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The best Christmas gifts for gardeners 2024

By Grow Your Own magazine
21st November 2024

Looking for some ideas for Christmas gifts for gardeners? We’ve got you covered!

Christmas is fast approaching, and along with the joy of this time of year comes the often-tricky challenge of finding the right gifts for loved ones. But, if you’re buying Christmas gifts for gardeners in your lives, you can rest easy as we’ve done the hard work for you, and rounded up some of our favourites below….

The best Christmas gifts for gardeners

A Grow Your Own magazine subscription

£39.99 for 12 issues, available from growfruitandveg.co.uk

A magazine gift subscription is an ideal present – after all, it’s the gift that keeps on giving all year! And what better title to choose than Grow Your Own? Packed full of expert advice and tips about growing your own fruit and veg, as well as bonus seeds throughout the year, it’s the perfect read for a keen gardener.

Tracklements The Gardeners’ Collection

£11.50, available from fine food delis, farm shops and tracklements.co.uk

Christmas calls for delicious chutneys and this new trio from artisan condiment maker Tracklements celebrates the best flavours grown in Britian. Featuring Zingy Rosemary Jelly, Country Garden Chutney and Green Tomato Chutney, it’s the perfect stocking-filler for green-thumbed, food-loving friends and family and will help enhance the flavour of all their festive spreads.

Glass Mister

£15, available from beardsanddaisies.co.uk

Got a houseplant-obsessed friend or family member? This glass mister is just what they need. Designed to help indoor houseplants retain moisture, the stylish and easy to use item is an essential for increasing humidity for those thirsty indoor house plants. Plus, it would look great on a shelf too!

RHS Asteraceae Trowel and Fork Gift Set

£29.99, available from dobbies.com

For a beautiful yet practical gift, look no further than this RHS-endorsed stainless steel trowel and fork set. Perfect partners at planting time, they feature a coloured painted FSC-certified hardwood handle, and the trowel is also etched with a delicate butterfly illustration. It’s a gift you can’t go wrong with.

Flora Fantastica Garden Gift Tin

£14.99, available in store at Cherry Lane Garden Centres

Know someone whose seeds are always strewn about their shed? This gorgeous gift tin would be just the thing to help them restore some order. It’s the ideal size for seed packets and has a useful handle, meaning you can easily carry it about from seed bed to potting station to shed!

Copper Slug Ring Bundle

£25 for three, available from copperandgreen.com

It might not be the most glamourous of presents but we can guarantee these copper slug rings will be well received, especially by any gardener who found their hard-grown crops ruined this year. These heavy duty copper slug rings can be slipped over, or clipped around, plants and help protect them from the slimy critters. These ones are 14cm in diameter, 5cm tall and handmade in the UK. Plus, they’ll last forever!

The Good Slug Guide

£12.99, available from amazon.co.uk

While we’re on the subject of slugs, this book is another handy and practical present for all those who seem to be losing the battle against these pests. The Good Slug Guide, written by expert gardener Jo Kirby, explains why many of the usual controls often don`t work, what slugs and snails really get up to, what they really eat and – importantly – what eats them.

She Grows Veg Black Veg Pack with Gift Bag

£26.50, available from shegrowsveg.com
Heirloom seed lovers, rejoice! This brilliant Suffolk-based company has a whole heap of heirloom seeds available to buy, including some brilliant bundles that would make excellent gifts. We particularly love this one, showcasing six dark fruited varieties - Tomato Indigo Rose, Carrot Black Nebula, Amaranth Molten Fire, Sweet Pepper Ingrid, Aubergine Black Beauty and Chilli Pepper Machu Pichu.

Green People Soothing Hand Essentials

£25, available from greenpeople.co.uk
Gardeners often complain of dry hands, but this organic hand care trio from Green People will soon put paid to that! The ultimate pamper pack, this self-care set contains three nourishing 30ml hand creams blended with elegant notes of organic essential oils: Ginger & Clove, Mandarin & Ho Wood, and Rose & Geranium.

The Happy Pear Cookbook

£12.45, available from amazon.co.uk

Know a gardener who also likes experimenting in the kitchen? This cookbook from Happy Pear duo David and Stephen Flynn is full of irresistible recipes for everything from everyday breakfasts, lunches and dinners, to scrumptious cakes and sweet treats. For those who don’t know the story of the Happy Pear, it all began when David and Stephen, passionate about starting a food revolution in their home town, took over their local fruit and veg shop and later opened a café. Now their food business is thriving and in the book they share their top tips for maximizing taste and goodness in food, and explain how they’ve succeeded in building a brand based on flavour, health and community.

Basil Hydro-Herb Kit

£25, available from hydro-herb.co.uk

If you’re looking for something a little bit different to gift this year, consider a Hydro-Herb kit. Ideal for people who don’t have any or only very little outdoor space, these unusual kits provide you with fresh home-grown herbs without the need for soil, electricity or outdoor space throughout the year – all they need is sunlight. We love the care and thought that has gone into their design ad the fact they use recycled, recyclable or biodegradable elements throughout – in fact the main body of the system comes from a recycled wine bottle! Cheers to that!

Acorn Bird House

£17.50, available from aplaceforeverything.co.uk

How cute is this acorn-shaped birdhouse? Designed specifically for small garden birds such as wrens (with an entrance hole of just over 3cm), it will look great in any garden. It’s well made and easy to put up, and an ideal way to encourage more wildlife into our gardens.

Zest Potting Bench

£94.99, available from zestoutdoorliving.co.uk

There’s nothing quite like having a big present to unwrap under the tree and if you’d like to buy a standout gift for the one you love, this potting bench from Zest is a cracker. With a wide edging and cross brace support, it’s a practical, sturdy garden essential which helps you start seedlings and pot plants at a comfortable working height. And with a shelf to allow for extra storage space, it keeps the worktop free for potting and planting!

Classic Garden Kneeler

£24.95, available from wildbounds.com

For the ultimate practical present, look no further than this Classic Garden Kneeler. Designed to make gardening more comfortable by providing support and cushioning to your knees, it’s made from waterproof canvas with a faux suede edging, backing and useful handle. Your gift recipient’s knees will be thanking you!

STIHL ASA 20 cordless secateurs

£199, available from stihl.co.uk/en

Buy your loved one the ultimate useful tool this Christmas with the STIHL ASA 20 battery-powered secateurs, which come with battery and charger included. Lightweight and powerful, they are ergonomically shaped and comfortable to use, and can cut branches up to 25mm diameter. They really do make pruning bushes and shrubs a breeze!

Keen Howser Slide

£65, available from keenfootwear.co.uk

As we all know, comfort is king when we’re gardening and these brilliant indoor-outdoor slippers from Keen are the perfect gift for those who like shuffling out to the garden while still in their PJs. Featuring luxurious, soft uppers in a range of cosy and finishes with a fleece lining for comfort and warmth, they’re easy to slip on and so simple to wear! We love them.