Women differ vastly in their preferences and understanding them for men has always been a difficult task. The way to a woman’s heart is in understanding her as much as one can. It means observing her habits, listening to her patiently and being accommodating to her emotions. For most men this is a herculean feat. However, there are some endeavors that women take to like fish to water, and gardening is one of it. Talk to any woman about flowers, trees and garden and you will see their face lighting up with interest.

So the next time you are held up on deciding gifts for women choose gardening gifts. A gift that will enhance their gardening experience is sure to be a big hit. Garden gifts don’t have to be expensive. If it is something that they can hold in their hands every time they walk into the garden it is great. It will bring back fond memories about you. Gardening gifts come in wide price ranges and the categories are simply unlimited. Either you can walk into a hardware store or look around online for the right one.

Personal I prefer online shopping for the simple reason that it is convenient. But there is more to it – you can compare prices, get it delivered at your home or to the person you want to send a gift…and more.

Here is some great gift idea for her.

·         Women’s Garden Clogs: They are available in a very wide range of designs and colors. The most common materials used in garden clogs are rubber-like plastic and the usual sizes are 6-11. Clogs usually come with cork to protect the soles. It is a wonderful gift if the receiver has a really big garden to tend. If you are not sure about her size you can choose to send a gift voucher that they can redeem. Prices range around $50.

·         Women’s Garden Cloths: Some of the popular garden cloths for women are Long tail tanks, sun hats, railroad stripe overalls, long sleeve action shirts, short sleeve long tail crew, railroad shorts, utility vests, gardening caprice, short sleeve no-sweat scoops and knit pants. Price range $15-75.

·         Garden Tools: The ideal tools that women really love are the ones they can hold in their hand or the ones that save on labor. Popular items are pruners, convertible pruner with lopper, small steel spades, hedge shears, easy lifter trolleys, spring brace rakes, leaf rakes, folding saw, round point shovel…and more. Price range $20-250.

·         Fertilizers: Popular chemicals for gifting are weed killers, ready-mix nutrients for flowering plants, wood treatment chemicals for trees, power sprayers, and moss killers.

A great way to send your woman a gift is to include a book on gardening. Some popular books are RHS Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers, Food for Free, and Wild Flower Key – How to Identify Wild Plants, Trees and Shrubs.

Gardening is an age-old hobby and fascinates the young and the old, and women and men alike. Gardening brings in many benefits that not even avid gardening enthusiasts know. They help to relax your mind, exercise your body, and even help you reap a small profit. Gardening has helped hundreds of people to find peace of mind, and medical researches even show that people who do gardening are more like to radiate love and goodwill for others, and live longer.

Gardening is a hobby that does not require big investment (of course you can invest a lot and reap the benefit). Some gardening tools and a piece of unused land in your backyard is all that you need. You can even do gardening living in a condo. There are plants that are best suited for indoor growing. Indoor plants help you to beautify your living space. It is also a great way for spending your leisure hours caring for them.

What you spend for all these benefits and more is a small investment in gardening equipment. They are worth investing and make your endeavors easy to accomplish. Here are some essential tools for gardening. Of course, you can add more to make gardening more pleasurable and fruitful. You don’t have to travel too far to buy them. They can be found in the local hardware stores. Most of them can be ordered online as well. Online ordering is advantageous, because you can compare quality and price over a wide range of manufacturers.

·         Garden Scissors:

Garden scissors are very important and are used to deadhead flowers, harvest flowers and vegetable, cut strings and even open bags for potting. Though a heavy duty home use scissor will suffice, the ones especially made for gardening is recommended.

·         Weeders:

Weeds are usually difficult to control and they sprout almost everywhere. If left to grow they can retard the growth of the plants around. The only way to minimize their spread is to remove it manually using weeders. They are particularly shaped to penetrate the soil and get at the root. Weeders have a fork like tip that can get at the roots deep inside the soil.

·         Soil Knife:

It finds use in transplanting young saplings and is a must for gardeners. It has a sharp tip with a blade like body with a wooden handle. It is very helpful for scooping out the soil along with the root without damaging the plant.

·         Pruning Shears:

This is yet another tool that is very important for gardening. Plants, especially the ornamental plants tend to grow unevenly and need to be shaped periodically to give it a neat appearance. They are available in various sizes and materials. See that the ones you order are light to carry.

·         Water hoses and wands, shovels, rakes, saws and loop hoe are other tools that you can add if you wish. They are not an absolute necessity, but they do help to give you a richer gardening experience.

Mothers are the most special people on earth and there cannot be anyone whom you understand better. But, when it comes to giving her a gift, you can get a little confused, because of the sheer number of choices available to you. For mothers, the money value is not what that will make them happy, it is the love that comes from her children that matter most for them. Mothers, believe, will see your love more than the gift.

A $100 gift is only as good as $10 gift mind you. Sprinkle your $1 gift with love and it will become a $1,000 gift. Definitely I don’t mean to say you should be looking around for a $1 gift. Presenting your mother a gift is a token of appreciation of the great sacrifices she has made for you. And your gifts should radiate your feeling from your heart. It should reflect how much you understand her.

Here are 5 great gift ideas for mothers.

·         A handmade gift is a great idea. More so, if you craft it by yourself. You can buy a photo frame and include a photo showing a great moment that happened in the family – a vacation or a celebration will work wonders.

·         A subscription for her favorite magazine is also great. You can do some research on the books she has been reading recently. A book on ageing gracefully will be wonderful if she is in her 70s or above.

·         Mothers love gardening and growing flowers. If she has a penchant for a particular flower, buy a sapling, plant it in a flower pot and gift it to her. Do the planting yourself, and give a personal touch to it.

·         If you have a big budget, you should be, then, you should consider a cooking range. Mothers spend a lot of time in the kitchen and what more can be more appeasing than a well thought-out cooking range?

·         A top-class recipe book and her favorite ingredients included is an excellent idea for mothers’ gift. If you can include a piece of cutlery it will add that much more to an ideal gift.

When you learn to select a gift for your mother you also learn to select gifts for women. You understand their likes and dislikes better and the little things that keep them fascinated. Some special gift ideas for women are a pair of ear rings, a necklace and mostly anything that they can wear on person. Cosmetics, lingerie, makeup kits will work wonderfully well.  For Gift ideas, women are the best to seek help. So ask a woman what she would like best and you will have got a clue. Their instinct is the best bet to a woman’s heart.