54 Best Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Gardener
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Got plant people on your gift list? We've rounded up tons of creative gift ideas for every green thumb in your life! Whether your recipient grows veggies or flowers or has a house full of houseplants of every size and kind, we've rounded up ideas for the best gardening gifts for every type of plant person.
Most plant lovers adore gardening gadgets and gear, but maybe you're not sure what's actually useful if you don't garden yourself. No worries! We have ideas for both practical and just-for-fun gardening gifts — plus we've included suggestions that are great for milestone birthdays, for the holidays, and beyond. And if you're a gardener, maybe you'll even find something for yourself!
From the useful (gardening gloves and hand tools!) to the imaginative (new houseplants and decor!), we've included ideas for every budget, including the best gardening gifts under $20. We've got gardening gifts for both outdoor and indoor gardening, too.
And these aren't things that will end up tucked away in the shed or garage. Many of these gifts, especially the tools and gadgets, have been tested in our writers and editors' own gardens, so we know firsthand what makes a thoughtful gift your gardener will love and use for years. These items have survived real-life chores in our own gardens, including weeding, pruning, planting, and watering.
Read on to find the best gardening gifts for the plant people in your life:
Best Pruners & Garden Tools
Pruning Saw
This pruning saw is infinitely useful for trimming and tidying up. It's a favorite in our editors' own gardens. Best of all, it folds neatly for stowing in a garden bag or waist belt.
Fine Point Trowel
This hand trowel is made from stainless steel with a no-slip handle that fits nicely in the hand. The pointed end makes it super-easy to weed or to dig holes for bulbs or trenches for seeds. Plus, it's made in the USA and comes in five sizes from 9 inches to 14 inches long. It's a favorite in our gardens for its long lifespan and sturdy feel.
The Gardener's Logbook
This customized logbook helps your favorite gardener keep track of everything from where they purchased seeds or plants to when they sowed each crop. It's an invaluable resource for anyone who loves to garden.
Bypass Pruning Shears
These pruning shears are Amazon shopper faves, with more than 41,000 positive ratings. For good reason: They're sturdy, practical, and last for years, even if they get dropped or left behind in the garden by accident (ask us how we know).
Grove LED Grow Light
Some grow lights are just plain ugly, but this one has a beautiful, sleek profile that fits in any decor. It's also super-easy to use with touch power and dimming, adjustable light intensity, and adhesive or screw mount options so it can be mounted anywhere under cabinets, on bookshelves, or vertically or horizontally on the wall. Staff-tested, this stylish and practical light is the best of its kind for houseplants, indoor herb gardens or seed starting.
Felco Classic Manual Hand Pruner
If your recipient is a more experienced gardener, these heavy-duty pruners have been the top pick of industry professionals for decades. They're made from hardened steel and come with a lifetime warranty, and all parts are replaceable. They're the last pruners your gardener will ever need!
Micro-Snips
These extra-sharp snips are ideal for deadheading flowers, tidying up houseplants, cutting bouquets, or harvesting peppers or eggplants. Plus, they fit neatly in a gardening apron or pocket.
Garden Harvest Basket
Your favorite gardener can harvest, wash and tote all the bounty of their garden in this convenient basket. Three sections with a colander side make harvesting and cleaning everything from beets to potatoes to tomatoes and eggplants a breeze. It's a favorite in our own gardens.
Folding Knife
A gardener always needs a handy knife! This one has a beechwood handle and has been made in France since 1890! We love it for its smooth feel in the hand and long-lasting blade.
Nitrile Gardening Gloves, set of 2
Nitrile gardening gloves provide the dexterity your favorite gardener needs for tasks such as harvesting and deadheading. They also keep hands dry on dewy morning forays in the garden.
The Ultimate Flower Gardener’s Guide
If your plant person loves flowers, this primer will take them flower-by-flower through the garden. Written by garden historian Jenny Rose Carey, this book is like a recipe book, but for flowers. It's our favorite reference book for all things floral.
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Soil Moisture Meter
This little gadget will help your favorite gardener check moisture levels so they'll always know when to water (or not). No more guessing! It works for houseplants, too.
Garden Cart with No-Flat Tires
Tested in our own gardens, this cart has foam-filled tires, which means they won't go flat, and the handle makes it easy to haul heavy loads of soil or mulch with ease.
