Plant A Smile: Garden Gifts For Mum
Looking for gardening gifts for Mum? Discover Mother’s Day garden gift ideas, from plants and outdoor treats to flexible gift options.
Mother’s Day is the perfect moment to celebrate all the amazing women in your life - not just your Mum. We’ve got some fabulous ideas for gardening presents for Mum. Even if she would never describe herself as a keen gardener, surrounding her with the sights, sounds and scents of nature is the ideal way to let her know she’s loved.
Looking for Mother’s day gift ideas? Your local garden centre is a great place to find gifts that are thoughtful, long-lasting and practical.
Thoughtful Garden Gifts for Mother’s Day
Garden themed gifts come in many shapes and sizes. Experiences such as afternoon tea or an outdoor cooking lesson, beautiful plants for indoors or outdoors, or practical items such as outdoor furniture, cosy blankets or essential gardening tools all make thoughtful gifts for Mother’s day.
You don’t need to be a hands-on gardener to appreciate spending time outdoors, or to bring some of the outside inside with plants, water features and wonderful views from your window.
The joy of gardening gifts is that they last so much longer than traditional cut flowers, sweet treats or beauty products.
Afternoon Tea at the Garden Centre
Garden centres have quite possibly, some of the best tea rooms in the country. Freshly made food, a wide choice of drinks, and the relaxing ambience that comes from being surrounded by plants.
Experience gifting is all about creating opportunities to make long lasting memories. There’s something rather special about wandering through inspirational displays of plants, shopping for home and garden accessories and then finishing your outing with a fortifying afternoon tea. And if you can do all that with someone you love spending time with - then so much the better!
Plants That Say “You’re Loved”
Plants and flowers are not just for valentine’s and birthdays, they’re wonderful at any time of the year, especially if they last for a very long time. Bright and blowsy cut flowers are no substitute for potted plants that can either live indoors or be planted in the garden.
Your local garden centre will have many different plants to choose from. You could make an impulse buy of a pre-planted container of living beauty, or you could plan ahead and search for plants with meaning. Personalised plant mum gifts are sure to be well received.
Houseplants and Indoor Favourites
- Find a flowering houseplant that works well with her home decor
- Look for unusual or quirky indoor plants for real talking-points
- Consider a terrarium - either pre-planted or in kit form so that she can arrange the plants and accessories herself.
Garden Plants with Meaning
- Delve into the Victorian art of Floriography And find a plant with a hidden meaning that resonates with you. Honeysuckle for example, means “devoted affection”, whilst roses mean “beauty”
- Choose a named variety of rose
- Find a perennial plant whose leaves or flowers reflect favourite colours or scents
Fruit Trees and Edible Gifts
Edible plants make great gardening presents for Mum and they needn’t be high maintenance.
- A dwarf fruit tree that can be grown in a patio pot - they offer spring blossoms AND delicious fresh fruit. Think apples, cherries, plums or even something more exotic like a small fig tree.
- Hardy herb plants to liven up meals. Rosemary, thyme, sage and many other herbs live quite happily outdoors in the UK
- Seeds and compost to grow edibles on the windowsill. Cress is a favourite, but you could also look for micro greens, salad leaves and fast growing herbs such as coriander or basil.
Outdoor Living Gifts She’ll Actually Use
Even non-gardeners love spending time outdoors, and garden centres are very good at catering for all tastes and all abilities. So if the special lady in your life prefers relaxing in the shade to grubbing about in the oil, you can be sure to find the perfect garden presents for Mum at your local garden emporium.
Relaxing outdoors
- Self-contained water features bring sound and movement to a space and create a lovely ambience.
- Outdoor lighting for summer evenings (or to improve the view from inside the house when it’s cold). Solar lights don’t need a qualified electrician to install them and they come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and colours.
- Battery-operated insect repellent - not particularly romantic but essential for relaxing.
Comfort outdoors
- Soft cushions and snuggly blankets are the perfect addition to a comfy outdoor experience.
- Look for folding chairs and tables for small gardens or balconies so that they can be put away after use…..these outdoor Mother’s Day gifts can also double-up for travelling and picnicking.
