10 Great Gifts for Gardeners
Michele MacKinnon
With Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals around the corner, it’s time for my second annual gift-giving guide for gardeners. If you need more inspiration, check out last year’s guide for 27 additional ideas. I personally own and use these items or they’ve been recommended by an experienced gardening colleague. I receive no compensation from the authors or product companies listed. Click on the links for detailed information.
Books by Connecticut authors
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The Garden in Every Sense and Season—Tovah Martin
Books by U.S. authors
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Garden Attire
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Eddie Bauer Guide Pro and Travex pants and shirts—they’re perfect for hot, humid working conditions and they stretch with you; they come out of the wash good as new
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Foxgloves - as close to working bare-handed as you will find in a form-fitting glove
Garden Products, Gift Plants and Gift Certificates
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Amaryllis bulbs or gift certificates—available from Colorblends, Logee’s, John Scheepers or White Flower Farm
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Earth Box / WallyGro / Smart Pots—solutions for gardeners with limited outdoor space
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Kitchen Garden Seeds—extensive selection of vegetable and flower seeds, including many heirloom varieties; browse their paperless catalog and brighten a long winter day
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Wiggle Room worm castings—supercharge your soil with CT’s own vermicompost
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Michele MacKinnon, is a UCONN Certified Advanced Master Gardener, garden educator and speaker.
To contact MacKinnon regarding current or upcoming speaking engagements or to ask gardening questions, email beehappygardener@gmail.com. We’ll publish answers in the next edition of the newsletter.
