Looking for the perfect gift for the gardener in your life? Or do you want the kids to get inspired by the natural world and getting their hands dirty? Below are a few subscriptions and things to get out and about to that will make perfect gifts for Christmas. Don’t miss our feature on gardening gifts for children and furniture garden gifts for Christmas too.
Gardens Illustrated magazine subscription
A year’s long subscription to the best gardening mag in the world is bound to make a very happy gardener this Christmas. We’re biased, obviously, but if you need any more persuading there’s an excellent special offer on subscriptions running over Christmas too. £19.99 every six issues, GardensIllustrated.com
More from our Christmas gift guide
RHS membership/Chelsea tickets
Don’t miss the chance to become a member of the UK’s premiere horticulture and gardening society. Or why not buy the gardener in your life tickets to Chelsea? From £47.25 for an individual membership, RHS.org.uk
Rocket Gardens seedling subscriptions
This excellent gift is delivered straight to your door. Rocket Gardens creates a box packed with growing seedlings for you to plant. No garden experience necessary. From £29.99, RocketGardens.com
Moroccan Garden holiday tour with Tom Stuart Smith
The brilliant garden designer Tom Stuart Smith is giving a tour around his very own garden during this horticultural holiday in Morocco. £3,898, GardensIllustrated.com
Online garden learning
Go back to school while still managing to stay at home. Learning with Experts offers online courses given by a host of excellent designers. Prices vary, learningwithexperts.com
National Trust membership
Give the gift of a year’s worth of garden trips with National Trust membership this Christmas. £72 adult individual membership, NationalTrust.org.uk
The Lost Gardens of Heligan membership
Support the real-life secret garden with a year membership in the thirtieth year since restoration began. £35 individual membership, heligan.com
Eden Project
Cornwall’s favourite biodome garden is a fabulous outing for the whole family. Individual membership from £57, EdenProject.com
Vegetable gardening course
Riverford Organic’s Field Kitchen in Devon hosts regular courses on vegetable gardening and more. Costs vary, the new dates for 2020 are announce mid-November. Riverford.co.uk
