Gifts for the Gardeners in Your Life

 
Tinkling Toadstools™

I have purchased these ceramic Tinkling Toadstools™ as gifts for all my gardening friends,  and they all rave about them. In fact, I bought three (one of each size) for myself, and I cannot believe how many compliments I get on them out in the garden. You can put them in the garden as I did or stick them in containers--they look great anywhere. "Plant" these enchanting toadstools close together in a group, and their caps will sway and tinkle wherever the summer breezes blow. Choose from three different sizes in spotted earth tones or bright colors. Each hand-glazed toadstool is unique. Color shade may vary slightly. Imported. Available Colors Tan Gold Brown Blue Green Peach Sizes Small: 3" x 11"H Medium: 3-1/2" x 16"H Large: 4" x 21"H. Plow and Hearth.
 

Pig and Rooster Watering Cans

At first glance these watering cans look like expensive garden sculptures, but they also get the job done and do it well. The Wilbur the Pig watering can has a rose for a gentle shower of water; its coiled tail springs to the touch. The Rooster watering can has a precise watering spout for direct application. Both are handcrafted steel with a weather-resistant, multi-layer antique bronze finish with hand-applied golden highlights. 3 qt. capacity. Plow and Hearth.

 

Garden Books

How about giving a good gardening book to your favorite northern gardener? I've collected all my favorite garden books on my Book Page.

I especially recommend "Growing Perennials in Cold Climates" by Mike Heger and Larry Whitman for those just getting into gardening. It describes 55 pretty bulletproof hardy perennials and also gives good basic gardening information on installing and maintaining a cold climate perennial garden.   Amazon.

Classic Potting Bench

Keep everything you need for starting seeds and repotting plants, right at your fingertips. This potting bench features hooks for scissors and hand tools, and a roomy bottom shelf for storing soil and pots. The planting area has a slatted top so extra soil collects in a plastic slide-out bin below. At just 37" wide, the bench can be located almost anywhere to give you a convenient work area.

• Designed for repotting and starting seeds
• Handy lower shelf to store supplies
• Upper shelf holds small items like seed packets
• 5 hooks for hand tools

Gardener's Supply.

 

Rain Chains

I bought this Copper Lily Rain Chain last summer and hung it from the corner of my house where the water could run down into my rain garden.  It worked amazingly well, and looks spectacular. Especially on a drizzly day when the rain gently cascades down the chain.  Handcrafted out of solid copper, the rain chains are approximately 8 feet long, but can be shortened or combined with another unit for greater length.  The rain chain installs easily - simply place into your existing gutter system in place of a downspout.  Copper will patina naturally to a green verdigris finish. Other garden gift ideas might be Sundials or  Garden Statuary (Statues) at  OutdoorDecor.com.