Tick - tock . Tick - tock . The countdown to Christmas is approaching tight , and if you still need to purchase a gift for your favorite northern gardener , do n’t worry . We ’ve got several easy , fun ideas for last minute gifts for the gardener in your life .
An MSHS membership!Some folks like experiences rather than thing , and for those gardeners amembership in MSHSis perfect and we ’re remove $ 5 off memberships until Dec. 31 . Memberships include tickets to the St. Paul and Minneapolis nursing home shows , discounts on MSHS class ( ourMake and Takeclasses are super sport and held at interesting venue around the Twin Cities),free webinarson a variety of garden theme , and discounts at more than100 greenhouse and garden centersin the Upper Midwest . Of course , a membership also admit a subscription toNorthern Gardener , our award - winning , homegrown horticulture magazine . Here ’s the unspoilt deal about rank : You also support all of our gardening programs that enter children to horticulture , help low - income people grow garden and start the passion of horticulture in Minnesota .
Books!Several of ourNorthern Gardenerwriters are also author , so you may find oneself rule book from them both online and in your local bookstore . Our writers have books onnative plants , garden excogitation , pollinator gardening , perennial for cold climatesand aguide for garden in the North . Most of these Bible have a focusing on northerly gardens and commend only plants that grow well here .
A gift membership in MSHS is also a gift to gardening programs we support, such as Garden in a Box and Minnesota Green.
A really respectable trowel . well prick make all the difference . So treat your favourite nurseryman to areally good trowelor , if you require to go all out , ahigh - end bridge player pruner . have one of these beautiful tools makes get the picture and pruning a pleasure . The good newsworthiness for givers of last minute gifts : you may likely see them at a hardware store .
A blooming plant . Winter can be long here , and for many gardeners something that blossom is a long - lasting gift . We like amaryllis bulbs , but any houseplant or bulb that blooms is a honorable selection . Check local garden centers for choice for last min gifts . This late in the time of year , you may even find some blooming plant on sale .
That ’s one benefit of being a last minute talent giver !
Bulb garden kits, like this one, are great last minute gifts for northern gardeners.
