Rotorua Daily Post

A gift that will grow with them Kids love seeing the results of growing for themselves

- By Ginny Clark

hat do you get for those that seem to have everything? Look no further than the garden if you are stuck for ideas. Not only can you find the solution there for the more mature but also for kidswho love seeing the results of growing for themselves. Teaching a childhowto grow edible and ornamental plants gives them a lifelong gift.

They love to see the results and enjoy getting their hands dirty. Provide them with a kid’s tool kit, someseeds like wildflower, radishes or microgreen­s that they can plant up. Or a small pot and someyummy strawberri­es to plant in it. Swan plants and Venus fly traps are always a hit. For the adults, consider a stunning standard fuchsia or rose. Perhaps that weeping maple that she has had her eye on for months or flowering hydrangeas, roses or Christmas lilies. The best thing about these is that they will flower for you at Christmas time, year after year— the gift that keeps on giving! Stunning flowering orchids, poinsettia­s or anthuriums are great for those with no garden.

Water features, birdbaths, garden art and sculptures, pots, planters and hanging baskets are also great ideas. These can be taken from one garden to the next should you be shifting in the near future.

Dads love good tools and Wolf-garten tools are the perfect solution. They are top quality with a lifetime guarantee. Rakes, weeders, brooms, and other handy tools fit into the one handle, thus providing you with an ongoing supply of ideas for future Christmas and birthday pressies. Orhowabout a Ziegler & Brown barbecue andsome waterproof shoes!

Even if that special someone isn’t a gardener they will be rapt with amorris and James pot, some wall art, body lotions, jewellery or fashionabl­ewraps.

So, if you are stuck for ideas this Christmas comeon in. We have a huge range to suit those from 2 to 102. Parking is at the door andwegift wrap for free. And you can take some time to relax at Bloom Cafe whenit all gets a bit too much.

Merry Christmas!

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Gift ideas for the garden lover.

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