Mother’s Day is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate the special ladies in your family than by indulging their passion for gardening? Thoughtful Mother’s Day garden gifts range from beautiful plants and accessories to practical tools that make their life easier. Instead of sending a boring box of chocolates, treat Mom to a special gift that shows you really care.
If you're looking for special Mother's Day ideas, then our carefully curated gift selection will inspire budding growers to get planting and help green thumbs to raise their game. All featured products are available from trusted, quality brands through the Gardening Know How Shop – the ultimate garden shopping experience.
1. Queen Bee Bundle
Treat the Queen Bee of your family to this gorgeous Queen Bee bundle, containing 10 porcelain Bee Cups and five Bee Nurseries handcrafted by ecological artist Jen Rose. Not only do they make a beautiful feature in the garden, dotted around between plants, but they also create a pollinator oasis, providing drinking stations and nesting sites for bees.
Each ceramic Bee Cup is designed to hold exactly the right amount of water and has a textured surface so that bees can safely drink. They are also visited by butterflies, ladybugs, and even hummingbirds. A special UV glaze draws pollinators’ attention yet is invisible to the human eye.
The Bee Nurseries can be placed individually or in small groups along fence rails, window sills, or in trees. They make an enticing home for native bees who build their nests in tubes. Unlike bamboo or cardboard bee houses, these porcelain designs can be cleaned out between uses to ensure a safe home for our precious pollinators.
It’s the ideal gift for a stylish yet eco-conscious gardener who loves celebrating artisanal crafts.
2. Self-Watering Herb Planters
Who’s the best cook in your family? If the answer is Mom, then treat her to a gift that will help her combine her loves of cooking and gardening. She probably already knows that herbs are the secret ingredient to a great meal, but does she have the luxury of growing her own in the kitchen?
It couldn’t be easier to cultivate delicious, aromatic herbs indoors with Vego’s EZ Self-Watering Mini Planter Pots with Trellis. The stylish planters contain an innovative watering system that delivers just the right amount of moisture to plants, without having to worry about overflow. A curved trellis supports the herbs while allowing easy access for harvesting.
Finish the gift by including a few packets of her favorite herb seeds. Basil, parsley, and thyme are all well-suited to growing indoors in a sunny spot.
3. Botanical Embroidery Kit
A botanical embroidery kit is a beautiful, mindful way to blend gardening and craft. Whether Mom is an experienced embroiderer or a complete beginner, she’ll love this Cyanotype Botanicals Embroidery Kit by MCreativeJ. Alternatively, take it up a notch with the more intricate Stumpwork Strawberries kit.
Each kit contains everything you need to create a stunning design, including fabric, beechwood embroidery hoop, thread, needle, water-soluble transfer design, and full instructions.
Buy Mom a kit this Mother’s Day and she’ll have the joy of making her artwork, then displaying it for all to enjoy.
4. Glove, Hat & Scissors Gift Set
What better way to spoil a stylish gardener than with a gorgeous new hat and gloves? This exclusive Heirloom Garden Weeder Glove, Hat & Scissors Gift Set bundle by Womanswork features stylish matching gloves and a hat in a vibrant floral print, along with a perfect pair of pink gardening scissors.
Most gardening gloves are designed for men’s hands, but Womenswork gloves are created specifically for women’s hands, ensuring a perfect fit. They are also dipped in clear nitrile on palms and fingertips for a waterproof coating. It’s a thoughtful way to put women first this Mother’s Day.
5. Drain Drawer Pot
If you notice your Mom is tired of lugging heavy plants to the kitchen or bathroom for watering, then she’ll love these Classic 11" Drain Drawer Pots. They contain a clever integrated drawer that lets you temporarily stop drainage during watering so that your soil can soak up everything it needs. Once the soil is fully moist, the water can be drained into a removable drawer, which can be taken out and poured away.
As well as being easier to water, the pots are also great for plant health, as they allow more control over watering, ensuring moisture gets to all of the roots. You're also helping reduce plastic waste with every purchase, as each Drain Drawer pot consists of recycled plastic and is fully recyclable.
