Gifts for gardeners: 40 ideas for every gardener

Our top pick: a print of their own garden

Gardeners already own the tools. What they rarely own is a picture of the place itself. A print made from one photo of their garden, allotment or greenhouse fills that gap with a picture of a place that is theirs alone.

There are two routes. Both start on the personalised garden gifts page, with one photo.

1. Their own garden, printed as it is. Print their photo unchanged, as a poster, framed poster, canvas, framed canvas, metal or wood print, a mug or a water bottle. It suits anyone who wants the exact beds, path and shed.
2. Their garden as art. Choose an art style for the same photo: Garden colour, Soft watercolour or Bold shapes. The art style can change plants and structures, so you compare the preview with the photo before you order.

Getting their photo without asking

You need the original photo file, not a screenshot, and the photographer's permission to print it. Try these.

• A phone album or shared family album. Search the summer months.
• A photo you took yourself on a visit.
• A partner, son, daughter or friend with a good one. Ask for the original file.
• For a new home, the photos from the sale. Ask whoever took them before you print.

Look back through summer, not winter. Bare beds are rarely the picture they'd choose. A bigger file gives you more sizes, and the upload tool shows which sizes yours can carry before you pay. Our photo checklist explains what to look for.

No usable photo? Choose one of our garden artworks instead. They're described below.

Garden lover gifts, chosen for what they grow

Start with what they talk about, photograph or carry into the kitchen. A vegetable grower may not want a formal rose garden on the wall. A dahlia collector will notice the flowers first. A subject they recognise gives a gift a reason to belong to them.

Think about the home as well as the garden. Look at the pictures they already hang. Do they like strong colour, quiet detail or photographs? A smaller unframed poster leaves the framing choice to them. A framed print suits someone who likes a finished object.

Birthday gifts for gardeners

Choose a flower they look forward to each year, or print a summer photo of their own garden. A first allotment, a new garden or the anniversary of moving in can give the gift a story too. Add a short card saying why you chose it.

Retirement gifts for gardeners

If the garden is where they plan to spend more time, choose a picture of that place. A photo of their plot or greenhouse makes it personal. For someone whose favourite flower is always in conversation, choose an artwork of it instead.

Buying with other people? Agree a total first, and include any frame you plan to add. A bigger size isn't always the better gift. Look at the wall it's meant for, then decide. A modest print in the right place beats a large one that doesn't fit.

If you're buying at Christmas, see Christmas gifts for gardeners for the dates.

Gardening gifts under £20

Live prices, straight from our catalogue. At this level a mug or a water bottle with a garden artwork on it goes to the shed or the plot, and gets used every day, not saved for best.

• Their own garden photograph, printedPoster, A4From £15.99
• A garden portrait from their photoMug, 11ozFrom £19.99
• Poster of one of our artworksA4From £15.99
• Mug of one of our artworks11ozFrom £16.99

Gardening gifts under £50

Live prices, straight from our catalogue. This is where most unframed prints and the smaller framed sizes sit, which suit a kitchen, a hallway or the wall beside the back door.

• Their own garden photograph, printedPoster, A3From £28.99
• A garden portrait from their photoPoster, A3From £34.99
• Poster of one of our artworksA3, A2, 50x70 cmFrom £28.99
• Water bottle of one of our artworks500mlFrom £29.99

Gardening gifts under £100

Live prices, straight from our catalogue. Choose a size that fits the wall before you choose the frame: a large canvas or framed print of their own garden is the kind of present they keep for years.

• Their own garden photograph, printedCanvas, 30x40 cmFrom £51.49
• A garden portrait from their photoPoster, 70x100 cmFrom £54.99
• Framed poster of one of our artworksA3From £69.00
• Canvas of one of our artworks30x40 cm, 40x50 cm, 50x70 cm, 60x80 cmFrom £51.49
• Framed canvas of one of our artworks30x40 cmFrom £98.99
• Metal print of one of our artworks30x40 cm, 40x50 cmFrom £81.00
• Wood print of one of our artworks30x40 cm, 40x50 cmFrom £63.99

Gifts for her

Ask what she grows, then buy for that. If she'd like more, gardening gifts for her has the full set.

3. A garden artwork for her wall. One More Dahlia and Sweet Peas, Still Climbing are flower artworks. Each comes as a poster, framed poster, canvas, framed canvas, metal or wood print. More ideas are on gardening gifts for her.
4. A pair of secateurs that fit her hand. Hand size matters more than brand. If you can, try a few in a shop before you choose.
5. Gloves that fit. A close fit lets her handle small seedlings without taking them off.
6. Seeds for cut flowers. A mixed packet of sweet peas, cosmos or zinnias, plus a plain vase, gives her something to grow and something to arrange.
7. Wellies or garden clogs. Comfortable and waterproof, for wet beds. Check her size rather than guessing.
8. A garden journal. A dated notebook for what she sowed, what flowered and what failed. It becomes a record of the garden.

Gifts for him and dads

The same rule applies. Does he live on the allotment, in the shed or in the greenhouse? Gardening gifts for men goes through each.

9. His plot or shed, on canvas or metal. Print a photo of his allotment, shed or greenhouse as it is. Canvas suits a hallway, and a metal print works well in a shed or conservatory. See gardening gifts for men.
10. A well-made spade or fork. Replace the one he uses most. Check the shaft length against his height.
11. A tool roll or belt. A tidy way to carry secateurs, string and a knife round the plot.
12. A flask for the shed. Tea in the shed on a cold afternoon.
13. A sharpening stone for his tools. Sharp blades make pruning and digging easier, and a stone lasts for years of use.
14. A kneeler or garden seat. A seat that flips into a kneeler suits long jobs low to the ground.

