20 Awesome Holiday Gift Ideas for the Gardener(s) in Your Life
From gardening implements and accessories, to hand and finger care, to books, to construction tools, to seeds and bareroot plants… this comprehensive list has got all of the best holiday gift ideas for the gardener, or gardeners, in your life.
Greetings, gang. Let me get right to the point. The holiday season is here, and you’re going to have to do some gift-giving. There’s no getting around this fact. Some people are easy to buy for – others, not so much. People who like to grow plants in gardens fall into the latter category. It’s a proven fact that such people exhibit disturbingly aberrant psychological traits (I cite myself as a legitimate case study), and are therefore hard to figure out. This impenetrable psychological morass makes holiday shopping for these people exceedingly difficult. But guess what? If you’re looking for that something special (awesome holiday gift) for that someone special (insane gardening person), you’re in the right aisle. Yep. Got a list for you right here. A list of 20 awesome holiday gift ideas for gardeners. And best of all? You can order every single one of these great gifts right here on The Renaissance Garden Guy from my excellent affiliate partners. Here you go…
Awesome Holiday Gift Ideas for Gardeners 1, 2, and 3: Books
The Holiday Season here in the Midwest generally coincides with crappy weather. Reading weather, in other words. You’ll make the gardener or plant lover in your life happy with any or all of the first three items on my list.
1. The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate, by Peter Wohlleben. Trees caring for and communicating with one another? That’s what author Peter Wohlleben believes, and it’s the theory that he sets forth in this, one of the most fascinating books I’ve ever read. Please click here to read my RGG review of this wonderful book.
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2. Hive, by April Doyle. A fast-paced, frightening work of fiction made even more terrifying because of its accurate assessment of the actual current state of global climate affairs. Please click here to read my review. To learn more, or to order Hive in paperback here, directly from Amazon, please click the #advertisement link.
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3. Tree Story: The History of the World Written in Rings, by Valerie Trouet. Please click here to read RGG contributing writer Mary Hrovat’s review of this amazing book. Since reading Mary’s review, I read this fascinating book myself. It ranks with Wohlleben’s The Hidden Life of Trees as one of the most fascinating reads I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing. To learn more, or to order Tree Story here, directly from Amazon, please click the #advertisement link.
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Awesome Gardener Holiday Gift Ideas 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8: Garden Implements
What good is the soil, and the plants that grow there, to your gardener pal if he or she can’t work ’em? These holiday gift ideas are for gardeners who want to maximize comfort and efficiency while practicing their quixotic art. These implements perfectly do the trick for me.
4. Fiskars SoftGrip Bypass Pruner. If I had to pick one pruner – and only one – to use for the duration of my gardening days, this would be the one. My own pair has performed beautifully year after year, and has remained as sharp as a razor. It’s got a 5/8″ cutting gape, and amazing leverage, power, and precision. Like I said, if I could pick only one pruner, this’d be it. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order it here, directly from Amazon.
5. Fiskars Xact Hand Garden Rake. Sitting at number five on my list of great holiday gift ideas for gardeners is another awesome Fiskars product. The Xact Hand Garden Rake is ideally sized and suited for raking fallen leaves and other unwanted detritus from the tight spaces in planting beds between plants or between hardscape objects. This little tool is a time saver and a back saver. Your gardener will love it, and will love you for thinking of it. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order one here, directly from Amazon.
6. Fiskars Big Grip Hand Cultivator. Another Fiskars implement? You betcha. This hand cultivator is ergonomically designed for comfort and efficiency. It’s lightweight and durable, and it makes activities like raking in fertilizer, or prepping soil for seeds, a breeze. I love mine, and the gardeners on your list will love theirs, too. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order it here, directly from Amazon.
7. Fiskars Big Grip Garden Knife. This thing will cut through almost anything. Use it to start bedding holes for your plants in root-congested or weed barrier-covered ground. The strength and shape of this implement, along with its aggressive serrated edge, make it scary-effective. I couldn’t do without mine. To learn more, or to order one here, directly from Amazon, click the #advertisement link.
8. Fiskars 28″ Steel Blade Garden Bypass Lopper and Tree Trimmer. I’ve used mine for almost five years, and it works just as well as it did when it was brand new. This fact has prevented me from getting the newest version of this same model, which boasts a number of improvements and enhancements. Mine works great – I’m sticking with it. The gardening/tree trimming afficianado on your list will use this implement to cut branches and trunks up to 1-1/2″ in diameter with ease. An invaluable cutting implement. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order it right here, directly from Amazon.