Copper Rain Gauge Stake
Pretty and practical, this copper rain gauge tells your gardener exactly how much rain was received so they can plan watering accordingly. It's made by a small business in New York.
Propagation Station
Make it easy for your plant lover to start new cuttings from houseplants in this attractive rooting jar. It can be mounted on a wall or set on a tabletop.
Japanese Weeding Sickle
Sure, weeding is not anyone's favorite task. But this carbon steel Japanese weeding sickle makes this chore more manageable with a sharp edge that will dig out the most persistent weeds.
Single Chamber Outdoor Garden Compost Bin
This outdoor compost bin is small enough to fit in the most compact spaces. Because it turns and tumbles the raw materials, your gardener also will be able to aerate easily so that compost will decompose more rapidly.
Gardener's Tool Seat
This handy seat makes weeding a breeze, while the nylon bag holds plenty of tools. The bag detaches easily from the chair, too.
Countertop Compost Bin
Help your gardener collect all their kitchen scraps for easy storage until they can empty it into their backyard composter. This square bin fits tidily in the corner of the counter, is odor proof, and dishwasher safe.
Hori Hori Knife
This traditional Japanese digging knife is invaluable in the garden. It's perfect for digging, planting, and weeding and will quickly become your gardener's favorite new tool.
Seed Starting Tray
This seed starting tray, tested in our own gardens, has flexible silicone cells that allow your gardener to pop out seedlings without damaging young roots. Even better? It's reusable for years and years of use.
Mini Watering Can
This handsome watering can will fit neatly into tight spaces so your plant lover can get water exactly where they need it. It's made in England by Haws, the venerable British gardening company.
Honeybee Keepsake Mason Jars
Help your favorite gardener preserve the garden's bounty in these beautiful keepsake jars that pay homage to the honeybee. They're great for storing seeds, twine and other garden items, too.
Lightweight Garden Hose
This garden hose, made in the USA, is lightweight, slim, and free of toxins. Brass fittings and UV-stabilized resin make it a sturdy, long-lasting choice that's survived many seasons of testing in our own gardens.
Garden Apparel
Leather Gloves with Gauntlets
Forget about those cheap cotton wrist-length gloves that get a hole in them after one use. These are made of super-tough goatskin leather with built-in leather gauntlets to protect arms from sticks and thorns. They consistently stand up to heavy use in our tests.
Canvas Garden Belt
Your gardener can tuck their most-used tools into this handy adjustable garden belt. No more pruners or hand trowels left behind in the garden!
Muckster II Mid Boot
These boots slip on and off in a hurry when you need to go in and out of your house while gardening. Plus, they can be worn with the cuffs folded up or down. They've survived season after season of wear and tear in our own gardens.
UPF 50+ Unisex Agility Sport Cap
Protect your gardener with this sun hat that has a detachable drape to keep rays off your recipient's neck. It blocks up to 98 percent of UV rays and can be handwashed.
Marigold Pressed Wildflower Necklace
The dainty blooms of marigolds are pressed in resin to create this sweet pendant. They're handmade in Alaska by a small business and are available in a dozen different dried floral designs.
Succulent Earrings
These delicate succulent earrings, which come in more than a dozen colors, are just right for the plant lover. They're hypoallergenic and metal-free, and they're presented in a cute gift box. They're handmade by a small business.
Women's Heirloom Gardening Bib Overalls
Available in a variety of patterns, colors, and sizes, these overalls made from ripstop fabric are equipped with 12 pockets, machine-washable, and have UPF 50 sun protection.
Best Plant and Seed Gifts
Echeveria Potted Succulent
This fun gift says it all! Your plant lover will adore the cute Echeveria succulent in its own planter, adorned with a funny saying.
Bird of Paradise Plant
Looking for a plant with all the drama? This large floor plant will make a splash and add tropical flair to any room of the house. Best of all, it's not as fussy as some popular other picks such as fiddleleaf fig. It makes a great statement plant.
Petite Knock Out Rose Bush
Just as sturdy as full size Knock Out roses, this petite bush is perfect for small-space gardens or containers. It's disease resistant and works equally well in beds or pots. In our trials, this rose offers plenty of flower power all summer long, well into fall.
