Unique Ideas
Some unique gift ideas just don’t fit into any category!
Join The Great Backyard Bird Count Starting Tomorrow
February 11, 2010 by JH
Filed under Birds & Butterflies, Price, Unique Ideas
It’s back! Whether young or old, veteran or newbie birdwatcher, you can participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count starting tomorrow, February 12, through Monday, February 15. Now you don’t have to commit to the entire four days! You can participate any amount of time you want – even as little as 15 minutes.
Last year’s count was wonderfully successful. More than 11.5 million birds were counted! That’s a bunch of birds!
Northern Mockingbird
The information provided by volunteer birdwatchers during the Great Backyard Bird Count is very helpful to scientists. Not only would it be extremely difficult for them to come up…
Roll Out The Veggies and Herbs With An Easy Garden Mat
February 8, 2010 by JH
Filed under Less than $75.00, Plants, Unique Ideas
For those of us who love gardening, it’s no trouble to dig a new gardening spot for vegetables, prep the soil, buy the right seeds, and plant each row evenly and correctly. Doesn’t that sound like fun? Not for everyone! How about just rolling out a pre-planted garden mat?
These unique gardening gifts are perfect for anyone that wants fresh veggies and herbs without much work. Great gift ideas for new homeowners, beginning gardeners, or small space gardens. What a fun project for kids to lay out a pre-planted seed mat and grow their own garden this summer.
Easy Garden Mat Kits
The kits comes with everything needed to start…
Monogrammed Garden Gloves and Totes Show Off For Valentine’s Day
February 4, 2010 by JH
Filed under $75.00 - $200.00, Less than $75.00, Tools, Unique Ideas
These gardening gifts are sure to make your gardening sweetheart feel special. After all, who else has their own monogrammed garden gloves and garden tote?
You know, gardening gloves are standard equipment for gardeners. Their hands are always digging around in the dirt, fertilizer, mulch, rocks, and unfortunately, pulling weeds. Without gloves, your nails get messed up, your hands get scraped .. it’s just not a pretty sight. And these monogrammed garden gloves are so pretty and comfortable, it’s not a chore to keep them on.
Made of soft brown suede with cotton canvas cuffs, these gloves are both stylish and practical. …
Pioneer Woman Cooks Is A Great Gift … I Know!
February 3, 2010 by JH
Filed under Less than $75.00, Unique Ideas
OK, the Pioneer Woman Cooks (Recipes From An Accidental Country Girl) may not be a true, died in the wool, gardening gift, but you need to know about it anyway. Author Ree Drummond has written a beautiful book, sharing her wonderful love story about a city girl gone country when she followed her Marlboro Man to a cattle ranch in Oklahoma.
And, of course, the book is filled with deliciously delightful recipes. Wait, maybe her recipe for Huevos Hyacinth does qualify this book as a gardening gift (even though Hyacinth is really a girlfriend of hers!).
My good friend, Claudia, sent me…
Cure Gardening Gloom With Your Special Valentine’s Gardening Gifts
January 20, 2010 by JH
Filed under $75.00 - $200.00, Greater Than $200.00, Indoor, Less than $75.00, Unique Ideas
It’s winter. If your special gardener is showing signs of “green lawn envy”, “flowerless flu” or weeding withdrawals”, you better act fast. Bring the garden indoors and cure gardening gloom with your Valentine’s Day gardening gifts!
Yes, indoor gardening is different than digging in the dirt outside, but it’s still gardening! You can still feel the dirt under your nails, watch the plants grow, and enjoy the flowers. Check out these fun gift ideas to help cure the winter time blues and make big points on Valentine’s Day!
Grow lights are a great substitute for natural sunlight with indoor plants like African Violets or orchids. Grow light systems also help gardeners get…
My #1 Gardening Gift Idea Makes Tipsy Pots Look Like They’re Floating!
November 30, 2009 by JH
Filed under Less than $75.00, Pots & Planters, Unique Ideas
You’ll swear it’s magic! I’m no magician but here’s a picture of my floating flower pots on my deck this summer. They’re really fun and easy to make, and the gardener on your list is going to LOVE it! This metal plant stand is my #1 gardening gift recommendation for 2009.
Several years ago I bought metal plant stands at a garden show for my mother, my sister, and me. I’ve learned since then that some people call them tippy or tipsy pots. But we call them drunken pots or crazy pots in our family!
Every year we have so much fun designing and comparing our drunken pots. They’re always show stoppers and many people…
Gardening Gifts Under $20 Say Fun And Functional
November 30, 2009 by JH
Filed under Birds & Butterflies, Less than $75.00, Unique Ideas
Just click and choose. It’s really that easy. Gardener’s Supply has compiled a list of more than 110 great gardening gifts under $20 that will please any gardener on your list. Still need some help? Here are a few ideas that will boost your gift giving and stretch your dollars for Christmas!
Mini Globe Feeders
Get three times the bang for your buck with sets like these Mini Globe Feeders or the Suet Spiral Feeders. Divide either bird feeders set and make three gardening friends happy when they receive a globe or suet feeder.
The Edible Bird Feeder Kit is fun for the kids or grand kids during the holiday break and each kit…
Unique Containers For Fun Gardening Gift Baskets
November 19, 2009 by JH
Filed under $75.00 - $200.00, Less than $75.00, Unique Ideas
Gift basket containers certainly don’t have to be a standard basket – especially for gardeners. Feel free to pick a container for your “gardening gift baskets” that are colorful, functional, and very useful in the garden. Your gardener will appreciate your creativity! Here are some fun ideas:
Now here is my favorite fun idea for gardening gifts containers. How about hiding lots of gardening gifts inside these wonderful women’s garden boots? Very creative and so fun! These gardening boots keep feet warm and dry in soggy or muddy conditions and the unique handles make getting them on quick and easy. Choose from…
Buy An American Flag For Patriotic Gardening Gift
October 30, 2009 by JH
Filed under $75.00 - $200.00, Garden Decor, Greater Than $200.00, Less than $75.00, Unique Ideas
Remember that Veteran’s Day is only a couple weeks away on November 11. Here’s a unique gardening gift idea for you. Buy an American flag to honor anyone with military service or has a family member with military service. What a great way to honor and show your appreciation as well as giving them a way to display their patriotism.
Carrot-Top, a full service American flag company for almost 30 years, has many different sizes, materials, and flag accessories from which you can select your perfect gift. And you can probably find any flag accessory you need – indoor or outdoor flagpoles for residential or…
A Personalized Glass Terrarium Compliments Your Home Decor
Some people on your gift list might prefer to just receive the empty glass terrarium gift and leave the planting to them! However, others will definiately appreciate getting a complete, ready-to-go, fully planted indoor garden. If you choose to go the finished route, consider creating personalized, theme gardening gifts that match the home decor of your gift recipient and make indoor gardening fun!
Here are a few ideas to consider:
Desert theme for southwest decor: As you see in this picture, miniature cacti and succulents are perfect in a desert theme terrarium. You’ll want to use a very sandy soil (purchased at a garden nursery) to match the needs…
