There is perhaps no better time to receive gardening gifts than Christmas. By December, we are no longer exhausted from our summer work, and we are looking forward to new plants and blooms in spring. This year, my family gave me and my husband some wonderful gifts for our garden, and I’m just dying to get out there and start planting!
Three of my favorite herbs!
From my sister, we received some herb seeds and these tin markers. They are going to look so cute in our herb beds!
I love gardening books!
From my mom and stepdad, we received this indispensable gardening book. This book has just about anything I could ever need to know about gardening in general as well as detailed sections on tons of different types of flowers, vegetables, trees, and ground covers. There are also plenty of sample garden plots, which I’m always a big fan of. It is self-labeled as The Gardener’s Bible, and I intend it to be just that for me.
The grass will be no match for this monster.
From my dad and stepmom, we received this Husqvarna rototiller. Until now, we have had to rent a tiller from a local auto store, which presents all kinds of problems. Mostly it was a nightmare having to get the thing to and from our house. We were completely surprised to find this “under the tree” this year and can’t wait to get out there and break up the ground this spring. This rototiller will mean we can re-till areas as needed (without the rental hassle!) and hopefully plant and till in cover crops next year.
We also received gift cards and money, some of which will likely be spent on seeds, organic fertilizer, and other garden supplies. All the snow has been a nice treat, but I’m really ready for spring, so I can get outside and use all these new gardening tools!
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