Father's Day is almost here, providing the perfect opportunity to show the dads in your family just how much they mean to you. Rather than buying the usual bottle of wine, why not treat them to something they can really use and enjoy this year? Our roundup of perfect Father's Day garden gifts will celebrate his love of plants – or simply make his life a bit easier.
Garden tools for dads are always a great idea, but there are plenty of less-obvious choices that will help him indulge his passion – from growing kits to clever gadgets and wildlife helpers. All featured products are available from trusted, quality brands through the Gardening Know How Shop – the ultimate garden shopping experience.
1. Pizza Veggie Seed Collection
The Ultimate Veggie Pizza Garden Seed Collection is a dream gift for dads who love good food and gardening. Inspire him to take homemade pizzas and Mediterranean-inspired dishes to the next level with these delicious varieties designed for effortless growth in full sun.
Containing over 450 seeds, including pizza-perfect San Marzano and Supremo tomatoes, sweet Candy onions, Whopper II bell peppers, large-leaf Italian basil, and oregano, the collection is the gift that keeps on giving. Once he's done planting for this year, there'll be plenty of seeds leftover for regular pizza nights next year, too.
2. Hori Hori Knife
A Japanese-inspired hori hori knife is one of the best possible gifts for gardeners, as it has countless functions. Use it for weeding, cutting, measuring, digging, sawing, planting, probing, transplanting, and slicing – no other tool offers so much versatility.
The Garden Guru Hori Hori Knife is made from rust-resistant stainless steel with a rosewood handle. It has a concave shape for scooping, a sharp flat edge for cutting, a serrated edge for sawing, a spear point for prying, and millimeters and inches marks for measuring planting depths.
What's more, the product is carbon neutral, and Garden Guru donates 1% of sales to protect the environment and replenish resources.
3. Hydroponic Growing Kit
Hydroponic growing sounds technical, but it simply means growing plants in water, without the use of soil. This can be done indoors, allowing for mess-free growing and produce within easy snipping distance. Dad will feel a great sense of accomplishment when harvesting his first crop.
Coco & Seed is a small business that creates hydroponic 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, a cut-and-come-again Lettuce Hydroponic Mason Jar Garden Kit, or a Basil Hydroponic Mason Jar Kit.
4. Retractable Hose Reel
It might not sound very glamorous, but if the man in your life struggles with an unruly hosepipe, then he'll be delighted to receive Vego's Retractable Hose Reel Set. Offering steady retraction, this durable hose won't let you down with kinks and leaks. It has a wide range of movement and a generous 130 ft of hose for watering the far reaches of your garden.
The stylish design includes a 9-pattern spray nozzle with adjustable pressure, and the wall mount can be secured to the wall with 180 degrees of movement.
5. Bee Cups
The perfect gift for nature lovers, Bee Cups provide pollinator water stations around the garden. Handmade from porcelain, each Bee Cup has an ultraviolet ceramic glaze that attracts pollinators and a textured surface to ensure they don't slip.
Standing water can attract mosquitoes, but Bee Cups are designed to hold only a teaspoon of water, which, in most climates, will evaporate by the end of the day. The cups come in a range of colors, but this set of Blue Bee Cups won't fail to impress.
6. Electric Composter
An electric composter is the ultimate Father's Day gift for an environment-conscious gadget lover, turning kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich soil improver in the blink of an eye. While most electric composters simply dehydrate food waste – killing the beneficial bacteria in the process – the Reencle Home Composter actually nurtures microbes, recreating the natural composting process as closely as possible.
Most food scraps can be broken down in a day, and the resultant material just needs a short curing period in the garden of a couple of weeks before being plantable. Alternatively, it can be immediately used as top dressing or mulch.
7. Unusual Houseplant
Enliven Dad's work space with a cool new houseplant that's unlike the regular crop available at the local garden center. Costa Farms' Raven ZZ Zamioculcas 'Dowon' is a rare variety with foliage that starts out as lime green before maturing into a rich purple-black.
All of our Costa houseplants are selected for their compatibility with the home environment and come supplied in stylish self-watering planters for easy care.
8. Raised Bed Kit
Whether he's just starting out or already a seasoned pro, Dad will get so much joy out of one of Vego's Raised Garden Bed Kits. Available in a choice of sizes, colors, and configurations, the beds are easy to assemble and make a stylish feature in the garden. Raised beds allow for the soil to be fully customized and provide extra protection for crops and ornamental plants.
If Dad's a herb grower, then treat him to a Herb Garden Bed Twin Pack, or for a more bespoke design, a 9-in-1 Modular Raised Metal Raised Garden Bed Kit is ideal. Alternatively, encourage the kids to get growing too with the Kids First Garden Bed.
9. Hummingbird Feeder
Bring the gift of hummingbirds right to his window with Wayside Gardens' Jewel Box Hummingbird Feeder. The unique design can be fitted to the window with suction cups and has a high-view perch, allowing a clear, close-up view of the birds.
Feeding hummingbirds is easy, as they enjoy a simple sugar-water mixture, which is added to the three individual ports on the feeder. An ant moat keeps these invaders away from the nectar so nothing will get in the way of appreciating these amazing birds.
10. Pruning Set
Help Dad cut, trim, and prune in style with Garden Guru's Pruning & Trimming Set, which includes pruning shears with titanium blades, hedge shears, and bypass loppers with high carbon steel blades. The comfortable non-slip handles feature soft grips, allowing him to garden all day long without pain.
Garden Guru tools are of such exceptional quality that they come with a lifelong guarantee and a 90-day "no questions asked" Satisfaction Guarantee. They're also carbon neutral, making them the eco-conscious gardener's choice.
This article features products available from third-party vendors on the Gardening Know How Shop.
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