- Drinks cooler for summertime use
Practical Garden Gifts for Keen Gardeners
Does the amazing lady in your life enjoy pottering in the garden? Maybe they are great at growing vegetables or always cultivate a colourful display of summer flowers? We can think of several practical gardening gifts for Mum that are sure to make her smile. And let’s not forget garden presents for Mother In Law - because she’s important too!
Tools and Accessories
- Secateurs and sharpening tools
- Gloves and knee protection
- Peat-free compost - it may not sound romantic but my goodness it’s practical!
- Indoor propagator for nurturing seeds
- Tool belt or basket for hand tools
Care and Comfort
- Hats for protection from winter cold and summer heat
- Warm socks and/or wellies for gardening on chilly days
- Hand balm and muscle soothing bath oils to speed up recovery after a good gardening session.
Inspiration and Wind-down gifts
The chances are, if she’s not working in the garden, she’s planning her next gardening project. And so gardening gifts for keen gardeners that offer inspiration or practical ideas are usually very much welcome.
- Gardening books come in many guises and offer plenty of inspiration and encouragement. Browsing the book section in your garden centre is sure to help you find the perfect Mother’s Day gift.
- A subscription to a gardening magazine brings several months worth of enjoyment.
- A garden scrap book enables her to celebrate successes, record progress and plan ahead
- How about a beautiful gift pack with a gardening themed mug and perhaps some luxurious biscuits will either help her to wind down after a day’s work - or it will brighten up her coffee break.
Gifts That Bring Wildlife into the Garden
Bees, birds and butterflies add an extra layer of pleasure to any garden. So perhaps the lucky recipient of your Mother's Day gardening gift, would appreciate a present that she can share with the local wildlife.
Bird feeders (and food), hedgehog homes and wildflower seeds are all popular gifts, as are nesting boxes, small pools and bird baths. They all boost wellbeing and bring a great deal of pleasure without being time-consuming or laborious. They’re ideal Mother’s Day presents for anyone who is keen supporter of wildlife, sustainability and the environment.
Not Sure What She’ll Love? Let Her Choose
Choosing Mother’s Day gifts can be overwhelming at times. But there’s one garden gift that surpasses all others when it comes to offering choice. A National Gardening Gift Card is sure to make anyone smile because it allows the recipient to select whatever she wants needs or wants. She can put the value of the card towards a bigger garden centre spend, she can pool cards from other present givers, and she can decide where and when to make her purchases. Sometimes the gift of choice, is the best gift of all.
Why a National Garden Gift Card Makes the Perfect Mother’s Day Gift
There are so many reasons why a National Garden Gift Card makes the perfect Mother’s Day gift.
- Convenient for you - order online and choose between a physical card or an e-voucher. Either can be delivered directly to the recipient, or sent to yourself so that you can present it in person.
- Cards can be personalised with a choice of designs and a lovely greetings card with a special message just from you.
- Convenient for your recipient - National Garden Gift Cards can be redeemed in over 1000 garden centres across the UK
- Long lasting - Nation Garden Gift Cards and E-Vouchers have a super-long expiry period of up to three years. So no pressure to rush out and spend them.
- Flexible - No need to spend the whole card at once - if your purchases come to less than the value of your gift card, the remainder will stay on the card for another time.
- Suitable for everyone - no matter what their level of interest, ability or experience may be.
FAQ’s: Garden Gifts For Mum
Most Mum’s would appreciate a gift that helps her enjoy nature and the outdoors. Consider house plants, gardening tools, cosy blankets for outdoor use, food and feeders to encourage wildlife into the garden or beautiful plants with special meanings.
What if my Mum isn’t a keen gardener?
Garden gifts for reluctant gardeners don’t have to involve plants or tools. How about afternoon tea at the garden centre with the chance to choose a small gift from the houseplant or garden accessories departments? That way Mum gets to make memories with great company and a relaxing ambience.
Garden Gift Cards are and excellent Mother’s Day present. They can be redeemed in over 1000 garden centres across the UK and give Mum a chance to choose exactly what she’d like from a wide range of beautiful products.
Depending on Mum’s physical limitations as she ages, gifts such houseplants, long handled gardening tools, cosy outdoor cushions and blankets or indoor water features can make really thoughtful garden gifts for older people.
Unlike cut flowers or edible gifts, garden gifts such as tools, plants, books or National Garden Gift Cards, will last way longer Mother’s Day and the month of march. They are sure to hold a place in Mum’s heart for many months or even years.
