Christmas gift ideas for gardeners: 6 presents that keep on growing
Shwmae, everyone!
Christmas is creeping closer, and if there's a gardener in your life, a plant is a present that keeps giving long after the wrapping paper has gone. Here are seven ideas we love.
1. A holly to treasure
English holly is the Christmas plant. Its glossy evergreen leaves and red autumn and winter berries bring birds to the garden, and cut branches look wonderful in a festive display indoors. The leaves are prickly, so wear gloves when you cut it.
2. Flowers in the depths of winter
Winter jasmine holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit and opens bright yellow flowers when the rest of the garden is asleep. Lovely trained up a wall or tumbling from a big pot.
3. A rose for someone special
Rosa 'Octavia Hill' is an easy, reliable floribunda with clusters of blush pink flowers and an outstanding perfume. A beautiful way to say "I love you" that comes back every year.
4. Fruit for the keen cook
For the jam and cordial makers, try a redcurrant bush or a fast-growing elder, whose flowers have been used for cordial for generations. Elderberries must always be cooked before eating.
5. Grow-more-plants know-how
Our brand-new Cutting Calendar shows what you can take cuttings from each month, covering 263 popular UK garden plants, with Welsh month names too. It's an instant PDF download, so it's perfect for last-minute shoppers.
6. Let them choose
Not sure what they'd like? A gift voucher arrives by email, can be printed to pop in a card, and is valid for 12 months, so they can pick plants when spring arrives.
We'll wrap it for you
Sending a plant straight to someone? Add our gift wrap service and we'll wrap it and include a special note. Just tell us if you'd rather not include a priced invoice, and ask them to open the box as soon as it arrives.
Everything is grown peat-free at our Wenvoe nursery. We dispatch every order within 48 hours, and delivery takes 1 to 6 working days. Have a look at our Autumn Sale too for a few bargains to tuck under the tree.
Until next time, happy gardening!
Garden City Cymru