20+ Fabulous Gifts For The Gardener Who Has Everything

Bees are a major source of pollination for plants, and every gardener wants to attract them to their garden naturally. This bee nester provides a home for the non-stinging mason bees. Mason bees are known for being outstanding pollinators. Throw in some bee house attractant to make it a gardening gift set, and help get them started out right!

Gardening tools might not seem like great gifts for the gardener who has everything, but trust me on this one. The Hori Hori knife is the ultimate gardening tool, and most gardeners don’t have one. This knife is a great all-around tool that every gardener needs, and will love!

Here I go again with tools, but they make great gardening gifts! Plus, I have never had a garden weeding tool as amazing as the Cobrahead Weeder (and I have used a LOT of weeding tools)! It can dig through any soil without much of a fight, and makes it super easy to dig grass and weeds out of the garden. These fantastic garden weeder tools are developed by people with many years of experience, and they are very high quality gardening tools!

Hummingbirds are coveted by gardeners, and they love to feed them. The Hummzinger feeder is the best of the best, and would be an excellent gift for any gardener. This easy-to-clean feeder holds 12 ounces, and there are 4 feeding areas. Rain is redirected by the raised flowers on the feeder, there are covers over the feeding holes that keep wasps away, and there’s an ant moat built in.

Having guides for the hose will keep it from getting into unwanted areas, avoid frustration, and keep the hose from crushing your gardeners plants. These sturdy hose guides are built to last and make a great decorative yet useful piece in gardening beds.

When gardening inside or out, having the proper tools is important. However, using those tools causes them to dull over time, and then they are no longer as useful. That is where this tool sharpener comes in handy, and works for sharpening all types of garden tools. A must-have item for all gardeners!

Gathering fruits and vegetables is the best part of gardening, and any gardener would love to have a beautiful garden trug to use for collecting and carrying their bounty! This large wooden trug is perfect for carrying all of their fruits and vegetables into the house, and for displaying them on the counter too.

Watering potted plants can become a huge chore in the summer for gardeners. This drip irrigation kit makes it super easy to water up to 8 potted plants automatically. It also allows them to shut it all the way off when it isn’t needed. Installation only takes about 30 minutes. Throw in a garden hose timer, and watering will become completely hands-off for them!

Potting plants is fun and can be therapeutic as well. However sometimes, it isn’t all that easy to get up and down from the ground for one reason or another. If getting up and down isn’t the problem, forgetting the needed tools is another issue. Having a potting bench puts everything they need in one place and brings the plants up to their level so planting is easier.

Pruning plants is crucial in making sure that they stay healthy. These pruning shears are top-of-the-line, and perfect for any pruning job. The blades are made from high quality hardened steel. When they wear out, they are replaceable too. What better presents for garden lovers than giving them some really nice gardening tools?
Felco hand pruning shears.

Wheelbarrows filled with dirt, plants or mulch can get pretty heavy and hard to wheel around. This power wheelbarrow makes moving things around much easier. The 200 pound weight limit really opens up how much they can haul at a time.

The amount of space a gardener has to grow things determines what they grow. This tiered vertical garden planter helps to increase their available gardening space, meaning they can grow more in less space. Not only does it expand the available space, it also helps to save water by allowing water to flow through it.

What gardener wouldn’t love to have a greenhouse?! The roof panels on this greenhouse are made from a double-walled polycarbonate to help protect plants from getting too much sun. The sides allow for up to 90 percent of light to go through them as well. The aluminum frame is sturdy and is a beautiful grey color. To make it even better, this greenhouse comes with one manual roof window.

Vertical gardening is a huge trend right now, and any gardener would love to build their own living wall. These vertical wall pockets are made of a non-toxic, eco-friendly material that holds any needed moisture for the plants, making watering easier. They’re easily mounted or tied up, and can also be strung together to use more than one in the same space.

Most gardeners use an ugly old bucket to collect their kitchen waste for composting. So a nice compost bucket would be very thoughtful gifts for the gardener who has everything! With a carbon filter to manage odors and stainless steel build, this beautiful compost bucket is perfect to use inside. Plus the 1 gallon size is the a great size for using in the kitchen.

A hand truck is one of those gifts that gardeners never think about buying for themselves. But it’s a handy tool to have around for hauling heavy potted plants in and out of the house, or awkward gardening supplies around the garage. This hand truck will make moving all of those heavy gardening items much easier. Plus, it folds down for easy storage.

Here’s another amazing gardening tool that every gardener needs! This billhook saw not only looks cool, it’s versatile. It can be used for weeding, pruning, sawing, cutting, clearing, seeding, and looking like a bad-ass in the garden!

Any gardener who lives in a cold climate will appreciate this thoughtful gift! This mini greenhouse/cold frame is perfect for extending the growing season. It allows gardeners to get an early start on planting in the spring, and protects plants against frost in the fall. It’s portable, and can be disassembled for easy storage.