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Awesome Gardener Gift Suggestion 9: Seeds, Bareroot Plants, and Bulbs
The cold Midwest Holiday Season is the perfect time to gift your gardener buddies with organic, non-GMO plant seeds, etc. – they can start planning and growing their crops even while there’s cold and snow outdoors. Seeds make for perfect holiday gift ideas for gardeners!
9. SeedsNow Organic, Non-GMO Seeds, Bareroot Plants, and Bulbs. Regular RGG readers and subscribers will recognize SeedsNow by their banners regularly displayed here. This company is a small, family-owned, customer service oriented purveyor of amazing organic, non-GMO seeds, bareroot plants, and bulbs. My experience with them as a customer has been excellent, and I’m proud to call them my affiliate partner. Please click here to read the RGG feature I wrote about them earlier this year, and please do click the #advertisement link to visit their website and to view their incredible organic, non-GMO inventory. I HIGHLY recommend ordering from SeedsNow.
Awesome Holiday Gift Ideas for Gardeners 10, 11, and 12: Planting and Growing Accessories
Here are some plant-growing accessories your green-thumbed chums will not want to do without.
10. Gardener’s Blue Ribbon Sturdy Twists 100′ Roll. This indispensable stuff will be used almost daily throughout the growing seasons by the gardener in your life. It’s literally got a thousand-and-one uses. Please click here to read about how I use it to help my Clematis vines make their vertical ascents. Great stuff, and definitely a real sleeper on the “Great Holiday Gift Ideas for Gardeners Top 20.” To order this product here, directly from Amazon, or to learn more, please click the #advertisement link.
11. The Lxyoug Full Spectrum LED Grow Light. This product is the balls. Plain and simple. It helped a number of my plant shock-suffering tropicals recover almost instantaneously, and it’s got a range of incredible features that make it simple to set up and use, and that make it almost miraculously effective. This product comes with my absolute highest recommendation. Please click here to read more about how I used this product to save my plants. And please do click the #advertisement link to learn even more, or to order it here, directly from Amazon.
12. Luster Leaf Rapitest 4-way Soil Analyzer. Another mainstay on my all-time list of great holiday gift ideas for gardeners. Anyone who tunes in regularly to The Renaissance Garden Guy will recognize this device. It shows up frequently here as a favorite product rec, and it does so with good cause. This little unit checks for soil fertility (N-P-K levels), soil pH levels, and moisture and sunlight levels. It’s remarkably accurate and exceedingly simple to use. Read about (and see photos of it in action) in my article “How to Lower Soil pH for Acid-loving Plants.” To learn more about this product, or to order it here, directly from Amazon, please click the #advertisement link.
Awesome Recs for Gardeners 13, 14, 15, and 16: Hand Care
The next four products were stars in my article of a couple of years ago, “Finger and Hand Care for Gardeners: A Digital Primer.” (Anyone get the “digital” part? You know, as in fingers?) In any case, these products are all must-haves in my book as far as great holiday gift ideas for gardeners are concerned. Amazing. Every one of them. And they’ll all fit in a sock – you don’t even have to wrap them. Damn.
13. Beesential Gardener’s and Mechanics Small Batch Bar Soap. First of all, there’s no apostrophe in “Mechanics.” It’s how they really spell it. Now for the nitty-gritty… this stuff is all natural, contains fresh-ground coffee, and is made and approved by beekeepers. And it cleans and takes care of my own beat-up hands. If it works for me, it’ll work for your gardening buddy’s hands, too. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order it here, directly from Amazon.
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14. Crabtree & Evelyn Gardeners Ultra-Moisturizing Hand Therapy. Fancy stuff, gang, but worth every penny. First of all, it’ll make your gardener pal’s hands feel and smell like… well, better than they ever have. Second of all, a little tube of this amazing balm lasts a long, long time. You only need to use a tiny amount at a time. Spoil your gardener with this stuff. He or she’s gonna love it. It’s the crème de la crème of my own hand care artillery. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order it right here, directly from Amazon.
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15. O’Keeffe’s Working Hands Hand Cream. The Real Deal, right here. Cracked, raw skin? This stuff fixes it almost immediately. There’s literally nothing quite like the restorative power of this product. Another “gotta have” on the list of holiday gift ideas for gardeners. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order O’Keeffe’s Working Hands right here, directly from Amazon.
16. Gloveworks HD Orange Nitrile Disposable Gloves. Incredibly durable, touch screen friendly, and with a textured gripping surface, these are absolutely the best disposable gloves I’ve ever used. They protect my hands from the most adverse conditions and, at the same time, allow for the tactile sensitivity necessary to navigate the screen of my smart phone. Big recommendation here. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order a box right here, directly from Amazon.
