Great Gifts for Gardeners

Photography by Arden Ward
Styling by Missie Neville Crawford

In the cooler weather of the winter holidays, your gardener friends and family members dream about spring blossoms and blooms. Indulge their passion with gifts that make gardening and outdoor living rewarding and comfortable.

For the Heavy Lifter

Gardening can be backbreaking work if you need to carry tools and bags of soil yourself. A garden cart (red, #249436) gets the work done with less strain, so it makes a great gift for anyone, especially older gardeners or those with physical limitations. A smaller option, the Lawn Buddy Cart (#90006), also can serve as a seat.

For the Novice Gardener

Easing into gardening with container plantings and small beds is a great idea, and a reliable tool set is essential. Give this four-piece small garden tool set (#142356) to a recent graduate, a new homeowner, or anyone looking to give a green thumb some practice on a small scale.

For the Worker Bee

Protect those tough gardener hands with gloves (women's, #166817; men's, #184163), and then soothe them with O'Keeffe's Working Hands (#247105), a special hand therapy for gardeners and other DIYers. These items make a great gift when paired together, and they each fit nicely as stocking stuffers. Look for Working Hands in the paint department.

For the Outdoors Lover

No matter what the weather, the true outdoors enthusiast wants to be outside all the time. Keep the nature lover in your life warm even in the coolest months by giving the gift of outdoor heat. Today's models aren't just warm, they're attractive, too. This square firebowl (#256797) makes a fantastic focal point for an outdoor room, plus it can be converted to a table. Other options include a clay fire bowl (#236274), a cast-iron fire pit (#256803), and a bronze fire pit with an insert that converts the pit into an outdoor table (#256801).

For the Lawn Fanatic

If your loved ones love their lawns, mower attachments might make great gifts. Choose from a spreader (#227732), dethatcher (#175339), dump cart (#153730), or sweeper (#95309). You can also check out universal-fit trimmers (#95420, #185275, #16810, #218185) and attachments such as an edger (#91517), cultivator (#91536), brushcutter (#63927), pole saw (#21427), blower (#96078), or hedge trimmer (#21414).