Mother’s day GIFT GUIDE
GREAT IDEAS FOR THE GARDENER IN YOUR LIFE
For indoor plant lovers This Indoor Plant Care
Pack sets you up with the best care for all your indoor plants. It includes a carefully crafted, nutrient-rich Indoor Plant Tonic spray, which acts as a plant food, and a Plant Foliage Spray, which is designed to keep foliage shiny and lush.
Plus, reduce overwatering and underwatering your plants with your very own Plant Water Meter. It’s the perfect Mother’s Day gift for all plant mums! $35. w: rockypoint.com.au
Quality gloves & hats Keen gardeners will love a pair of Foxgloves as a gift. They’re tactile, comfortable, form-fitting, durable and washable, with an SPF of 50+. Also included in the range are gauntlets for thorny and spiky plants, and extra-durable working gloves. For added protection, don’t forget to pair them with Foxgloves’ stylish SPF 50+ hats, to ensure comprehensive coverage while you’re out tending to your garden. w: foxglovesdirect.com t: 0413 238 030
Sustainable tote bag
This strong canvas tote bag from Bell Art is a sustainable fashion statement. It’s crafted from 100 per cent GOTS-certified organic cotton for strength and durability, and eco-friendly dyes to minimise environmental impact. It also has handy interior pockets to keep your keys and phone organised.
The bag measures 49cm wide and 33cm high
(not including handles).
Every tote bag purchased supports the Australian
Flora Foundation. w: bellart.com.au
Tools of the trade
The Deluxe Aussie Gardener Gift Set includes a canvas apron with pockets, a kneeling pad with dense foam to protect your knees, kitchen herb scissors with stainless steel blades and settings for small and large hands, bypass secateurs, and three pairs of machine-washable gloves. w: aussiegardener.com.au t: 1800 222 800
High-performing rose An innovation in the world of roses, ‘Zepeti’ produces a near continuous display of fire-engine red blooms. It has great health, is low maintenance, has amazing versatility and has the ability to perform in almost every climate zone in Australia, making it a must-have rose for your garden or pot. It grows only 40cm high and 30cm wide. w: corporateroses.com.au
Wild Nectar honey & beeswax candles Raw Australian honey, made from native seasonal flora and cold-extracted from Wild Nectar’s hives, is the perfect treat for Mum, along with handmade beeswax candles, all packed in a beautiful gift box. w: wildnectarhoney.com.au
Perfect Mother’s Day gift Discover a world of joy with Bosch Home and Garden – your ultimate destination for high quality gardening gifts. Dive into a selection of premium DIY Bosch tools, built to withstand the toughest challenges, and ensuring durability that goes the distance. With powerful, versatile and compact designs, these tools can help elevate your gardening experience. Bosch has a commitment to innovation, blending robustness and compact precision for tools that stand out in any garden. So share some happiness and give your loved ones the perfect gift with Bosch Home and Garden. amazon.com.au/bosch
Naturally soft & warm Smitten Merino is an Australian family business, founded in 2007, that uses Australian superfine merino wool from local growers to make stylish natural-fibre clothing for the outdoors, the office, travel and sleeping. Everything is designed by Nicola and sewn in Tasmania, making the garments wholly Australian owned, grown and made. Smitten is very proud to be manufacturing here. w: smittenmerino.com
Your new favourite reads Gift a great Australian story this Mother’s Day. In Muster Dogs: From Pups to Pros, Lisa Millar reveals more about the beloved characters and pups from the hit ABC series. In The Outback Court Reporter, ABC reporter and country girl Jamelle Wells goes on a judicial road trip.
And in The Girl Who Touched the Stars, Bonnie Hancock shares her incredible story of resilience, which The Sydney Morning Herald described as “crazy, uplifting, brave!” abcshop.com.au
Spoil Mum with a tru e collection
Wylie Creek Truffle Farm is excited to offer a collection of truffle products for the enjoyment of truffle lovers. For $249, this includes:
60g of fresh Australian Black (Périgord) Truffles from the farm, delivered during the winter 2024 truffle season, valued at $180.
A truffle product hamper made from Australian Black Truffles, valued at $150.
Naming rights of your mum’s very own French oak tree for a full year, with her name on a plaque placed on her tree.
An adoption certificate with a photo of her tree and plaque, plus the geo-location code of her tree. w: wyliecreektruffles.com
Pick up leaves e ortlessly this autumn
Offer your mum a quiet, painless, easy-breezy way to collect and dispose of leaves and grass clippings this autumn with the Gardena Leaf and Grass Collector. It folds away, so won’t take up much room in the garden shed. $249. Available at Bunnings. w: gardena.com
Made for gardening The Van Berkel Utility Basket Gift Set comprises a shovel, scoop and cultivator, packaged in a basket that holds your tools and your harvest. Made with quality stainless steel and finished with beechwood handles, your Van Berkel tools will be favourites for years to come. The utility/harvest basket is made with a pine frame and a wire mesh basket that allows you to rinse dirt and debris from your vegies right in the garden. Reduced from $69 to $50. w: gardenexpress.com.au
Durable rain gauge
Say goodbye to faded plastic and hard-to-read rain gauges. The Crystal Rain Gauge is made of toughened glass and stainless steel, and its easy-to-read annealed calibrations mean you can read it at a glance – even from your ute! The gauge can collect and measure up to 200ml of rain without needing to be emptied, and it’s been made to withstand Australia’s tough conditions. Sustainable and practical, with a sleek design, this innovative rain gauge is sure to be appreciated as a gift. w: crystalraingauge.com.au
Mum’s own ower farm
September Peony Flower Farm is excited to offer seedling trays of bespoke, high-quality mixed cut flower cultivars, so Mum can have a gorgeous cutting garden in her own backyard. This special collection of colourful flowering plants includes cosmos, dahlias, lisianthus, echinacea, zinnias, gomphrena, celosia, sweet William, achillea, matricaria, delphinium, rudbeckia, Irish bells, Queen Anne’s lace, marigolds and amaranthus. w: septemberpeony.com
Tunnel kits for crop protection
Surprise the gardener in your life with a tunnel kit for Mother’s Day. Produced in Australia, these kits help keep unwanted insects, birds and even frost away from vegies. The Protect n Grow Tunnel Kit (pictured) is quick and easy to install. Priced at $49.90. w: netprocanopies.com