So, we all know it’s Black Friday, and there is also Cyber Monday for dot com businesses. So I thought I would throw out a few gift ideas for container gardeners, in case you have one or two on your holiday gift list (and no, I am not begging for gifts here!).
Photo by jek in the box
- A subscription to a Community Supported Agriculture program. Not everyone can or wants to grow their own food. With a CSA subscription, your loved one gets a box full of fresh produce each week and your gift supports a small family farm. Rising food costs and corporate farms squeezing out family farms makes this gift a win-win no brainer. Here is a list of West Coast CSA programs, if you know of CSAs in other areas, please post them in the comments.
- Books. Gardeners can skip a lot of trial and error with a well written gardening book or two. If the recipient grows or wants to grow their own edibles, I can’t recommend Bountiful Container enough. It is the go-to resource for growing edible plants in pots. For other books well suited for gardeners short on gardening space, check out this post I wrote about container gardening books.
- Fun Gadgets or Tools. If the person you have in mind really likes growing tomatoes, or might like to try, the Upside-Down Tomato Planter is a fun thing to try and great for small space gardeners. Another fun thing for gardeners to try, especially those who are just getting in to gardening or who have just moved into a new place, is SunCalc, which tells its user how much sunlight a particular spot gets. You can’t go wrong with a nice set of pruners (Felco is a good brand) or tools. And a gift certificate to a local nursery is sure to be appreciated.
- Red Envelope. There are also great container plants and projects available through Red Envelope and they just emailed me with some links to use to get some great deals:
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$10 off orders of $75 or more (good until 12/3)
Free shipping on orders over $75 (good until 12/31)
10% off (good until 12/31)
Other good ideas can be found at Fine Gardening Magazine’s blog, The Dirt. Oh, and Territorial Seed has a gift basket made up of vegetable seeds for an urban gardener.
What’s on your wishlist this year?
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It’s not on my wish list but it’s something I recommend as a stocking stuffer for your garden friends. I bought a Box Tidy from Kinsman Garden Company a number of years ago — it’s a collapsible device with 4 departments that lets you transport plants from nursery to home without getting your car full of dirt. (Works great for groceries, too.) Every time someone sees mine, they want one. This year I’m giving them as presents.
Here’s what it looks like http://www.kinsmangarden.com/prodinfo.asp?number=BXTDY
Sharon — That’s pretty ingenious, and at $16 pretty reasonable too! Stuff is always flying around my trunk, and I’ve been thinking to myself that someone really should design something to compartmentalize trunks. I didn’t realize that someone had already invented it!
I just use a tarp Sharon. It’s a lot cheaper and lasts forever.
I sent my boyfriend a link to this post… think he’ll catch on?
To my boyfriend: Chris, Fern is a genius. I’d love everything on this list!
Kaci — LOL!
Chris — Hi!
TC — LOL. I think the problem with tarps (which is essentially what I use now) is that they don’t really keeep your plant from tipping over. And you never really can take the tarp out of your car without spilling the dirt. Plus, my philosophy with gift giving is to try and find something that the recipient would really like, but never purchase for themselves.
I told my husband I wanted a gazing ball for the garden. Of course, I better write it down, so he doesn’t forget
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