The 30 Best Gardening Gift Ideas for Any Occasion
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022These unique and useful garden gift ideas are sure to please every gardener on your shopping list! We found gifts for any occasion that gardeners will love.
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Plant Mug
This large coffee coffee mug proudly states what most avid gardeners think: “It’s not hoarding if it’s plants.” We’ve never agreed more! This is one of the most fun gardening gift ideas.
Tiny Trowel Earrings
Gardeners can share their passion, even if they’re going out to dinner or shopping (hopefully for more new plants!) Just put on these handmade pewter earrings that are shaped like miniature hand trowels.
Plant Lady Shirt
With this shirt, plant ladies can proudly show off their favorite hobby to the world. This comfy t-shirt is an especially adorable choice for indoor plant moms. Choose from a wide variety of colors.
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Personalized Garden Apron
Gardeners love to dig in the soil and plant new flowers. But of course, this can get messy. A personalized apron will help keep their clothes clean and it features a pretty floral design. Plus there’s a large pocket to carry hand tools and seeds.
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Polished Cast-Aluminum Trowel/Cultivator Set
We think the best gardening gift ideas are beautiful and purposeful. These gorgeous (and functional!) garden tools from Garrett Wade will truly stand the test of time. They’re durable enough for any gardening job, from flowers to veggies. This is an ideal starter set for a new gardener or for anyone looking to upgrade to a new set of hand tools.
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Garden Stepping Stone
We’re always looking for new plants to attract more butterflies to our garden. This pretty stepping stone is a unique way to show your butterfly love to all who admire your flower beds. Group a few together for a pretty pathway.
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Gardening Basket
Use this wire and wood basket to harvest everything from fresh cut flowers to tomatoes. Gardeners will love this functional gift that they can use for years to come.
Tertill Garden Weeding Robot
This garden weeding robot is a fantastic gardening gift idea! Pulling weeds is one of the least enjoyable garden chores. With Tertill, which was developed the inventor of the Roomba robot vacuum, you can spend more time relaxing, entertaining and enjoying your flowers. Tertill is weatherproof and solar powered, so you never need to worry about a surprise rain shower or charging it.
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Mushroom Growing Kit
For the gardener that has it all, give them a unique project they can grow indoors or out, and eat the harvest. The oyster mushroom grow kit is already seeded with spores. Just mist with water and wait for the mushrooms to appear. Some gardeners have seen mushroom growth in just a few days!
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Block Printed Pillows
Add an adorable mushroom, snail and moth pillow to your couch! These block printed pillows are handmade and perfect for cuddling on a winter day while you browse the new seed catalogs.
Succulent Oven Mitts
These adorable succculent oven mitts will definitely put a smile on your face while you’re doing your holiday baking! If you’re shopping for a home cook who loves houseplants, this is a unique, whimsical garden gift idea.
Digz Adjustable Wrist Garden Gloves
Prepare your hands for any tough task, indoors or outdoors, with these Digz grip foam gloves. The adjustable wrists allow for an ideal fit and spandex offers some breathability.
Garden Time Wind Chime
Add this gardening themed wind chime to any outdoor space that could use a touch of tranquil peace and retro design.
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Woodland Terrarium Ornaments
Featuring preserved moss and lifelike (but not real) botanicals, these handcrafted terrarium ornaments require no care to look cute.
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Bird Legs Plant Stand
Showcase indoor foliage in a quirky way with this bird leg plant stand. It’s 19 inches high and 12 inches across, with a larger size available.
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Tough Stuff Indoor Plants
No green thumb? No problem. This Tough Stuff collection includes three pre-potted, easy-to-grow houseplants—ZZ plant, sanseveria and hoya. This is a great garden gift for new homeowners or aspiring plant parents.
Butterfly Garden Kit
Start a butterfly garden with this seed kit. It’s stocked with a variety of seeds, soil pellets and peat pots. You’ll be attracting more butterflies in no time!
Vintage Succulents Puzzle
Treat a friend to this artful vintage-style succulent puzzle. Its 1,000 pieces are sure to keep gardeners busy through the slow winter garden season and might even lure them indoors in the summer.
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Eco-Friendly Garden Markers
File this gardening gift idea under: they’re going to love it! These eco-friendly garden markers are handmade from natural wood and give aesthetic and organization to the herb garden, flower box, or living room plant collection. Don’t see your favorite veggie or name label? Simply request it.
Riverstone Bird Bath
Gardeners love bird baths! This riverstone bird bath option is ideal for small garden spaces, or even a balcony or patio. Each stone is unique and beautifully shaped. Simply add water and watch the birds take a bath!
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Working Hands Hand Cream
Want a gardening gift idea and a luxe beauty treatment all in one? Gardeners know that working in the yard can be tough on hands. Enter: O’Keeffe’s Working Hands hand cream. It’s a concentrated hand cream that heals, relieves, and repairs extremely dry, cracked hands. Expect results in just one use, and a request for a second tube.
Rabbit Ear Succulents
Psst, gardeners love getting seeds as gifts! And what’s more perfect than a packet of rare rabbit ear-shaped succulent seeds? These little babies will sprout plants that mimic a bunny’s ears. Adorable! Pair it with a succulent pot for a complete gift.
Ceramic Hanging Planter
Add some southwestern color and charm to your home with this festive hanging planter. Pair the set of four together for an interesting vertical arrangement. It’s the perfect size for succulents. Pretty planters are always one of the best gardening gift ideas.
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3-Piece Tree and Shrub Care Set
Get ready for the next growing season with a new lawn and garden tool set, which includes hand pruners, loppers and a hand saw. This garden gift idea will instantly boost your curb appeal.
Hummingbird Rain Gauge
This rain gauge is not only beautiful but it’s practical, too. Use it to decorate your garden and to see when you need to water your plants. Two garden gifts for the price of one!
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Clementine Oriole Feeder
Hang this bird feeder in your garden to attract orioles, catbirds and more. The simple design on this clever bird feeder gives you a clear view of your feathered friends as they feast on oranges and grape jelly.
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Succulent Plant Subscription Box
Give the gift of gardening every month—straight to their door. The succulent gardening subscription box comes with a 3-inch potted succulent and growing instructions. This is gardening gifting at its easiest, and most appreciated.
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Culinary Herb Seeds Collection
Growing herbs indoors is a good way to keep gardening through the winter. Plus, you get to eat what you grow, which is absolutely the best reward! This collection includes 10 different kinds of herbs for cooking. The illustrated seed packets are gorgeous, too!
Sun Hat Visor
Keep the sun off your face and your head cool with this genius sun hat visor. This sun hat is perfect whether you’re pruning roses or taking a nap in a lawn chair.
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