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With flowers in bloom, the first leaves turning green, birds singing and Easter right around the corner, we have a number of gift ideas sure to please the garden lover in your life!
Lavender Sachets
We love these delightful smelling gifts! Not only do these lavender sachets make the front of our store (or wherever else we have them displayed!) smell like a Provencal summer’s afternoon, they can also freshen up drawers, closets, cars or cupboards. I always add one to my travel luggage so that my clothes have a clean, relaxing scent when I arrive at my destination.
$8
Butterfly and Hummingbird seed mix
Produced by Roundstone Native Seed out of Upton, Kentucky, this blend of native wildflowers has been in our store for a number of years now. Specifically formulated for our part of the southeastern region, this blend contains Common milkweed, Butterfly milkweed, Black-eyed Susan, and Purple coneflower to name a few. Each packet contains approximately 500 seeds that will not only add a splash of color to your yard, but also help to attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and even potentially goldfinch.
$10
Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians
If you’re like me, part of the fun of the spring and summer wildflower bloom is identifying and learning more about the plants themselves. This second edition of Wildflowers of Tennessee describes over 1,250 species in 90 families. To make this a little more manageable, everything is color coded and organized by flower family and there is a color key to help expedite the process. This has been our favorite guide to wildflowers and we’re sure it will be yours as well.
$28.95
Small and Large Solar Shadow Lanterns
Since discovering these last fall, they have quickly become one of our favorite solar products. Available in hummingbird and dragonfly patterns, they cast the pattern of each lantern in green and blue, respectively.
Small, $24 Large, $45
Comical Bird and Plant Mugs
Sometimes it seems as if the people who discovered certain species had a sense of humor and wanted to embarrass their colleagues by giving the species ridiculous names they would be ashamed to say aloud. These bird and plant themed mugs highlight the best names of both Aves and Plantae! Sticky Willy, Shaggy Soldier, Sausage Tree, Blue-footed booby, Southern screamer and Andean Cock-of-the-Rock are just a few of the comical animal and plant names that you can start your day with, with the Comical Mugs!
$14.99
