Whether outfitting a potting shed, a work bag, or one’s self, a well-made tool or accessory lifts a gardener’s spirits in cold weather.
Made of terra cotta, French Watering Bells absorb moisture when immersed in water and then deliver it as a gentle sprinkle to delicated seedlings; $58 from Detroit Garden Works.
A set of ten Copper Plant Markers comes with a grease pencil so you can change your mind; $18 from Terrain.
Tiny wooden bee houses with steel roofs can be mounted on a garden shed or against a fence to make pollinators feel at home; a set of three Bee Homes is £22 from Rowen & Wren.
To celebrate Dutch master plantsman Piet Oudolf’s 70th birthday this year, the Monacelli Press published Hummelo: A Journey Through a Plantsman’s Life, the story of his private garden; it’s filled with beautiful photos of his hazy, romantic drifts of flowers and is $32.75 at Amazon.
Photograph via GRDN.
Connecticut potter Ben Wolff’s White Clay Footed Herb Pots come in four sizes, at prices ranging from $10 to $50 apiece.
Buy paperwhite bulbs to force indoors; 24 bulbs of white Ariel Paperwhite are $39 from White Flower Farm.
You can tell from looking at this classic trio of hand tools that the founder of family-run DeWit Tools was a blacksmith.
No matter whether you’re shopping for a gift for an experienced gardener or an amateur, a 3-Piece Hand Forged Dutch Gardening Tool Set will last a lifetime; $98 from The Line.
a Galvanised Funnel With String will dispense tangle-free twine every time.
A dark-colored pair of Deerskin Work & Garden Gloves won’t show evidence of the work. The gloves have an elastic wristband to keep out the cold and are available in sizes to fit both women and men; $45 from Kaufmann Mercantile.
A highly polished chrome Pocket Hand Warmer has a nice weight and gives off encouraging heat while one shovels snow or prunes trees in winter; $20 from Guideboat.