10 Special Christmas Gifts for People Who Love Their Gardens

A cold frame is a wonderful gift for anybody who likes gardening because it allows them to extend the growing season by providing a small, protected environment for tender plants.

This particular model features 2 lids, which are made from shatterproof styrene. They open independently of each other and are fitted with wooden props.

The bulk of this cold frame is built using premium tongue and groove wood, which is pressure treated and supplied with a superb 15-year guarantee. It is FSC® certified too, which is the world’s most trusted mark for sustainable forestry.

Fancy spending Christmas Day evening outside? No? Well, you might do if you buy your loved one this stunning fire basket, which is an absolutely super way to warm up any garden get together!

Expertly constructed from black, reinforced steel, this fire basket features a fire poker; 34cm removable grill; and a large metal base, which doubles up as an ash catcher.

The grill provides ample space to toast some tasty festive treats, while you and your spouse enjoy quality time together, relaxing in the garden.

On the subject of spending evenings outdoors, this beautifully designed table-top patio heater would make the perfect centrepiece for next year’s alfresco dining or garden soirees.

Operated by Piezo ignition, it has a maximum output of 4kW, so will certainly take the nip out the air on those spring and summer evenings.

Also featuring an eye-catching contemporary design, stainless steel housing and protective screen guard, this small outdoor heater not only performs its job effectively, it looks good doing it too.

What is the definition of a good Christmas gift? Is it something sparkly, which instantly wows the recipient? Or is it something practical, which might not possess an immediate ‘wow’ factor but provides year upon year of pleasure for the user?

If you favour buying the latter type of present, this garden storage seat is a sure-fire winner!

Built from a robust, durable resin and supplied with a 5-year warranty, this patio storage box has an 83-litre capacity, making it just the right size for garden cushions, frequently-used tools or general knick-knacks. Weatherproof, UV protected and completely maintenance free, it will keep stored items protected from the elements for many years to come.

And thanks to the reinforced lid, once your loved one has finished tidying up the garden, they’ll have a handy garden seat on which to rest their weary legs.

Now we’re coming up to the halfway mark of our Christmas Gift Buying Guide, we best start thinking about the kids, hadn't we?

Well, we know your children and grandchildren love their phones and computer games, but there will always be a place in any youngster’s heart for active outdoor fun. And this, of course, is to be very much welcomed because it’s good for them.

Including 2 garden swings and a rope ladder, this children’s garden playset has been designed and manufactured to meet rigorous European safety standards, so it’s the perfect present to provide safe, healthy outdoor play.

Built in France from a combination of steel, wood and high-grade plastic, it is a ‘premium’ playset, in every sense of the word, so is sure to become a much-loved feature in your family’s garden for years to come.

And if we’re going to include the kids, we best include pets too because, of course, they’re an integral part of family life, aren’t they?

Slightly pricier than our other Christmas gifts, but still representing exceptional value for money, this beautifully-built dog kennel will make Fido’s Christmas one to remember.

Supplied with an impressive 10-year guarantee, this market-leading dog kennel is lovingly made in Great Britain from top-quality tongue & groove cladding, on a sturdy 33 x 33mm frame, so is robust, durable and supremely weathertight.

The floor and roof are both constructed from tough 12mm plywood, which is exceptionally hardwearing and very easy to clean. The roof also features a premium mineral felt cover to ensure the kennel provides your dog with complete weatherproof protection.

With an animal house this inviting, the only problem will be getting your dog out of it to go for walkies.

If you’re searching for a unique gift for your spouse or partner, which will bring them pleasure for many years to come, we’ve got exactly what you’re looking for right here.

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This garden arbour provides an idyllic spot in which to relax in the garden, during the warmer months. It is expertly handcrafted from FSC®-certified wood, which is exclusively sourced from sustainable, well-managed forests.

The arbour is designed with slatted sides, a pergola-style top and sumptuous smooth-planed finish. And while it makes a beautiful garden feature in its own right, when used to train climbing plants, it looks simply sublime.

Pressure treated and supplied with a 15-year guarantee, the wood requires no further treatment, saving you money and leaving you and your loved one more time to relax on your new arbour seat.

You’d struggle to buy someone a more useful, worthwhile present than a composter, which helps produce free, high-quality compost out of things that would normally end up in landfill. So, not only do compost bins help plants prosper, they’re great for the environment too.

This particular model is built from pressure-treated softwood and backed by a superb 15-year anti-rot guarantee. No further treatment is required, saving the compost bin owner money and leaving them more time to enjoy their garden. The wood used to build it is FSC® certified, which is the world’s most-trusted mark for sustainable forestry.

Other notable features include a stylish ‘beehive’ design, propped lid, and opening flap to retrieve the compost.

If you were bought this present for Christmas, would you be pleased? We thought so.

If you know someone who owns an arbour, gazebo or summerhouse, this solar-powered lighting kit will make a brilliant gift for them.

The pack includes 1 x 5w solar panel, 1 x panel bracket, 1 x 2Ah battery hub, 1 x 5m hub/ LED cable, 1 x ceiling bulb holder, 1 x 3.5w vintage bulb, 1 x fixing pack, and a step-by-step installation guide – in other words, everything required to enjoy solar-powered lighting equivalent to a 350lm bulb.

What’s more, the battery hub is capable of charging other mobile devices too – great news if your loved one is happily settled in the garden and doesn’t want to go back indoors to charge their phone or kindle.

Come on, why not introduce your friends and family to the joys of free, eco-friendly electricity this Christmas?

Right, as we’re a company that specialises in garden products, let’s round off our Christmas Buying Guide with something that’ll appeal to the people who appreciate their gardens the most – gardeners.

Gardeners love their greenhouses because they allow them to extend the growing season and grow a wider range of plants, so an invaluable greenhouse accessory is going to be a very welcome gift indeed.

This greenhouse heater is made in Europe from green powder-coated steel, so it’s incredibly stylish and impervious to rust. With a maximum output of 2kw, it provides ample heat for any greenhouse up to 60ft2 in size.

Other key features include Piezo ignition, thermostatically-controlled blue-flame burners, an automatic changeover valve and an oxygen-depletion system safety valve.

If any greenhouse gardener were to wake up on Christmas morning to find this portable gas greenhouse heater in their stocking, they’d think that all their Christmases had come at once.

If you don’t want to endure the festive crowds on the high street, or the seemingly endless traffic jams at out-of-town shopping centres, you know what to do…

Pour yourself a little festive tipple, sit back and relax in the comfort of your living room, while you browse our unbeatable range of garden products, where you’re sure to find some very special gifts, suitable for all the people you love.

(*Prices as at 22nd November, 2023)