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15 gardening gifts for loved ones with a green thumb

Garden tools and treasures to inspire every Kiwi grower.
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Finding the perfect gift isn’t always easy, but if your loved one has a zeal for sowing seeds, harvesting vegetables, cutting flowers and even tackling weeds, we have a few gardening gift ideas up our sleeve. 

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Suppose they’re often tending to raised garden beds, potting seasonal veggies, or pruning their much-loved hydrangeas. In that case, they will likely need handy tools and stylish accessories to make the job easier, stay protected, and collect their harvest.

From a classic wooden trug for carrying blooms or a chic sunhat for sunny days, discover the best gardening gift ideas in New Zealand to inspire and delight.. Shop these beautiful gardening gift ideas below!

2025’s best gardening gifts

4 Piece Garden Oasis Mini Gardening Kit

$64.60 (was $80.75) at Temple & Webster

Best for the gardener who needs a tool storage update

With a simple handle and sweet floral design, store your favourite gardening tools in this sweet carry-all. The handle is wide enough to be hung over the shoulder, wandering around your garden beds, searching for a weed to pull.

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Canvas Garden Apron

$67.22 at Anthropologie

Best for the busy gardener who’s always losing their tools

This canvas garden apron will hold everything you need when working in the garden. With large pockets and even a space for your phone. The best part, it’s easy to clean, so you can simply wipe away the soil after a hard day’s work.

Material: Canvas

Yellow gardening clog

Billie Clog

$149.95 at Merry People

Best for: Fashion-forward gardeners eager to add more colour to the garden

These vibrant gardening clogs prioritise comfort, thanks to their arch support and flexible neoprene lining. But that’s not the only feature that has these selling out. They’re made of quality natural rubber, with a grip perfect for everyday wear. Their waterproof design makes them ideal for the garden, so your recipient will reach for them again and again. Did we mention they come in eight gorgeous colours?

Sizes: EU 36 to EU 45

Colours: Sunflower, peach, midnight blue, bright olive, clay, alpine green, black and lavender.

Material: Natural rubber

The City Gardener by Richard Unsworth

$60.29 at The Iconic

Best for urban gardeners searching for backyard inspiration

For a coffee table book centred around design-driven city gardens, this book will inspire any budding green thumb to optimise the space they have – whether that be a small balcony or a plant paradise.

Key features:

  • Hardcover
  • 256 pages

Plant & Garden Journal

$48.19 at The Iconic

Best for the organised gardener who loves to keep notes for succession planting

For plant lovers and gardening enthusiasts, take note of your botanical journey. For those eager to record growth milestones, seasonal observations, and ideas for future seasons, this journal will be your favourite green companion.

Key features:

  • Hard cover
  • 114 pages
  • Designed in Melbourne

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Three white pots with pot plants

Davenport Planter

from $144.00 at Freedom

Best for: Renters or apartment dwellers seeking a portable solution for their plant collection

Pots really are a gardener’s best friend, and this style from Freedom is perfect for indoor and outdoor use. Whether they stand proudly in your living room supporting a fiddle-leaf fig or on a balcony containing a small lemon tree, these timeless planters will be well-loved for years.

Sizes: 38cm, 50cm and 65cm

Colour: Natural

Weleda Skin Food

$27.04 (was $33.81) at Adore Beauty

Best for the busy gardeners who need some extra care

This award-winning formula is so good, it’s remained unchanged since 1926. Containing 100% natural ingredients including chamomile, rosemary, lanolin and almond oil, it provides deep moisture and hydration to the driest skin. After washing your hands of soil, use Weleda Skin Food for silky smooth skin.

Also available in a sample size.

Eden Corner Shelf

$149.99 at Mocka

Best for: Proud plant parents who want to display their greenery in style

This sleek, Scandi-inspired corner shelf offers the perfect pedestal to display favourite indoor plants. Place a vining variety on the top shelf and allow its greenery to soften your space, among books and other trinkets you choose to exhibit. The open, airy design creates the best environment for flora to thrive.