Awesome Holiday Gift Ideas for Gardeners (Who Like Building Things in Their Gardens) 17, 18, 19, and 20: Tools
Regular RGG readers and subscribers will know that I like to build groovy structures in my garden. To see what I’m talking about, check out any or all of my Garden Construction and Hardscape articles, or look around in the Construction and Hardscape Image Gallery if you just want to look at pics of the stuff I’ve built. In any case, if you’re looking for garden construction-type holiday gift ideas for your own garden construction-type gardener(s), these last four suggestions might just fit the bill.
17. The Skilsaw 15-Amp 7-1/4″ Worm Drive Circular Saw. I’ve had my own current unit (pictured below) for 15 years, and it’s never, ever failed me. It’s played an invaluable part in every single carpentry project I’ve completed in my home, on my land, and in my garden. The power of its unstoppable 15-amp induction motor, combined with its variable speed control and perfect ergonomics, makes this piece of equipment unbeatable. This would make one hell of a gift for your construction-minded gardener pal. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order this saw right here, directly from Amazon.
18. Makita 18-Volt 2-Amp Lithium Ion Brushless Cordless Driver/Drill/Impact Driver Set. Makita is, and always has been, the first name in cordless drills and drivers. I’ve owned Makita cordless drills and drivers my entire adult life. My own Makita 18-Volt 2-Amp Lithium Ion Brushless Cordless Driver/Drill/Impact Driver Set is a 7-year-old-version of Makita’s current model (featured in the #advertisement). I have nothing but praise for this set. The driver/drill has got multiple torque settings and two speeds, plus the imperative hammer drill setting (so you can bore into concrete and masonry). I use this set in every single one of my construction projects – in my garden, or otherwise. Get this awesome Makita set for your gardener/builder buddy, and you’re going to score some extremely serious points, and probably even get yourself laid. This just might be the very best of my holiday gift ideas for gardeners who like to build stuff. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order this set right here, directly from Amazon.
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19. Craftsman 21″x3″ 7-Amp Corded Belt Sander. My Craftsman 21″x3″ 7-Amp Corded Belt Sander is remarkably lightweight and maneuverable, but plenty powerful. The Craftsman’s sweet little 7-amp induction motor drives the belt at a maximum speed of 800 FPM, and the on-board dust bag catches the sawdust on the fly. I love mine, and I highly recommend it. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order it right here, directly from Amazon.
20. YOTOM 7-Piece Hanging Bubble Line Level Set. Holiday gift ideas for gardeners who like to involve themselves personally in construction projects do not need to have noisy, powerful motors to be awesome. Case in point: the YOTOM 7-piece hanging bubble line (string) level set. This pack of 7 little bubble levels, each of which hangs on a length of string extended between two points, and is used to determine level, is as invaluable in a stone or masonry-laying project as it is silent. I use mine for every construction project in my garden. And best of all, this little 7-pack will even fit inside a stocking on the fireplace mantel. Pretty cool. Click the #advertisement link to learn more, or to order a pack right here, directly from Amazon.
And that's all, folks...
Well, gang, you’ve reached the end of my official “20 Awesome Holiday Gift Ideas for Gardeners” list, and I hope you’ve found at least one or two things on it that might make for a passable gift. I never recommend anything that I haven’t used, or that I don’t believe in. Regular RGGers know this. If it’s on this list, it’s definitely awesome. Will I make a buck or two if you click on one of these great products and order it here? Damn straight. A humble writer’s gotta make a buck, too. Just remember, if it’s on this list, it’s a legitimate RGG-tested winner. And the folks you’re shopping for, despite their aberrant gardening predilections (like mine), deserve nothing less.
Cheers, and Happy Gardening!
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I agree with Jill and did some Christmas shopping of my own right here from this list. I also recommend “Hive.” It was a fascinating look at a frightening world without bees. Everyone who treasures the Earth, and all the life that flourishes here, should read this book.
Thank you so much, Kevin. I appreciate your faith in these suggestions. Each and every one of them is definitely excellent. These are all items I own, love, and wholeheartedly believe in. I’m proud to recommend everything on this list – “Hive” included! Thanks again, Kevin!
Great article filled with fantastic gifts ideas!!!
Thanks 🙏🌺💫
Thank you, Roxxy! I’m glad you liked my suggestions. Really, every single one of them is tried-and-true. For anyone who likes to garden, these selections are guaranteed to satisfy. Thanks again, Roxxy!
Thanks for another great article, John, just did a little gift shopping for myself! 😄
Bless your heart, Jill – thank you! I hope you found the perfect gift!
Great holiday gift ideas. Thanks for the recommendations.
Thanks for checking them out, Rick. They’re definitely all great ones. Tried and true – every one of them. Thanks again, Rick!