Plant gift

[seeyouinanotherlifewhenwearebothcats]

Hi all. Any recommendations for the best plant to gift someone who is new to gardening? She’s inherited a lovely established garden but I think it a bit over faced with it. She loves the roses that have bloomed but would love to gift her something low maintenance that she can add to it herself?

Thanks in advance for any ideas ☺️🌺

I’d say something that she can smell and see bees on immediately, eg lavender. Maybe a nice terracotta pot too.

I would suggest a gardening tool? A really nice pair of secatures and a couple of those flexible trugs or maybe a hori hori knife and some gardening gloves?

If she is overwhelmed then I can’t see how adding to it would help. I agree with the tools idea. Is there a nice gardening book out there?

A voucher for implementations.co.uk copper tools. Or rhs membership. Absolutely not a plant (gardener speaking here) unless it’s something that will stay in a pot, the random-single-plant habit is a good one to avoid for a new gardener. (Been here, got the look).

Ohhh yes a tool is a great idea!! I will do that, thank you 😊

When we moved in my Grandma gave us some tulip bulbs as a housewarming gift. They come back year after year, look beautiful and are very low maintenance. Those tulips are one of my favourite parts of the garden. Farmer Gracy have some beautiful, unusual varieties.

@LadyGardenersQuestionTime 🤣 yes I have had that look myself! Good point 😂

@toastofthetown oh bulbs are a nice idea! I think maybe I’ll get a packet of bulbs and some good quality secateurs and good gloves for her roses. Thanks everyone

I always like getting gloves as inevitably one of a pair gets lots somewhere every now and then or accidentally chucked into the garden waste bin.

There are some good leather bee ones I have which are sold in Homebase and Sainsbury's just now. Great for everything except perhaps dealing with brambles.

https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-bees-smart-gardeners-medium

It's not really the right time of year for planting spring bulbs, and many gardens are hard to dig at the moment because of the dryness.

Tools are a good idea if she's not got any yet. Apart from secateurs and gloves (imo the best all purpose gardening gloves are Showa) essentials include weeding tool, kneeler, trowel and hand fork.

I would love a pair of these if a friend were as kind as you to buy me a present for me for my new garden🥰Gorgeous Gardening Gloves