Great Budget-Friendly Gifts for Gardeners

Equip your garden friend with the tools for success by gifting them Beds & Borders -- an inspirational guide to designing gorgeous gardens -- and a garden apron to keep all their garden tools handy! $64.

Help your winged friends celebrate the holidays with a stocking filled with their favorite food. Measuring 17 inches long and 4 inches wide, it's large enough to easily accommodate goldfinches, siskins, and redpolls. $24.

Almost too cute to let the birds eat, this edible birdhouse will lure wildlife right up to your window with the decorative details and protection from the winter elements. The birdhouse measures 10 inches long and 9 inches tall, and has a 1.5-inch opening. $69.

For the friend looking to add a touch of zen to their life, a Moss Rock will create the perfect vibe. Living moss erects from an elegant, ceramic container that comes in three different sizes and four different colors. Purchase one, or buy a few to create a "calming" display. $12.99-34.99.

Tend plants in style, using charming chintz-pattern hand tools and watering cans from the New York Botanical Garden. Created in 1884 by William Morris, a leader of the Arts and Crafts movement in England, the Cray design comes from a volume of wallpapers in the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

5-quart aluminum watering cans: $34-$48.
One-piece aluminum trowel and cultivator with ergonomic grips: $34.
Bypass pruner with Teflon-coated blades: $28.

Wow the neighbors! These striking modular storage bins make eye-catching flower boxes. Choose a single shape and color, or mix and match (eight shapes; 13 colors) to create your own distinctive look.

Made in the United States from recyclable steel and nontoxic coatings, the bins have holes in the bottom for drainage. Screws and directions are included. Triangle, 6x6-inch cube: $36.99.

They're hip and they're square. This stunning container-garden trio features trendy succulent plants tucked into concretelike cubes. Prized by beginning and experienced gardeners alike, earth-friendly, easy-care succulents are a snap to grow.

The square pots are actually made from specially blended planter material that's lighter than wood. Succulent Cube Garden: three cubes, each with a different succulent plant; 4x4x4 inches each. Care instructions included. $79.

Protect gardening chums' hands with high-performance gloves. Reinforced everywhere their hands come in contact with tools or soil, the Classic Glove is ideal for planting, potting, and general cleanup. The tall cuff provides extra forearm protection. A lightly padded palm has silicon dots for added grip. The four-way stretch nylon mesh back improves ventilation and fit. An adjustable wrist tab keeps out dirt and adds support. Machine-washable; available in four colors and five sizes, from extra small to extra large. $24.50.

Bring fresh flowers to life each month for a year with this gorgeous windowsill garden. Inside the Year of Seeds starter kit, you'll find easy-to-grow seeds for 12 flowering plants -- petunias, marigolds, pansies, lobelia, alyssum, zinnias, impatiens, baby's breath, dianthus, cosmos, poppies, and sweet peas.

The kit also contains organic soil pellets, 12 candy-color earthenware pots with etched illustrations of the corresponding flowers, and growing instructions. Pots are 3 inches high and 2 1/2 inches wide. $79.95.

Leave garden grit and grunge outside -- take a Pocket Shower. Fill the 2.6-gallon shower and hang it from D rings with the 20 feet of lightweight cord provided. Let the waterproof black fabric soak up sun during the day for a warm shower, or fill it at the end of the day for a cool rinse. Built into the base is a compact showerhead with an on/off twist mechanism that also adjusts water flow. You'll get about an 8 1/2-minute shower with the showerhead fully open. Comes in a 3x6-inch zip pouch. $24.95.

Gather a group of friends for a rousing game of Garden-opoly. Buy garden favorites, collect clay pots, and trade them for greenhouses. Avoid pitfalls such as aphid infestation, drought, and a dandelion outbreak. Look on the back of each deed for climate, soil, and water needs for that plant and learn about its origin, popularity, and varieties. You might be elected president of the Horticultural Society, or you could be sent weeding and lose three turns. $24.95.

Durable, breathable, formfitting, and washable, the Vegan gardening glove features Kevlar stitching and one-piece finger construction without a bothersome seam. The glove is Teflon-treated to repel dirt and water. LiquiCell thumb and fingers prevent blisters. The palm is nonslip silicon; the back is Doylon Spandex with 4-way stretch. The terry cloth wrist can be used as a brow wipe. A Velcro closure keeps out dirt and debris. Grommet and carabiner attach gloves to clothing. Standard fit; small, medium, large, and extra-large. $30.

No sunlight or water is required for these garden gems! Seattle designer Amy Mueller's Living Jewelry collections include stunning faux-moss rings. Hand-cut faux moss made of latex sprouts backed with foam is "planted" into the bezel settings of silver-plated rings. A sterling-silver pendant is also available. The rings are 20 mm in diameter and feature a 1/4-inch-wide band. Gather square ring: $25.

Help friends (or yourself!) determine which plants will thrive in a specific spot. With the EasyBloom Plant Sensor, you can diagnose an ailing plant and access information on more than 5,000 plants to create a custom plant library.

Place the sensor in a spot where you want to grow a plant or adjacent to a plant that needs monitoring. After 24 hours, plug the sensor into your USB port and upload the data. Windows or Mac OS X compatible. $38

Entice birds into your backyard with these giant feeding springs. Hang the metal springs on a tree limb or trellis and fill them with a suet ball or fruit. You can even put lint from your dryer in a spring to encourage nest building. Set includes four springs in assorted styles. 12 inches high and 3 inches in diameter. $18.75.

Add a dash of color to gardening chores with an eye-popping watering can smothered in luscious red tomatoes. Made of galvanized steel, the two-gallon can comes with two convenient handles. Use the spout to give delicate plants a fine shower of water, or unscrew the spout to provide a more generous watering for larger plants. $34.95.

Give a humanitarian gift in a gardening pal's name. Help promote global economic growth and a greener world with a donation to Oxfam America. You purchase an item in the name of a friend, the friend receives a personalized card, and your donation goes to those who need it most -- to help people living in poverty throughout the world. Gift items symbolically represent the work of Oxfam America in 120 countries.

Plant 100 Trees: $60.
Donate a vegetable garden: $30.