由 this time of year, many people are running out of gift ideas. Well, if 你 have a gardener (or a potential gardener) among your 老友记 and family, we have a few ideas for you!

你 can always buy a plant for your gardener. But that's too easy--let's be a little 更多 creative.

If 你 know a fellow gardener who would like 食物 plants but just can't resist those beautiful 花 and decorative plants, plan a decorative 食物 garden for them! Many vegetables and herbs have lovely 花 或者 foliage. Ornamental kale, for instance, is often grown simply as an ornamental but it is both pretty and nutritious. Many herbs have not only pretty 花 but also edible flowers! Plan and 设计 the garden, slip a gift card to your 最喜爱的 nursery into the plans, and you've got the perfect garden gift.

Some herbs grow well inside, too; 你 might also consider designing and planting a decorative herb planter for the kitchen. Pretty, and nicely fragrant as well!

A gardening book can rarely go wrong. 你 might want to buy them something about an aspect of gardening that they haven't tried yet. Do they have limited space? Perhaps a book on 盆栽, 盆景 and a starter plant 或者 two would be just the thing.