Materials: MDF and rubberwood

Flower Garden Faucet Handle

$79.56 at Amazon

The best gift for gardeners who are all about the details

Why not add a brushed brass decorative tap to your garden? For a quick and easy way to add fun decor to the garden and a conversation piece to show off to your guests, this flower faucet handle is a must-have. It only takes minutes to attach and is simple to turn.

Material: Brushed brass

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Marseille Memoir Gardenia Candle

$59.95 at Glasshouse Fragrances

Best for those who crave the sweet smell of the garden

With top notes of hyacinth, neroli and apple blossom, this candle will create instant ambience, taking you to the Côte d’Azur.

Key features:

  • Natural lead-free cotton wicks
  • Non-toxic soy blend wax
A wooden and metal trug full of flowers

Garden Hod Harvest Basket

$165.47 at Amazon

Best for: Foragers who love to show off their plentiful harvests

The chicest accessory for the garden is the harvest basket. These are so stylish that we’d want to take them everywhere, from the beach to the market. Made for harvesting and carrying fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers from the garden, they’re a wonderful gift idea for anyone with a budding garden.

Red sunhat against a pink background

Brixton Field X Hat

$72.38 (was $99.30) at The Iconic

Best for: Sun-smart gardeners eager to keep UV rays at bay

Sun safety is important for anyone spending time outdoors. This earthy coloured, wide-brimmed hat features a moisture-wicking sweatband and protects your neck and face from the sun’s rays.

Sizes: XS, S, M, L and XL

Materials: DWR-coated polyester twill 

Rose Pruning Gardening Gloves

$30.38 at Amazon

Best for: Proud rosarians who dabble in thorny business

The task of pruning rose bushes, citrus trees, or blackberry vines can become rather dangerous due to all the thorns, even if you are wearing gloves. This pair from Amazon has been designed especially for the job, protecting your hands and arms so you can retreat from the garden graze-free.

Made of puncture-resistant faux suede, they’re soft and flexible to allow for easy movement, yet puncture-resistant.

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Thimble and Weed Women’s Large Brimmed Hat

$180.58 at Etsy

Best for: Gardeners wanting to keep cool

This 100% linen, large-brimmed hat has been stiffened in the front with a line of milliner brim reed to ensure the face is protected from the sun, and the back drapes down to allow freedom of movement.

The cherry on top? A gorgeous muslin tie. Style it in a bow to give a hint of romance at the back. Gardening gifts can be beautiful, too!

Sizes: Small, Medium, Large, X Large and XX Large

Bumblebee Garden Bug Charm

$131.46 at The Iconic

Best for anyone who wants to show their love with the garden wherever they go

This limited-edition, handcrafted charm pays homage to our pollinator friends. Made from upcycled leather offcuts, with polished hardware, clip it to your handbag to make a statement wherever you travel. Plus, it fits an Apple AirTag, so you can be sure to never let it buzz away.


What is one thing that gardeners need?

Ask a gardener this question, and you will receive a myriad of answers. Some may simply say compost, but we all know that doesn’t look so pretty wrapped up in a bow. Others may request a garden shovel, pruning shears or a kneeler, which will all be used over the seasons, no doubt. However, if we were to pin it down to one thing, we would say that the one thing all gardeners need is a sunhat. Sun protection while working outdoors should always be a priority. Gift a gardener a sunhat, and you’ll know it will be well-loved and get plenty of use all year round.

What are some gift ideas for gardening enthusiasts who are elderly?

We all have or have had a granny or grandfather who just loved being in the garden. It’s a great skill for all, but especially great for the retired and elderly. Gardening keeps us active, but can be especially difficult on the joints as we need to kneel or bend down to reach lower-level plants. Therefore, one of the best gardening gifts for elderly people is a kneeler, as it supports the joints when tending the to garden, is lightweight so can be easily carried around, and is sturdy so there’ll be a lesser risk of falls when the kneeler is in use.

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