It might seem like seeds would be lame gifts for the gardener who has everything… but these aren’t you’re average seeds! This Funky Veg garden kit will give them some fun new veggies to grow in their garden that they’ve never tried before! This gift box has everything they need to start growing right away, including pots, soil blocks, plant markers, growing tips, and some really cool new seeds.

Any gardener would appreciate the gift of a boot scraper to help keep them from tracking dirt everywhere. This outdoor boot/shoe scraper can be mounted near the door or the garage to keep the mess outside! As a bonus gift, you could install it for them too (mounting hardware is included).

In Vertical Vegetables, author Amy Andrychowicz shows you a thing or two about growing up. Gardening vertically, that is. With practical principles and the incisive background information you'll need to start, Amy shows you how to build nearly two dozen growing structures, including trellises, arbors, archways, wall pockets, towers, and more.

The book features more than 900 stunning color photos of the bees living all around us―in our gardens and parks, along nature trails, and in the wild spaces between. It describes their natural history, including where they live, how they gather food, their role as pollinators, and even how to attract them to your own backyard. Ideal for amateur naturalists and experts alike.

With the recent decline of the European honey bee, it is more important than ever to encourage the activity of other native pollinators to keep your flowers beautiful and your grains and produce plentiful. In Attracting Native Pollinators, you’ll find ideas for building nesting structures and creating a welcoming habitat for an array of diverse pollinators that includes not only bees, but butterflies, moths, and more.

The international bee crisis is threatening our global food supply, but this user-friendly field guide shows what you can do to help protect our pollinators. The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation offers browsable profiles of 100 common flowers, herbs, shrubs, and trees that support bees, butterflies, moths, and hummingbirds. The recommendations are simple: pick the right plants for pollinators, protect them from pesticides, and provide abundant blooms throughout the growing season by mixing perennials with herbs and annuals!

Companion planting techniques have been used for centuries to facilitate better, more nutritious, and more abundant crops. Did you know that carrots will grow better if surrounded by lettuce, onions and beets, but beans should not be planted near onions? Your tomatoes will be happier if they're far away from potatoes, but peppers and marigolds make a terrific garden pair. Aromatic herbs help protect some vegetables from pests, and many flowers - including calendula, zinnias and yarrow - will attract beneficial insects to your garden beds. It's a lot to think about, but there's no reason to feel overwhelmed. With Companion Planting for the Kitchen Gardener, you'll have all the information you need in clear, concise terms and with charts and garden plans you can copy or modify to suit your family's needs.

Plant parsley and asparagus together and you’ll have more of each, but keep broccoli and tomato plants far apart if you want them to thrive. Utilize the natural properties of plants to nourish the soil, repel pests, and secure a greater harvest. With plenty of insightful advice and suggestions for planting schemes, Louise Riotte will inspire you to turn your garden into a naturally nurturing ecosystem.

A tree that sheds poison daggers; a glistening red seed that stops the heart; a shrub that causes paralysis; a vine that strangles; and a leaf that triggered a war. In Wicked Plants, Stewart takes on over two hundred of Mother Nature’s most appalling creations. It’s an A to Z of plants that kill, maim, intoxicate, and otherwise offend. You’ll learn which plants to avoid (like exploding shrubs), which plants make themselves exceedingly unwelcome (like the vine that ate the South), and which ones have been killing for centuries (like the weed that killed Abraham Lincoln's mother).

Craft a soothing aloe lotion after an encounter with poison ivy, make a dandelion-burdock tincture to fix sluggish digestion, and brew up some lavender-lemon balm tea to ease a stressful day. In this introductory guide, Rosemary Gladstar shows you how easy it can be to make your own herbal remedies for life’s common ailments. Gladstar profiles 33 common healing plants and includes advice on growing, harvesting, preparing, and using herbs in healing tinctures, oils, and creams. Stock your medicine cabinet full of all-natural, low-cost herbal preparations.

Peppered with fascinating facts and well-chosen anecdotes, Amy Stewart’s brisk tour of the origin of spirits acquaints the curious cocktail fan with every conceivable ingredient. Starting with the classics (from agave to wheat), she touches on obscure sources--including a tree that dates to the dinosaur age--before delving into the herbs, spices, flowers, trees, fruits, and nuts that give the world’s greatest drinks distinctive flavors. Along the way, you’ll enjoy sidebars on bugs in booze and inspired drink recipes with backstories that make lively cocktail party conversation.

Passionate gardeners in cooler climates struggle year after year to overwinter their gorgeous tropical plants. Our new paperback edition is the answer to their problem — practical advice for achieving the tropical look in a temperate garden. The authors, who both live and garden on Long Island, New York, reveal the secrets to creating a lush, flamboyant landscape. Separate chapters cover such topics as principles of design and maintenance, proper plant selection, container gardening, and overwintering.