Gift-Giving Ideas for People Who Love Trees and Gardens

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Get Inspired for the Holidays, and Don’t Forget to Schedule Tree Care Before Winter Hits

Kansas Citians who adore their landscapes, gardens, and arbors can be hard to find great gifts for. Thankfully, the Arb Tech certified arborist team are those people, so we have some great ideas for items you can consider as you shop for the holidays.

Book about Tree Pruning

Kansas City tree care concepts can be difficult, but someone who wants to learn to become an arborist or other landscaping professional will likely love to receive a book about tree pruning.

Choose a book that includes information about our region, so the tips and instructions are relevant to the kinds of trees that grow here. No longer will your loved one ask, “What is tree pruning?” and instead can follow along with our certified arborists or perform simple maintenance on smaller branches they can reach from the ground.

Sturdy Pruning Shears

A really lovely pair of pruning shears make an excellent gift for gardening lovers. Opt for a pricier pair made with carbon steel blades for extra sturdiness. They’ll last a long time and are always handy for days spent taking care of their backyard landscapes and plantings. The more advanced user may also appreciate some tree pruning shears.

Gardening Galoshes

Springtime means lots of rain, and lots of rain means mud! Keep your loved one’s casual shoes in optimal condition by gifting them a pair of rubberized ones just for gardening. Gardening clogs or tall rubber boots are most ideal, as they can be rinsed off with the gardening hose and left to dry on the doormat.

Coveted Shrub Cultivar

Some bushes and small trees are hard to find in the Kansas City area, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be planted here. Plenty of them are hardy enough in our zone, and will thrive with the right care, especially when you enlist a certified arborist to help.

A rare tree or shrub can add a sense of specialness to your loved one’s yard, and it’s something they can treasure for years and years to come.

Warm, Waterproof Jacket

Just like those rubber gardening shoes are a lifesaver in wet weather, so, too, is a lined waterproof jacket. Weather doesn’t dictate whether there’s work to do in the garden, and a light rain never hurt anyone.

Choose a jacket that is breathable, but still features a waterproof finish, so the wearer is comfortable without sweating up a storm!

Seed Storage Box

Most garden seeds are stamped with a package date, and remain in dormancy as long as they’re kept at the right temperature and humidity.

A specialized seed storage box can preserve the viability of seeds, and makes a wonderful gift for those who grow prolific vegetable gardens.

Gardening Log Book

Winter is the perfect time to plan a garden or upgrades to a landscape, so a gardening log book or journal makes a wonderful holiday gift.

These books include pages for planning the layout of your garden and provide space to document your planting dates, plant growth, and other important notes.

Seed Starting Kit

Avid gardeners will love to receive new seed starting equipment, including grow bulbs, soil, compostable and plantable pots, and plant labels.

Most of these items - except maybe the soil! - make excellent stocking stuffers, so if you’re looking for a small gift you can tuck in along with other items, consider seed starting-related items.

Quality Shovels

Cheap shovels just don’t work as well as really nice ones. They don’t cut through the soil and roots underground, nor are they as comfortable in the hand.

Just like a quality pair of gardening shears can make gardening even more of a pleasure, a really strong general purpose shovel helps your loved one get their yard work done quickly, and hopefully without blisters!

Garden Hose Caddy

Winding a heavy garden hose is a workout! Help your loved one take a load off with an easy-to-wind garden hose caddy that is not only effective, but also visually pleasing.

These garden hose caddies don’t need to look like a plastic wheel. Many are disguised in pretty bins or boxes, and protect the garden hose in the off-season, too.

Give Them the Gift of Kansas City Tree Care

Still not inspired? Opt for something both unusual and practical, by giving them the gift of our tree pruning service near you!

Offer to schedule and pay for tree care from Arb Tech. It’s the perfect gift for someone who has everything - and whose trees could do with some TLC come spring.

To give them something to unwrap, design and print a simple poster in your favorite desktop publishing software, slide it into a holiday card, and present it to your recipient.

Finally, contact Arb Tech to schedule an appointment for Kansas City tree care and get tree pruning near you!

Dallas Stephens