Eden Project

Gift ideas for gardeners

If someone you know loves to garden, then take a look at our top ten gardening gifts and tools. They’ve all been selected because they’re unique and original, and we’ve included ideas to suit all budgets. Plus, when you buy a gift from Eden you’re supporting our ongoing work as an educational charity with profits going to our transformational programmes at Eden and beyond.

1. Allotment kit, £12.25
This allotment kit comes beautifully packaged and makes a great gift for gardeners including plant labels, coir root runners, giant plant labels, a wooden dibber, aluminium shrub labels and paper twine Everything you need to get going on your first veg patch!

2. Hairy pot plants from £4
Eden Project’s hardy garden plants and herb selection are all grown in biodegradable hairy coir pots that you can plant straight into the ground! The gift box comes in a sturdy recycled box, so they arrive in perfect condition.

3. Guerilla seedbomb kit, £5
Use these seed bombs to transform wasteland or garden into a paradise of beautiful plants and flowers. All you have to do is prepare your bomb and launch or throw it somewhere you think needs brightening up. The kit makes around 17 to 20 bombs for random acts of guerilla gardening.

4. Eden Project garden spork, £35.75
A brilliant combination of a fork and a spade, the Spork is ideal for digging over borders. A great all-round tool, it supports soil like a spade and riddles like a fork.

5. Leather gardening belt pouch, £18
This recycled Leather Garden Belt Pouch fits neatly onto a standard belt and is made with 70% recycled reclaimed genuine leather fibres. As well as being water repellent and hard-wearing, the Belt Pouch has useful tool pockets and comes with a handy pair of scissors, a pencil, mini dibber and plant labels.

6. Outdoor veg table from £76.75
The veg table is ideal for those of us who love to garden but suffer from bad backs or find bending difficult. Our outdoor veg table is a perfect size for a year-round herb garden or salads for the summer months.

7. Eden Project watering can from £9.50
Unique and colourful, our tin watering cans have been specifically designed by our gardeners to ensure the perfect pour. Ranging in size from 1-litre capacity to 7, this little one is ideal for house plants and watering seedlings in the greenhouse or cold frame.

8. Gardener’s hand scrub, £10.25
Cut through the grime and grease with this hand scrub. The little beads in it help to lift the dirt far better than any ordinary hand soap, leaving your hands wonderfully soft.

9. Newspaper plant potter, £10.25
This ingenious device helps you to turn strips of old newspaper into biodegradable plant pots for seedlings. Once you’ve hardened off the young plants, transplant them in their biodegradable paper pots without damaging their tender roots. Kids especially like to make these fun pots.

10. Bumble bee nester, £23
Bumble bees play a crucial role in pollinating flowering plants and a key role in providing food for birds and wildlife. If you love to garden, you’ll no doubted love the humble Bumble, and this nester provides the perfect winter home for them!

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