12 gardening gifts for the green-fingered
Tools, seeds and ornaments could all be on the wish list, whatever your budget.
If you’re short on ideas and never know what to buy friends or family who love gardening, now’s the time to start looking.
Whether they love sturdy tools, pampering bubbles after a hard day’s gardening or just some more suitable gloves, there’s a gift out there with their name on it.
Here are 12 offerings which may plant some thoughts into your head.
1. The Newt x Niwaki Gardening Hamper (£120, The Newt)
Whether your loved one is a beginner or an experienced gardener, this luxury hamper will be a hit. It features expertly crafted tools including the hori hori, a Japanese-style gardening knife forged from carbon steel, which will dig, divide and plant through every season. The box also includes a sharpening stone and camellia oil to stop tools rusting, jute twine, a tree canopy notebook, cordial and salt-speckled fudge, presented in The Newt’s signature green hamper box.
From Clarkson’s Farm comes a new Diddly Squat Farm x Blue Diamond Garden Centres garden gifting collection, available exclusively in all Blue Diamond Garden Centres and Diddly Squat Farm Shop. Among the highlights – there are Seedy Balls, Seedy Notes and bulb mixes – is this award-winning Plantable Garden Planner, packed with gardening tips, a gardener’s logbook and 12 plantable seed papers.
3. The Ultimate Slug and Snail Defence Kit (£19.99, Crocus.co.uk)
We all get fed up with slugs and snails eating our plants, so a useful present might be this kit to see them off. It includes three different barriers to keep them at bay: a wool pot scarf barrier, a bag of Shell on Earth crushed whelk shells and copper snail and slug tape, all packaged in a reusable jute bag.
4. Gardeners Gift Set (£50, Easton Walled Gardens)
This is ideal for the practical gardener who wants pruners, labels and even a nail brush to hand when the hard work is done. It brings together compact Darlac bypass pruners for everyday pruning and cutting, Easton Walled Gardens lavender and olive handwash, a traditional nail brush, plant labels and a hanging ‘Head Gardener’ sign to add a little humour to the potting shed or greenhouse.
5. At The Baa-llotment Mug (£14.95, Herdy)
This is quite a posh mug (not really for the dishwasher), made from fine bone china for the discerning gardener in your life who also has a sense of humour. Herdy is a character brand born in the heart of the Lake District, inspired by the Herdwick sheep that roam the fells. This particular mug features sheep characters Herdy and Sheppy at work in the garden.
6. Anti Bramble Super Tough Gauntlets (£54.95, The Worm That Turned)
Anyone with some serious brambles or other prickly plants to tackle shouldn’t be without a pair of these heavy duty leather gloves which stretch to the elbow. Handmade in the UK.
7. National Garden Scheme Centenary Collection Kneelo kneeler (£21.99, Burgon & Ball)
Celebrating 100 years of the National Garden Scheme in 2027, Burgon & Ball have joined forces with the charity to launch the limited edition Centenary Collection, a curated selection of five gardening gifts and accessories, including this practical and pretty kneeler. Sales support charitable causes across the UK.
The country garden print incorporates the distinctive National Garden Scheme yellow to create a fresh, uplifting feel. The trowel /fork set within the collection is now available on the website, with kneeler and gloves available on November 6, secateur and watering can available November 13.
8. Royale Garden Luxury Pamper Keepsake Tin Gift Set (£16, Baylis & Harding, available at Boots, TK Maxx, Amazon, Next)
If you want to pamper your loved one and give them a keepsake in which they can store seeds, twine, labels or other gardening ephemera, this gift set should be on your list. It contains body wash, body butter, hand and nail cream, soap and body polisher. The floral design blends whimsical botanical artwork with winter white and vibrant pink tones.
9. RHS workshops and courses (various prices, RHS)
From vegetable growing and forest gardening to willow weaving, botanical art, photography, or creating habitats for biodiversity, gift your loved one a workshop or course to help them learn a new skill at an RHS garden – RHS Wisley, RHS Hyde Hall, RHS Bridgewater. RHS Harlow Carr or RHS Rosemoor. Ideal for the gardener who fancies trying something different.
Prices vary, with all tickets including garden admission on the day, giving recipients the opportunity to explore the garden before or after their session. Book online at the RHS website.
10. L V Bespoke – Limited Edition Glass Orb Garden Stake (£25, L V Bespoke)
Another beautiful addition to the National Garden Scheme Centenary Collection are these garden stakes from L V Bespoke topped with stylish 3D glass orbs. Each clear orb features an intricate design that appears to float inside, from delicate bees and butterflies to an allium and a hedgehog. Set within a handcrafted steel cup on a slender stem, they make a beautiful focal point wherever they’re placed.
11. Pepin Trio Striped Mini Ollas (£41.95, Grow Urban)
For the houseplant lover who needs a hand watering, this gift-boxed trio of Mini Ollas could be useful. Handmade in Portugal from porous terracotta, the decorative reservoirs are partially buried in compost, where they gradually release moisture around the plant’s roots. The set includes one natural terracotta and two striped ollas, designed for small and medium houseplants in pots under 15cm diameter. Practical enough to be genuinely useful, but pretty enough to leave on display.
12. Sip The Season Nutcracker Collection (£14.99, English Tea Shop)
For tea lovers, this festive array of teas in four illustrated crackers is a brilliant present for the gardener who loves a sophisticated cuppa after a long day in the garden. You could even use them as table crackers, and if you have more than four people at your Christmas table, you can splash out on individual crackers at £3.29 each.
Inside, each Nutcracker holds three pyramid tea bags, bringing the total to 12 organic tea blends across the set. Flavours include Santa’s Cinnamon Sleigh, The Gingerbread Man and Reindeer’s Candy Cane, offering a festive tea experience that is comforting and indulgent.