Choosing gifts for gardeners is easy. There's always some garden tool or toy they've been wanting to try. Here's a list of 10 gardening gifts small enough to stuff in a stocking. Got some ideas o your own? Share them on our garden gift wish list.
1. Matchstick Garden
Photo Courtesy of aHa! Modern Living. Used with Permission.
aHa Modern Living is such a great little web store with eclectic gardening art, tools and toys. Jayme Jenkins is a gardener who took measures into her own hands, when she couldn't find what she wanted for her garden. The result is a trove of garden gadgets that make you smile, yet really work.
The Matchstick Garden is a real match book. Each match has seeds glued to its tip. When you see a spot that needs some greening, you can subtly stick a match in the ground and simply walk away. There's an herb book and a wild flower book. Maybe your subterfuge will get weeded before it blooms, but isn't it a great little pick me up idea?
2. Houseplant Compost Tea Bags
Convenient and all natural. These tea bags are 100% natural ingredients in a formula to keep indoor plants as happy as a side dressing of compost keeps outdoor plants. Plop of bag into a watering can, steep for 5-10 minutes and your thoughtful gift will be passed along to give someone's houseplants a much needed boost.3. Hogwash Soap
This soap is amazing. I picked up a bar at a gift shop one day, just because I liked the name. I've had and the bar in this photo for over a year now and it's still going strong. It cleans everything: sticky evergreen sap, the green stain from staking tomatoes and, so far, everything else I touch in the garden or the workshop. It doesn't dry my hands out in the process and it even looks good sitting on my counter.4. Burt's Bees Hand Salve
Gloves or not, a gardener's hands take a beating. Burt's products have always been popular with gardeners and this salve, made with botanical oils, herbs and beeswax is small enough to toss in a gardening bag and use whenever it's needed.
