Niki's picks for garden gifts

What is the best gift for a gardener?
What to get a gardener who has everything?
What are the basic gardening techniques?
What Every garden should have?
How much should you give your gardener for Christmas?
Where can I buy gardening tools?
What's the easiest vegetable to grow?
How do you plan a garden plot?
What are 3 things about plants?
What flowers stay in bloom all year?
Which plants like coffee grounds?
What's the most popular plant?

What is the best gift for a gardener?

The Best (Strategist-Approved) Gifts for Gardeners

Leaf & Linen Favorites Collection The ZZ Plant Low-Light Indoor Houseplant. ...
Tapered Ceramic Pot in Gray. ...
Johnny's Selected Seeds 7-Inch Stirrup Hoe. ...
Johnny's Seeds Heirloom Tomato Collection Organic Tomato Seed. ...
Park Seed Gift Certificate.

What to get a gardener who has everything?

88 Gifts for Gardeners: Fabulous Finds You'll Want to Keep for Yourself!

Gardener Boots.
Gardening Gloves.
Gardening Tool Kits.
Watering Cans.
Vintage Feel.
Starter Seeds/Starter Seed Pots and Trays.
Flower Pots and Planters.

What are the basic gardening techniques?

10 basic gardening tips for beginners

Choose the right plants for your soil. Before you buy any plants, check your soil type: is it light and sandy, or heavy and clay? ...
Give plants enough space. ...
Be gentle with new plants. ...
Plan ahead with your design. ...
Soak your roots. ...
Label, label, label. ...
Water mindfully. ...
Be brutal with weeds.

What Every garden should have?

Top 10 Plants Every Garden Should Have

Easy-to-care-for plants. Nothing takes the fun out of gardening more than plants that are labor intensive, unless you're into that sort of thing. ...
Plants that are appropriate. ...
Plants for every season. ...
Pollinator plants. ...
Edible plants. ...
Non-invasive plants. ...
Heirloom plants. ...
Big bang for your buck plants.

How much should you give your gardener for Christmas?

Landscaper/gardener

$20 to $50. If they come frequently, give up to a week's pay.

Where can I buy gardening tools?

Best Sources to Buy Gardening Tools Online

Gardener's Supply.
Garden Tool Company.
Lee Valley Tools.
For Small Hands – Child Size Yard and Garden Tools.

What's the easiest vegetable to grow?

10 Easiest Vegetables to Grow Yourself

Peas. ...
Radishes. ...
Carrots. ...
Cucumbers. ...
Kale. ...
Swiss Chard. ...
Beets. ...
Summer Squash (Zucchini) Summer squash and zucchini like well-composted soil and need plenty of space (plant them 3 to 6 feet apart in warm soil and lots of sun.)

How do you plan a garden plot?

How to Map the Vegetable Garden Beds

Step 1: Sketch the Garden Area. ...
Step 2: Plot the Plants on the Map. ...
Step 3: Start with High Value Crops. ...
Step 4: Decide Which Vegetables to Grow Vertically. ...
Step 5: Give Vining Crops Plenty of Room. ...
Step 6: Fill in With Other Crops.

What are 3 things about plants?

Plants provide oxygen for humans and animals to breathe and they provide food for many animals.
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Plants

plants have chlorophyll, a green pigment necessary for photosynthesis.
their cell walls are made sturdy by a material called cellulose.
they are fixed in one place (they don?t move)

What flowers stay in bloom all year?

21 Annual Flowers for Year-Round Color

Petunia. One of the best annual flowers is the petunia. ...
Calibrachoa. Calibrachoa looks like a miniature petunia. ...
Sunflower. A common annual flower is sunflower, but Solar Flare sunflower (shown here) is anything but commonplace. ...
Stock. ...
Sweet Alyssum. ...
Begonia. ...
Verbena. ...
Rudbeckia or Black-Eyed Susan.

Which plants like coffee grounds?

Coffee grounds are highly acidic, they note, so they should be reserved for acid-loving plants like azaleas and blueberries. And if your soil is already high in nitrogen, the extra boost from coffee grounds could stunt the growth of fruits and flowers.