| Buying a present for a gardener should be | | | | gardeners. Garden stones can be found in |
| easy. Whether they are a novice or an expert, | | | | unusual shapes and colors, or inscribed with |
| you'll find the holidays are the ideal time | | | | famous quotations or poems. Kits are |
| to give them gifts they will enjoy. When | | | | available to make garden stones with a |
| spring rolls around, they'll have had plenty | | | | child's handprint and name added to it. |
| of time to decide how and where to use the | | | | That's the making of wonderful memories for |
| gift you've given them. | | | | the child and for the gardener. You can also |
| | | | buy a garden stone and personalize it by |
| You won't have to go far to find the right | | | | putting your favorite gardener's marriage |
| gift. You probably have a gardeners' catalog | | | | year, or the year the garden was established. |
| in your mailbox, a garden supply store | | | | Personalization can turn a plain gift into |
| nearby, and access to the Internet. There are | | | | something unique. |
| many websites for wonderful selections. | | | | |
| | | | On the more practical side, there are |
| Giving Practical Gifts | | | | hundreds of gifts to choose from. Hose carts |
| | | | and attractive pots for storing garden hoses |
| Your local hardware store or garden supply | | | | out of sight are easy to find. Water |
| should have a good line of practical gifts. | | | | sprinklers and fertilizer sprinklers are also |
| For the gardening beginner, gifts such as a | | | | good gifts. You can find fun water |
| shovel or trowel, garden hose or other | | | | sprinklers, like one in the shape of a John |
| digging and planting tools are perfect. | | | | Deere Tractor. |
| Perhaps your gardener would like to attract | | | | |
| butterflies and hummingbirds. There are | | | | Fun Gifts |
| certain flowers and plants that will draw | | | | |
| them to a garden, and you can most likely get | | | | Some gifts add whimsy and fun to a garden. |
| them at your local garden supply. Not too | | | | They are easy to find, and make perfect |
| sure about buying plants? How about a gift | | | | gifts, whatever your gardener's experience. |
| certificate to a garden supply store? | | | | Gazing balls are available in all sizes and |
| | | | colors, and add a creative dimension to the |
| Baskets Of Gifts | | | | garden. Holders for the gazing balls come in |
| | | | dozens of various shapes, sizes and |
| Another great gift idea is a basket full of | | | | materials, too. |
| excellent "stuff" for the gardener. You can | | | | |
| purchase one already assembled, or find a | | | | Among the most fashionable gifts for |
| basket you like and fill it with some of the | | | | gardeners are wind spinners and flags. You |
| many items you will find in a garden shop. A | | | | can find wind spinners in a variety of |
| basket with just essentials is a good choice | | | | colors, such as the patriotic red, white, and |
| for the beginner. It could include gloves, | | | | blue spinner, or the rainbow spinner. Garden |
| poison oak/ivy medication, flower seeds, | | | | flags are a popular gift because they can be |
| plant food, a rain gauge, a Farmers Almanac, | | | | changed to coordinate with the seasons, or |
| and special hand cream. | | | | more frequently just to create a new look in |
| | | | the garden. |
| Gardening Books Are Nice | | | | |
| | | | Exotic Gift Ideas |
| Gardening books can be a treasured gift for | | | | |
| the gardener on your list. Any bookstore will | | | | Wanting something a little more unusual? Your |
| carry books covering a variety of gardening | | | | gardener might love an exotic plant, such as |
| topics. Choose among specialty garden books, | | | | the amaryllis exotica, a gift of unusual Iris |
| such as wildflower gardens, vegetable | | | | bulbs, or a sago palm. How about a ginkgo |
| gardens, or drought-tolerant gardens. Buy | | | | tree growing kit, or a Shitake mushroom log? |
| them a book on the subject of perennials and | | | | |
| annuals. Which flowers are best suited to | | | | Statues of animals, gnomes or angels of have |
| their climate? How do you select plants that | | | | regained popularity after many years of being |
| grow best in their type of soil? These and | | | | out of favor, and they make great garden |
| countless other questions are answered in the | | | | gifts. Birdbaths and bird feeders attract |
| many books available on gardening. You'll | | | | birds, a source of joy for most gardeners. |
| find that some of the larger bookstores have | | | | You'll also find delightful hummingbird |
| whole sections devoted to gardening. | | | | feeders that will keep these beautiful birds |
| | | | coming all rear round. |
| Garden Stones | | | | |
| | | | Whatever your gardener's inclinations are, |
| A garden stone is another perfect gift for | | | | you'll be able to find the perfect gift.. |