Gifts for Gardeners: Some Holiday Suggestions

By: Alice McGowan

Here are some ideas to help with the gardening recipients on your list. Or perhaps, like me, you’ll find yourself adding a few of these items to your personal wish list.

Gardening as a pastime is enjoying a global all-time high in popularity; new gardeners sprout every day. The Curious Gardener’s Almanac was written by one of them. Nial Edworthy admits that he came late to gardening, “I had to face the fact that ... I knew precisely sweet bugger-all about gardening.” but in this small and charming volume, he sets out to help other novices by collecting tidbits his gardening neighbors and other have shared. Topics range from instructions for making apple dolls to deterring slugs-- while Nial writes with the enthusiasm of a recent convert, he is creative at finding veterans to back him up. The text is wittily illustrated by line drawings. Even experienced gardeners will find the book amusing.

Bouquets with Personality is an inspiring book, particularly for those who grow their own bouquets. Lavishly illustrated with photos by Mick Hales, and written by Vermont-based artist and horticulturist , Lucinda Rooney, this was published by Abrams just this year. Rooney combines gorgeous plant material in un-conventional ways, and a quick leaf through this book’s pages reveals why her arrangements are in such demand. Gardeners and flower-arrangers alike would find it an exciting gift.

Although published in 2007, The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters still makes a wonderful addition to most cooking/gardening libraries. I already own several of Water’s other titles, but new dishes featured in this one --such as her “Ratatouille of Grilled Vegetables,” are tempting. Her philosophical outlook is welcome too, “Even a pot of herbs on your windowsill can transform your cooking and connect you to the changing seasons...learn what the edible landscape has to offer.”

What gardener can resist seeds? On www.reneesgarden.com you’ll find theme seed collections, including one of especially easy to grow seeds--for beginning gardeners--an heirloom cottage collection, a gourmet salad collection, a children’s garden, and another for container vegetables.

For stocking stuffers, consider sealable tea bags—recipients can fill them with their own dried mint or lemon verbena, or an original mixture of home-grown herbs. Empty muslin bags (available in three sizes) are perfect for Bouquet Garni or other spices. Both are available from the Atlantic Spice Company, www.atlanticspice.com, and make special gifts (even for non-gardeners) once filled too.

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