27 of the Best Dahlia Varieties for Your Garden
28.02.2024 - 16:21 / gardenersworld.com
Good gift inspiration for gardening mothers can be hard to come by. A thoughtful present for a Mother’s Day could be anything from a comfortable knee pad, to a personalised pot but to give it that special touch for Mother’s Day requires something more than just practicality.
To help set you on the right track for getting the perfect gardening gift for Mother’s Day, we’ve put together our pick of gardening themed gifts, so whether you’re buying for someone with lifelong green fingers, or just beginning their gardening journey, our guide is full of inspiration.
We’ve also included some of our BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine Best Buy-winning tools, which were all put to the test by our expert reviewers and came out on top, so you’ll know that you’re getting your mum the very best. We also only include plants and seeds that are suited to this time of year, so everything featured here is horticulturally relevant.
The best Mother’s Day gardening gifts for 2024 Engraved terracotta name potPersonalise a handmade terracotta plant pot with this engraving service from Letterfest. Each pot can be engraved with three lines of text, so you can include a thoughtful message. For an extra £3, you can also include herb, flower, or chilli seeds, so your mum can get growing too.
Price: £42
Buy an Engraved Terracotta Name Pot from Letterfest
Dianthus ‘I Love you’For a time-honoured gardening gift, try carnations. Not only will they look great potted up on a patio or planted in a flowerbed, but carnations are the flower associated with Mother’s Day. They make a thoughtful, traditional gift.
Price: £7.99
Buy Dianthus ‘I Love you’ from Crocus
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27 of the Best Dahlia Varieties for Your Garden
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