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These are the best gifts for a novice gardener

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Do you have a friend, family member, or loved one who is just starting to get into gardening? If so, maybe you’re wondering what you could get them for a holiday or birthday gift to support their hobby. If that’s the case, look no further than this list! Here are seven amazing gift ideas for the new gardener in your life.

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Gloves may not be a necessity for all gardeners, but they are a preferences for many. These gloves from Cooljob are durable, breathable, and relatively fashionable. Reviewers have found these gloves to be very comfortable, and they hold up well under regular use. They’re even washable!

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“The Garden Journal, Planner, and Log Book” by Joy L. Kieffer allows gardeners to keep track of what works, what doesn’t, and what to do when. This gift would be excellent for any gardener, but novice gardeners may benefit the most from having a designated space to record their gardening habits. The ability to look back and see what you did, when you did it, and what the result was can take a lot of the stress out of starting a garden.

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This beautiful set of garden tools will please any gardener, and it’s a great starting place for beginners! They have non-slip handles for easy, comfortable use and are made with aluminum alloy for durability and easy maintenance.

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Hori knives are a prize for new and experienced gardeners, and Haushof’s is a quality knife. With markings to measure hole depths, a sharp, sturdy blade for pruning, and a leather sheath for easy storage, this knife will thrill the gardener in your life.

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If the gardener in your life isn’t able to garden outdoors at the moment, or if they aren’t sure if they’d like to devote a lot of time and energy into gardening, a great gift to consider is an indoor gardening kit.

This kit from Garden Republic has everything you need to grow hot peppers in the comfort of your own home!

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If your gardener isn’t fond of spice, there are other indoor garden kits to be found!

This kit from Planter’s Choice lets you grow nine different herbs: Dill, parsley, sage, basil, mustard, chives, thyme, cilantro, and oregano. This is a great gift to brighten the kitchen window of any gardener and is an easy first step for beginners.

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To help the gardener in your life start out right, this 49 piece set from Taiker has everything you could possibly need.

It includes practical items, like tools and a bag to carry and store them in, and decorative items, like brightly colored plant labels and stakes topped with plastic butterflies! It even includes a tool kit just for succulents, a favorite of new gardeners.

You can be sure to please the gardener in your life with any one of these great gift ideas! Whether you’re looking for a stocking stuffer or a big-ticket item, your loved one will be thrilled with the quality of any of our suggestions.

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Typically, you use a shovel or a little trowel for digging, but what if you want something with a little more dexterity? Garden Genie has you covered, with these fantastic garden gloves with plastic claw attachments for digging. The claws are scoop shaped, making digging easy, and the gloves and claws are easy to wash. They’re durable and bring the power of shovels to the tips of your fingers. Any gardener would be thrilled to have them.

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If you’re shopping for a gardener, or maybe even looking for an idea to put on your own wish list, you may be wondering about the absolute best gardening gift. There are a lot of options, to be sure. You may have considered curating items for gardening gift baskets, or else thought about getting them a plant subscription box. There's a vast variety of tools and seeds and novelty T-shirts that any plant-devoted human may squeal about. But the one thing that stands out is a high-quality hori hori knife.
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Hori knives are special gardening knives that are often used for digging, weeding, and pruning. The word “hori” is the Japanese word for “to dig,” and hori hori is used to describe the sound of digging, so the name is something of a pun!

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Hori hori knives are multipurpose, meaning that one high-quality hori hori knife can replace several different garden tools and often do the job better than the original tools. They’re durable and long-lasting, meaning they give you a good return on your investment.

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