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You are a keen gardener with an allotment, small pond and dubious taste in garden statues..

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robino · 25/04/2010 10:22

What would you like for your birthday? If it is relevant that you are male and 60 something ?

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jamaisjedors · 25/04/2010 10:23

Some more fish for the pond? Water lilies?

New pair of leather gardening gloves?

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MrsChemist · 25/04/2010 10:52

A statue of a meerkat. There were loads in the garden centre last week.

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taffetacat · 25/04/2010 11:38

LOL @ meerkat statues, highly dubious therefore perhaps very appropriate

How much do you want to spend?

I am guessing as a keen gardener he's going to have most of the kit. TBH, I would prob steer clear of the statues as art is such a personal thing. I might go for some new aquatic plants or really boringly a national garden centre voucher.

My Dad is in his 70's and likes Amazon vouchers better than anything as he's such a fussy article.

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robino · 25/04/2010 11:55

I think maybe the vouchers are the way forward. Although I did witness some very beautiful HGV statues in the garden centre yesterday; maybe I could combine them - a meerkat driving an HGV?

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MrsChemist · 25/04/2010 18:45

You probably can get that you know Meerkats are de rigeur at the moment. They're everywhere.

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LadyBiscuit · 25/04/2010 18:47

How about some solar lights? They are a lot better than they used to be and it's quite nice to have lights in the garden in the evening

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Mspontipine · 25/04/2010 22:20

A ticket to see the Chelsea Flower Show :-)

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glacierchick · 26/04/2010 10:32

I have two suggestions:

  1. Membership of the Royal Horticultural society (nice magazine every month and free entry to all their gardens, plus dicounts etc...)


  1. Offer to take them on a trip to a nearby garden centre and buy them fish/plant of their choice, plus of course the obligatory tea and cake in the cafe. Most big garden centres can easily be turned into a nice afternoon out. If you're close, then Bridgemere in Shropshire is a good bet for this...
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