Roses are red, violets are blue, and here are some gardening gift ideas, just for you.
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, so why not give the gardener of your eye a small token of your love with a gift that’s original, useful, and which will feed their blooming passion?
OLD MUCKER’S NATURAL FERTILISERS
Fertiliser isn’t top of most people’s Valentine’s wish list, but which would you rather have: a bouquet of roses that lasts a week, or a heart-stopping display all summer long? Thought so. Help make it a reality with these natural, biodegradable, and sustainable fertilisers from Old Mucker. Simply suspend one of the hessian bags in a watering can to produce a nutrient-rich ‘tea’ to feed different areas of the garden.
£4.99 each
SNEEBOER TROWEL
Nothing says ‘I love you’ quite like this Sneeboer heart-shaped trowel. With its ashwood handle and a very sharp point, it is the perfect tool for planting bulbs, digging out stones, drawing out drills and similar labours of love.
£31.95, available on Harrod Horticultural, who also offer engraving services.
NETHER WALLOP HERB DRYER
Make the most of your gardener’s home-grown produce with Nether Wallop’s nifty herb dryer.
Lay out your herbs – or mushrooms or chillies - to dry and watch the flavours intensify over time, just like your love!
£29.50
ROHAN JELF TRADITIONAL APRON
These beautiful handmade aprons are made from vegetable-tanned leather and come with solid brass buckles, tie-leather waist straps and a fully lined leather pocket.
Perfect for gardening or flower-arranging, Rohan Jelf’s practical and stylish aprons can also be sized and trimmed to suit the wearer.
£65.00
POTS AND PITHOI ANTIQUE POTS
Introduce some ancient Grecian charm and warmth to the garden with a beautiful antique pot.
Pots and Pithoi have sourced a fabulous collection of antique clay and terracotta pots from around the Mediterranean – the perfect way to bring some of that Mediterranean summer over here.
MUNTONS TRADITIONAL PLANT SUPPORTS
Support your beloved gardener in their efforts to bring organised beauty to the garden.
Muntons’ plant supports are all handmade in the UK and there’s something for every plant, from arches & obelisks up which to train roses and clematis, to simple structures to support your sedums.
FERMOB COEUR CHAIR
Whisper sweet nothings to your valentine in the February sun (well, we can dream!) while seated comfortably on a very stylish Fermob Coeur chair.
A simple and elegant design, the Coeur chair comes in a range of delightful colours and we’re sure the pretty heart motif will inspire words of love!
£100