6. Hummingbird Feeder
Give the gift of nature with this eco-friendly Sugar Shack Hanging Hummingbird Feeder from Wayside Gardens. Its unique design makes it look like a work of art while also protecting the nectar from the sun. Hummingbirds adore the giant "flower", which is made of recycled soda cans, so each feeder is truly one-of-a-kind.
Alternatively, the Jewel Box Hummingbird Feeder can be fitted to the window with suction cups, allowing you to enjoy a close-up view as hummingbirds stop to sip. It’s a wonderful way to bring the beauty of nature right to your window
7. Zinnias for Cutting Collection
Instead of buying your Mom a bouquet of flowers this Mother’s Day, give her the gift of a garden filled with endless bouquets. Park Seed’s Zinnias for Cutting Collection contains seed packets of five glorious zinnia varieties, all featuring dahlia-style blooms designed to captivate and delight.
Zinnias are quick to grow, so a few seeds sown around Mother’s Day will ensure a fabulous display of color all summer and into fall. Plus, with 200 seeds included, there’ll be enough left over to do it all again next year.
8. Potted Rose
A beautiful rose is a truly special Mother’s Day gift, especially when presented in a pretty pot. Choose a compact variety suited to container growing, such as this delightful The Fairy rose from Green Promise Farms, which blooms with a profusion of small, double-pink flowers. Despite its dainty name, The Fairy is tough and easy to care for. As an alternative to growing in containers, it makes a lovely flowering low hedge in a sunny spot.
Browse The Fairy and a selection of other high-performing roses in our Rose Shop, plus a variety of stylish planters that make a perfect pairing.
9. Multitasking Bag
Moms are multitasking heroes, so it makes sense that they need the most multitasking bag on the market. Crescent Garden’s Gabrielle Bag is a gardening bag, grocery bag, beach bag, storage solution, laundry basket, cleaning caddy, herb planter, gift bag, and even a makeshift watering can.
Made from durable, washable materials, the chic Italian design comes in a choice of six gorgeous colors. It’s also lightweight, watertight, and ergonomically designed. Choose from the Big Bag, or a set of 4 regular or mini bags.
10. Unique Houseplant
Most gardeners are also houseplant lovers, but it’s always a careful balance between beauty and practicality. The most striking houseplants are often the hardest to take care of, but Costa Farms searches far and wide to curate its extraordinary houseplant selection to ensure these unique stunners are compatible with the home growing environment.
Their Trending Tropicals Calathea Dottie features rich green-purple leaves variegated with a band of hot pink. It just needs a room with a bit of natural light and regular watering. Luckily, it’s supplied with a stylish self-watering planter to make care as easy as possible.
11. Hydroponic Growing Kit
If your Mom hasn’t yet tried hydroponic growing, then a mason jar growing kit is a fun gift idea to get her started. It’s perfect for growing indoors without soil, and keeps produce close to hand.
Coco & Seed is a small business that creates stylish growing kits in mason jars containing everything needed to start growing, including seeds, jar, growing medium, and a bamboo plant label. Choose from a Tomato Hydroponic Mason Jar Garden Kit, which yields snackable sweet cherry tomatoes, a cut-and-come-again Lettuce Hydroponic Mason Jar Garden Kit, or a Basil Hydroponic Mason Jar Kit.
12. Wrist-Saving Pruners
Make Mom’s life easier this Mother’s Day with a serious pair of pruning shears. Garden Guru’s 2-in-1 Ratchet Pruning Shears are high-quality carbon steel pruners with an optional ratchet mode that makes tough cuts easier by allowing them to be made in stages. This helps reduce wrist strain and fatigue – a boon for senior gardeners. It cuts branches up to 1.5 inches in diameter and comes with a lifetime warranty.
What’s more, the pruners are certified carbon neutral, and all emissions impacts are offset from the start of manufacturing to the end of the product's lifecycle.
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