Gardening People - Gift Recommendations?

[janegold]

I'm looking for gift ideas for my mom. She loves gardening.  Any interesting gift recommendations from other gardening fans?  Under $200 please.

[momin2013]

My DH got himself a 10 year gardeners' journal a few years ago and it's pretty cool. You basically use it to record anything you want, like things you plant, how tall things have grown, what fertilizers you've tried, etc. over the years. So each page is a day of the year, and has 10 spaces for entries. I think it will be cool to look back on over the years to see how things have changed, grown, etc.

I don't think they're anywhere near $200.

[Susie]

I appreciate high quality tools, like a good transplant spade, good pruning shears, nice gardening gloves, both short and long (long is for dealing with prickly plants or plants with skin irritating sap).

Soil testing kits can be useful too, and gift cards to seed companies, nurseries, etc.  If I think of other things I will ETA.

ETA:  garden kneelers/pads and seats

[susiebw]

I have a collapsible garden kneeler/seat (turn it upside down to switch from one to the other) that I use all the time. Pretty sure it came from amazon.

I got a sun dial for Mother's Day which I love. Not as practical as the other suggestions, but an interesting and functional piece of garden decor. DH also got this on Amazon, but I bet Etsy has some very cool ones.

I second the recommendation for high quality tools, especially if they are for cutting (shears/loppers/snips). It totally makes a difference to have a good quality blade. If you go this route, maybe also a sharpening kit so she can keep it nice.

A wagon for hauling her stuff around the yard.

Gardening clogs

A gift card to her local nursery for buying plants.

[aprilsails]

At this time of year I have placed orders for Dahlia tubers to be delivered in the spring. Suppliers are finalizing their inventory and you can order online. I just gave my stepmom pictures from the website and then she got the tubers delivered in March.

[mrsukyankee]

I would love the soil testing kit as it's something I would not buy myself (well, not right now), but it would be handy.

If she's into flowers, it might also be nice, if there is a good historic garden/house nearby, to buy a tour or some sort of package (for ideas).

[sassystace]

I've always wanted one of those indoor AeroGardens to get me through the winter.

[simpsongal]

Ditto OPs re nice tools. I had a cheap spade that literally bent in half as soon as it touched the ground. If she has hanging baskets there are some cool things to maintain waiter levels in them (gels and water retaining liners, etc.)

[ellipses84]

They may be out of budget but there’s so many options for raised planter bed kits, hydroponic tower gardens, and mini greenhouses.

If she does fruits and veggies you also look into canning tools.

For something small/ cheaper I love the self watering glass bulbs for potted plants and they have some pretty and novelty types. I have some ceramic hanging baskets but would love any type of hanging basket.

I can personally always use new cutting tools like clippers of various sizes because they get dull or I accidentally leave them outside and they rust.

[janegold]

Oh my gosh, I completely forgot I posted this and never came back to check it! Some really great ideas in here for next year, lol. Thanks all.

For this year, we got her a beautiful and functional harvest basket from Terrain, some nice gloves and some bulbs.

[treedimensional]

A battery powered blower. egopowerplus.com/blower-765cfm/