GREENWICH, N.Y. — Mother’s Day is almost here! Have you gotten a gift for that very special lady in your life, yet? …No? Well, keep scrolling for 10 of our best ideas for Mother’s Day gardening gifts!
Mother’s Day always falls in May, which for many aligns with peak gardening season. Cultivating, planting, enjoying the sunshine after a long winter – it’s no wonder that many mothers are often presented with flowers, plants, and an assortment of gardening gifts for the holiday.
While a hanging basket is always a reliable option, there are far more creative and unique options available. Have you considered a hori hori knife? Or perhaps a gardening book or new tool? Or maybe something whimsical like a little garden gnome? Take a look at some of our best ideas, below.
1. Fiskars Garden Hori Knife with Sheath, Black
These multi-purpose tools are incredibly useful in all sorts of ways in the garden: digging, weeding, measuring and even cutting!
This hori hori knife from Fiskars comes with a sheath, a forked tip to aid in weeding, and a lifetime warranty, as well.
2. A Way to Garden: A Hands-On Primer for Every Season
For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.
“A Way to Garden—sensitive, wise, deliberate, thoughtful and splendidly bossy—prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review
The award-winning television and podcast host Joe Lamp’l is here with insider tips and next-level insight for creating a lush, fruitful, and resilient vegetable garden.
Just when you think you have a secure grip on what it takes to grow a vegetable garden, a pro like Joe comes along to surprise you with a wheelbarrow full of new-to-you information to knock your gardening socks right off. In The Vegetable Gardening Book, Joe distills insight from years interviewing highly experienced growers for public television’s Growing a Greener World and The joe gardener® Show Podcastalong with his own extensive, hands-on knowledge of the craft to present practical and useful info on everything from starting seeds and selecting varieties to building the perfect tomato cage, encouraging pollinators, and creating biodiversity-rich soil in a 100% organic food garden. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in growing the best edible garden their backyard (or balcony!) has ever seen.
Harvesting? Pulling weeds? Getting your tools together for a project? These tubs are hard workers in any garden space!
Gorilla tubs are built for outdoor, rugged use. They won’t tear or rip, and won’t degrade from UV exposure or freezing temperatures. If your mother likes something practical to aid in her garden chores, you can’t go wrong with one of these. They even come in different colors!
Who couldn’t use more seeds? Whether it’s vegetables, flowers, or herbs, there are plenty to choose from. These seeds – grown and packaged in the USA – are a great bet for any gardener!
6. Fiskars Bypass Pruning Shears
These pruning shears are a great way to trim plants, bushes and flowers throughout the season.
Fiskars is a reliable brand that’s sure to hold up to daily use.
7. Garden Planner and Log Book
There’s a lot that goes on in a garden… it can be hard to remember the details sometimes! With a garden planner, you can jot down notes, dates, weather events, and more as you move through the garden season.
Maybe you can even make the first entry yourself: Happy Mother’s Day!
For large gardens and easy mobility, these carts are absolutely amazing. They’re tough, can haul the heaviest loads, and even have a dump feature (for those loads of compost or mulch!).
And did we mention they come with a 1-year warranty? The expense is worth it!
Bring a taste of the garden indoors with these little succulent garden pots.
While the pots don’t come with actual plants, for a gardener, part of the joy is filling them up!
10. Solar Gnomes Garden Statues
There’s a garden gnome out there for just about anyone! These whimsical statues can brighten up any garden space – literally!
The solar panel will charge in the sun for 5-8 hours during the day and light up automatically for 8-10 hours at night.
