For the gardener, Valentine’s Day is more about fine tools and botanicals than jewelry and chocolate. We’ve gathered a selection of our favorite gardening-themed and garden-adjacent gift ideas to complement the wildflower bouquet you had in mind. Here are our top 10 Valentine’s Day gift ideas for the gardener in your life.
Above: The Salter House Linen Shopping Bag, shown in a soft blush Misty Rose color, are made by a zero-waste company using traditional flax linen; $45 at Salter House.
Above: As featured in our post Garden Visit: A Family Vegetable Garden in Gascony, France Inspires a New Line of Fragrances, the Officine Universelle Buly Les Jardins Français La Sizaine Parfumée contains all six accords from the garden-inspired collection; €100 at Officine Universelle Buly.
Above: A classic paperweight encapsulating a cherished weed, the Large Paperweight Dandelion is hand picked in the UK; $67 NZD at Garden Objects. Stateside, it’s available at Take Heart for $54.
Above: Hand-thrown and glazed by Swiss artist Christiane Perrochon out of her Tuscan atelier, the Powder Pink Petite Boule Vase is a unique trade off to the traditional gift of jewelry; $350 at March.
Above: Bienaimé Hand Cream is a nice luxury for the gardener’s coarse hands. Available in a few natural scents with oils derived from raspberry, almond, geranium, carrot seed, violet, and more, the hand cream is packaged in an aluminum tube; $35 at Gardenheir.
Above: The gardener’s handbag, a Leather Shokunin Tool Bag made in Sanjo Niigata, Japan from sturdy tanned leather; $310 at March.
Above: From Brooklyn-based basket atelier Underwater Weaving Studio, the Sweet Onion Basket Weaving Kit comes with pre-measured rattan and a step-by-step instruction booklet; $124 at Garden Objects or from Underwater Weaving Studio. We’re fond of onion baskets in the kitchen; see our post 10 Easy Pieces: Onion and Garlic Basket.
Above: From Bay Area-based Leaves and Flowers, Pastoral Love Tea is a blend of Greek Mountain Tea, Dittany, Lavender, and Peppermint made in collaboration with Daphnis and Chloe in Greece.
Above: For the gardener-meets-camper, the Snow Peak Takibi Hearth Starter Set ($209.95) gets paired with the Takibi Fire & Grill ($319.95) for a backyard grill/fire pit that packs away to beach and campsites as well.
Above: Aiding the work of the bees, the Dr Zigs Pollinators Bubble Kit is designed to collect pollen on the small brush and mix it with the bubble liquid. The bamboo straw is dipped into the mix and bubbles are blown across plants to be pollinated; €24.17
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