds of possibility to life.
…Creators most of all,
co-creating with The Creator.
Find more Garden Poetry or Garden Memes and Sayings here.
The Best Time for Gardening Gifts?
Anytime. Truly. Even in the winter when snowflakes start to fall, it doesn’t mean that gardeners don’t want to receive gifts for their garden. In fact, they will appreciate the kind thoughts that went into these meaningful gifts.
You see, hand tools might not seem very personal to you, but to a gardener, they’re everything! Garden gifts show the recipient just how much you care about their interests in gardening. And that care from you is perhaps the greatest gift of all.
No matter the season, gardeners are always growing.
Favorite Gifts from the GardensAll Community
We asked on Facebook for readers to share their favorite garden gifts to give or receive, and here’s that list.
More than a few GardensAll community members have shared that gifts like a truckload of soil or mulch… or a composting tumbler have been some of their favorite gifts to receive!
Favorite Gardener Gift Ideas from the GardensAll Facebook Poll
- Bulbs – (see our purple flowers article)
- Cuttings
- Dehydrator
- Drying rack
- Garden gloves
- Mason jars – all sizes and types
- Pruners
- Seeds – see our list of seed companies
- Snippets (a good pair for herbs, etc)
- Tools
For more ideas, please check out this article on food dehydrators and this one on our favorite garden tools and hacks.
And remember, the garden plant and seed catalogs begin arriving around Christmas and are in full force beginning in January when gardeners have the time indoors for spring dreaming and garden planning.
To receive a garden gift is to warm the heart and stir the imagination with dreams of spring and growing things, no matter the time of year.
Let us know your favorites—either from this list or your other faves—and we’ll add them here.
I’m LeAura Alderson, a garden, herb and plant enthusiast with a passion for discovering the many edible and medicinal benefits of the plants all around us, including the weeds! I’m a writer, editor and media publisher for our family of websites.
While I was certified in fitness and life coaching, I am NOT a health practitioner. However, I’m a lifelong health enthusiast, with a keen interest in healthy, organic foods and making home remedies and the content we share is from our own experience and usage as well as that extracted from scientific research so that you can explore further on your own.
Always seek the advice and guidance of your health practitioners first and foremost.
As a family we’re steadily expanding our gardening, experimentation and knowledge around all things gardening, edible landscaping, fresh organic foods and self sustainability with farming in our future. I also own and manage iCreateDaily.com, a site all about transformation through creation, and the power of positivity, optimism and mindset.