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70th Birthday ideas for someone who enjoys fishing, crosswords, gardening?

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Overseasmom100 · 07/05/2019 15:24

My brother-in-law turns 70 soon. He is the most thoughtful and generous person, always out to help others. We are having a meal for him for his birthday but Im stuck on what to get him.

Loves fishing and goes every few weeks, also loves Monty Don.

Any ideas?

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RaptorWhiskers · 07/05/2019 15:26

Tickets to Gardeners World Live? Or really nice gardening tools (Monty uses Tobisho SR1 secateurs).

AdaColeman · 07/05/2019 15:38

A Panama hat to wear in the garden.

A bird bath/sun dial/garden seat/sun umbrella.

National Trust membership.

Gardening magazine subscription.

Picnic plates/glasses/lamp etc for dinner in his garden.

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Overseasmom100 · 07/05/2019 15:47

Monty Don IS on at the BB Gardeners World BUT all tickets in theatre sold out :( Im gutted!!!!!!

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PoohBearsHole · 07/05/2019 15:49

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Overseasmom100 · 07/05/2019 15:51

He has a sundial and bird bath and they also have NT membership. A rose tree linked to his name would be nice but Im struggling

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Eve · 07/05/2019 15:57

where does he live? A fly fishing lesson on a good river maybe? (unless he fly fishes already)

magimedi · 07/05/2019 16:18

Felco secateurs - they are the Rolls Royce of secateurs.

irregularegular · 07/05/2019 16:24

RHS membership and/or Chelsea Flower Show tickets. Or other shows nearer to you.

Leeds2 · 07/05/2019 16:49

There might be a rose linked to the number 70. I know they do them for 40 and 50 wedding anniversaries, but they might do other numbers too.

SherlockHolmes · 07/05/2019 16:57

How about a wildlife camera? They're motion activated and record at night too.

Bought one for my parents 50th anniversary and they love it.

KurriKurri · 07/05/2019 17:08

Monty Don is talking at the Hay on Wye festival at the end of may (not sure if your BIL lives anywhere near - think there are tickets still available)

I'm 60 and also like gardening and crosswords - I'd appreciate a special shrub for the garden, nice gardening tools, bird boxes, bird table, bat box, hedgehog box, insect boxes, binoculars, a decent cold frame, nice pottery tubs, giant book of cryptic crosswords (Times do a giant one), good wellies, any books on gardening (am sure Monty has written a few), specialist seeds of unusual plants (RHS do some - you can get them from kew gardens online) - or if you want to go jokey - a fishing gnome Grin !

RaptorWhiskers · 07/05/2019 23:23

Not sure where you looked OP but there are still tickets to see Monty at GW Live at 4.30pm on Thursday?

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Overseasmom100 · 09/05/2019 09:22

Gardners World - yes tickets for 4.30pm showing but only if you buy a VIP ticket £99 - standard premier tickets which is the next ticket isnt showing

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Overseasmom100 · 09/05/2019 09:23

Also when you select 2 tickets it says sorry no longer available

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