Windowsill Planter Kit
Give your gardener something to grow indoors with this fun windowsill planter. It contains everything your recipient needs to start and grow a healthy chili pepper plant.
Carnivorous Houseplant
Yes, you read that right! Everyone's heard of Venus flytrap, but there are a whole lot of other unique plants that devour insects. This pretty red pitcher plant makes a great addition to any plant lover's collection, and we guarantee it's a plant they don't already have.
Mini Mushroom Grow Kit
If your favorite plant person is also a foodie, this gift will give them the best of both worlds. The kit contains everything they need to grow their own crop of mushrooms in just 10 days. Other kits include pink oyster or shiitake mushrooms.
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AeroGarden Harvest
Both gardeners and home chefs will love growing their own fresh herbs in this tabletop hydroponic garden. With no soil to make a mess, the unit comes with an integrated LED grow light and tells you when to add water or fertilizer. It's a foolproof way to harvest herbs year-round.
Zen Desktop Garden
How cute is this? Your plant lover will adore this gift, complete with live plant and zen sand garden to inspire peace and creativity.
Citrus Tree
We bet your gardener doesn't have a cute, little citrus tree! Calamondin citrus is so easy to grow indoors or out, and the sweet-tart edible fruits are awesome in cocktails or jams.
Non-GMO Starter Veggies Seed Collection
Your veggie gardener will love receiving this set of 10 packages of non-GMO garden seeds. The company is known for its elegant packaging and thorough planting instructions, as well as its quality seeds.
Wildflower Mix, Cutting Mix
Every gardener needs more seeds! This mix covers 1,000 square feet and is perfect for anyone who loves to grow flowers.
Cocktail Garden
This creative gift idea comes with everything your gardener needs to grow fresh herbs to dress up cocktails. It comes with a code to redeem the fresh herbs when your gardener is ready to plant.
Recycled Glass Jar Terrarium
This recycled glass jar makes a perfectly-sized terrarium your recipient will love. It's sized just right for tabletops.
Culinary Herb Seed Collection
Give your gardener the gift of fresh herbs. This seed collection contains a premium selection of 10 different seed packets including basil, parsley, chives, fennel and more.
Best Gifts to Attract Wildlife
Hummingbird Feeder
Gardeners love hummingbirds! This feeder will welcome them to your recipient's garden, offering a generous 12 ounces of nectar with a built-in ant moat and perch. The sections come apart for easy cleaning.
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Ceramic Bee Drinking Cups
This set of five bee drinking cups attracts pollinators to your recipient's garden for a sip of water! The tiny porcelain cups are made in Texas by a small business.
Grass Hanging Birdhouse Set
Your favorite gardener will love hanging this set of two grass nesting baskets in the garden. It's the perfect size for small birds such as hummingbirds, wrens, and finches.
Suet Nugget Feeder
Help your recipient attract a wider variety of birds to the garden with this suet nugget feeder. Suet is a favorite of birds such as woodpeckers and nuthatches. It's super-easy to fill and lasts for years. It's long been a favorite in our gardens because it's durable and our birds love it!
Squirrel Buster Squirrel-proof Bird Feeder
This squirrel-proof bird feeder helps your recipient feed their wild birds, not those pesky squirrels! When a squirrel climbs on the feeder, its weight closes the feeding ports, making access to seed impossible.
Best Garden Decor Gifts
Personalized Garden Sign
Your gardener will love displaying this personalized sign! It's made of metal in the USA by a small business.
Coastal Towns Buoy Bell
Give your gardener the soothing sounds of this handmade wind chime. The gentle and pleasant wind bells are made in Maine from recycled steel by a small business. Choose from five different coastal bells.
Garden Torches
Help your gardener enjoy their outdoor space after dark. These refillable torches with a large flame, adjustable height, and built-in stake are a serious upgrade from the usual cheap-looking bamboo types. With a lifetime warranty, they make a beautiful, lasting addition to the garden landscape.
Ceramic Plant Markers
A small yet thoughtful gift, these plant markers are made of porcelain and can be used to label houseplants, herbs and vegetables. They come in a set of four, and each one is hand-painted with a floral design.
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