Gifts for the allotment holder

Plot holders have their trowels already, and strong views on which ones. Think of the plot instead. Our allotment gifts page has more.

15. The Last Hour on the Plot. This artwork is an evening scene on an allotment plot. It suits any plot holder. See allotment gifts.
16. Seeds for next year. A few packets of what they grew this year, or something new to try. They can sow them when the season comes round.
17. Plant labels and a marker. Weatherproof labels save a plot holder from the sort of mystery row everyone has.
18. A harvest basket or crate. Something sturdy to carry the day's pickings from plot to kitchen.
19. A cloche or fleece. Cover for early crops and cold nights. Check the size against their beds.
20. National Allotment Society membership. The National Allotment Society lists free initial legal advice, liability insurance and discounts among its member benefits.

Gifts for gardeners who have everything

Go for something they use up, or something for the garden, not the gardener. Their own garden on the wall is a gift no one else will have picked.

There is more on this in our page of unusual gifts for gardeners, with a finder that picks the print to suit what they grow.

21. Bulbs for next spring. Tulips, narcissi or alliums. They plant them in autumn and forget until spring. The tulip planting guide gives the RHS dates.
22. A bird feeder or a bird bath. Something to watch from the kitchen window. The RSPB's feeding advice is in our garden birds guide.
23. A nest box. A gift for the garden itself, not the gardener.
24. A mug or water bottle with their garden on it. Print their own photo on an 11oz mug or a 500ml water bottle. The same two are available with one of our artworks.
25. A good watering can. A well-balanced can with a fine rose, for seedlings and pots.

Gifts with a twist

These work when they fit how that person grows, not when they are novelties. They are the ones keen gardeners tend not to have already, and more of them are here.

1. A painting of their own garden. Turn a photo of their garden into art in a watercolour, gouache or bold print style, and check the watermarked preview before you pay.
2. Heritage seed membership. Garden Organic runs the Heritage Seed Library, which sends members varieties that are no longer sold commercially.
3. A soil test kit. A simple pH kit tells them why the rhododendron sulks and the clematis thrives, and it costs little.
4. A rain gauge and a notebook. A record of how much fell, kept beside what they sowed, becomes more useful every year.
5. A print of the plant they are proudest of. Choose from the botanical prints or the flower prints by the flower they grow best.

Gifts for new gardeners and first gardens

A first garden is mostly questions. Help them answer a few, and give them a small win early. Herbs and salad leaves show results quickly, and a book gives them somewhere to look things up. Keep the first gifts small and let them find out what they enjoy.

26. A beginners' gardening book. Look for one that covers a full year, so they know what to do each month.
27. A starter set of hand tools. A trowel, hand fork and secateurs cover most jobs in a first garden.
28. Herbs for the windowsill. Pots of basil, chives or parsley, or a kit with seeds and compost.
29. A grow-your-own kit. A tomato or salad kit gives them a first harvest to aim for. Our vegetable planting calendar shows when to sow what.
30. A book on planning a garden. Useful for a plain plot with no planting. It helps them decide before they dig.
31. A hose set. A hose, spray head and connectors that fit their tap. Check the tap before you buy.
32. A compost bin or wormery. Check the space, and any council or landlord rules, first.

Experiences: garden visits, RHS membership, courses

An outing doesn't take shelf space. These links go to the pages we read on 9 October 2026, so check the details with each organisation before you book.

33. RHS gift membership. The RHS lists gift membership among its ways to join.
34. A day at an RHS garden. The RHS gardens page lists the gardens open to visit. Check opening times before you book.
35. A course. The RHS has a study and learn section. Local colleges and nurseries also run short courses.
36. Tickets to a flower show. The RHS shows page lists upcoming shows. Check the dates against their diary, and book early if you need a particular day.
37. A visit to a garden open to the public. Pay for the day out, and add lunch. An outing takes no shelf space.
38. A nursery or garden centre voucher. Lets them choose the plants themselves. A voucher works well for the gardener who knows exactly what they want.
39. A wreath-making or flower-arranging workshop. A one-day class suits the gardener who already grows the material.
40. A gardening magazine subscription. A year of monthly reading through the months they can't be outside.

Questions to ask before you buy

• What do they grow? Dahlias, vegetables, roses and a greenhouse tomato each point to a different gift.
• Where do they spend their time? The plot, the shed and the back step all need different things.
• Do they like to choose? If so, give a voucher, an experience or an unframed poster.
• When do you need it by? Work back from that date.

Sizes, frames and formats for a gift print

Choose the wall before the print. Cut a sheet of paper to the size you have in mind, tape it up and stand back. Then pick the format.

Posters come in A4, A3, A2 and 50x70 cm, and a print from your own photo also comes in 70x100 cm. Framed posters are A3 or A2, in black or natural wood. Canvas runs from 30x40 to 60x80 cm. Framed canvas runs from 30x40 to 50x70 cm, in black, dark wood or natural wood. Metal prints run from 30x40 to 50x70 cm, and wood prints come in 30x40 and 40x50 cm.

If the person is fussy about frames, send an unframed poster. They can choose the frame themselves. The size guide explains how the sizes compare.

For a gift that's still a surprise

If you can't get the photo secretly, choose an artwork that matches what they grow. One More Dahlia suits a dahlia grower and Sweet Peas, Still Climbing suits a cut-flower grower. The Last Hour on the Plot is for the allotment, and Behind the Glass is for the greenhouse bench.

Most of our artworks come on a mug and a water bottle, a smaller gift or a stocking filler.

Ordering gifts for gardeners in the UK

Everything is made to order, so leave time before an important date. Delivery to UK addresses is free, and the terms are on delivery and returns. If a print arrives damaged or with a print fault, we reprint or refund it at our cost. For a nearby date, see Christmas gifts for gardeners.