The Best Gifts for Gardeners

Available in 3-, 6- and 12-month options, this Harry & David subscription service delivers beautiful, pre-planted bulbs to their door. They’ll love caring for the bulbs and watching them bloom in the decorative woven planter over the course of the next two to six weeks—and beyond. Learn more!

It’s important to protect yourself from the elements when you’re working outside all day. This Duluth Trading Company sun hat has UPF 50 coating to shield you from the sun. It’s also packable, so it can be crushed, folded and tossed about. If this hat gets dirty, toss it right in the wash.

After taking all that time to plant, you can bet there will be a lot to harvest. This wire-bottom basket is perfect for collecting and cleaning the fruits of your labor. If you’d rather, take it to the farmers market to gather vendors’ goodies for these amazing recipes.

They might already have a wheelbarrow in their repertoire—but certainly not one like this. Allsop reinvented the wheel(barrow) with a collapsible model that stores compactly, allows users to work at ground-level, and readily totes soil, bark, rocks and more.

There’s no cuter way for them to flaunt their flowers. These cotton carriers come in two patterns—a simple lined option and a springy floral one. Your favorite gardener can slip the stems of their blooms straight into the tote, then transport them with ease.

Here’s another item that’s likely already in their gardening shed—and in desperate need of an upgrade. This four-quart watering can with antique appeal is as gorgeous as it is ergonomic. The removable rosette diffuser disperses water evenly and with control.

Help them enjoy their homegrown veggies in a whole new way with this Lekue pickling kit. It includes glass containers with valve lids and labels, adjustable pressing discs, tongs and a recipe booklet. Pickled cucumber and carrots, here they come!

This stainless steel trowel is the right shape and size for gardeners who work in small planters or raised beds. It has a durable, rust-resistant blade, plus a comfy, ergonomic handle, too.

She’s got the BOGS boots, but now she needs the socks to wear under them. With the purchase of this pair of socks, available in a number of patterns, four trees are planted. If your green-thumbed BFF is big on other causes, you could also buy socks them that help conserve rainforests, protect national parks or provide water.

What’s a gardener without her seeds? Whichever varietals you and your green thumbs love, this unique collection will have them. It’s a splurge, for sure, but the surge of color and novel blooms in your garden will make it well worth it.

Gardening is hard work, and weeding, planting and trimming can put a lot of strain on the ol’ body, especially the knees. Treat your gardener friends (or yourself!) to a super cushy knee pad to make all that labor just a bit easier.

Help the avid gardener in your life attract birds, bees and butterflies with the guidance of a gardening book. This informative resource features beautiful photos, creative ideas and expert advice. It’s compiled by the editors of Birds & Blooms magazine.

In the kitchen, you can never have enough tea towels and hot pads. In the garden, you can never have enough gloves. Treat your green-thumbed loved one to a new eye-catching floral pair.

They no longer need to say goodbye to their blossoms in the off season! This complete flower press kit allows them to create beautiful floral crafts, such as ornaments, shadow boxes, jewelry and more, that they can enjoy year-round.

Sometimes your garden-lover doesn’t have a garden, in which case, they might turn to indoor plants. Enter LED Grow Lights, which are absolutely perfect for indoor plants year-round. They can use these energy-efficient bulbs for a kitchen herb garden.

They might have their vegetables and herbs covered, but they probably don’t have a log that grows shiitake mushrooms — until now. Perfect for gardeners and home chefs alike, this gift adds a fun, low-maintenance touch to any garden.