Gardeners are canny people, willing to improvise and make do for most of the year. Christmas is the perfect time to reward them for their hard work and creativity with tools and treats that are both useful and beautiful.
Each year, I curate my top 10 Christmas gifts based on what’s been popular throughout the year and my instinct for what will be well received: I’d be happy to find any of these presents in my stocking on Christmas morning and hope you would too. They’re all items I believe you can’t put a foot wrong with and will feel good about giving*. With prices from £3.50, they’re not expensive either. As my range has burgeoned, I’ve found it a real struggle to settle on just 10, so you are welcome to go ‘off list’ and see what else I have in store!
- Piccolo Seeds £3.50 & £10 - A packet of seeds symbolises a fresh start and hope for the future. The range includes more than thirty varieties, each presented in a packet that unfolds to reveal instructions on sowing, growing, supporting, and harvesting. The boxed sets (£10) are great stocking fillers and the individual packs (£3.50) make great Christmas card inserts.
- Scented Pencils £15 - For gardeners who miss the scents of spring and summer during the cold days of winter, each handmade box includes half a dozen perfumed pencils. You can choose from Rose Geranium, Peony, Orange Blossom, Lily of Valley, Jasmine, Fig Tree and Wildwood.
- Niwaki Weeding Hoe £18 - Every year, a new tool captures gardeners’ attention. This year, it’s been this super-sharp Japanese hoe designed to cut weeds off in their prime. It's ideal for cultivating raised beds, vegetable plots, and flower borders.
- Gardener’s Handcare Gift Set £22 - Combining three of my favourite things, Emma Bridgewater’s pretty greenhouse tin opens to reveal a gardener’s nail brush and a large bar of Italian soap. It's great value, easy to wrap, and bound to please any grower.
- Gold Leaf Tough Touch Gloves £28—These leather gauntlets are the Rolls Royce of gardening gloves. They protect hands and wrists from scratches and scrapes, whilst keeping them warm and dry. They are available in Men’s and Women’s sizes.
- Klean Kanteen Insulated Flask, 0.5 Litres £35 - I like to put my products through their paces. This flask has been with me at over feisty events this year—it’s fallen out of the car and been bashed about, and it still keeps my tea hot until home time. indispensible.
- Romney Marsh Wools Kneeler £36 - I am very fussy about kneelers, so when the opportunity came along to produce a wool-filled, portable cushion with my friends at Romney Marsh Wools, I was elated. Unlike most other kneelers, it’s plump, comfortable, washable, and sustainable. Exclusive to Dan Cooper Garden.
- Signature Hand Spade / Fork £39 - Most gardeners spend much time on their hands and knees. These are the perfect tools for planting and dividing when kneeling and for cultivating raised beds. Hand-forged and designed to endure, these are family heirlooms in waiting. Exclusive to Dan Cooper Garden.
- Original LÖWE 1.100 Secateurs £44 - Each time the recipient reaches for these secateurs, they will hold a piece of gardening history. They’re a re-release of the original anvil secateurs, invented in Germany in 1923 and still cutting beautifully over 100 years later. Exclusive to Dan Cooper Garden.
- Niwaki Higurashi GR Secateurs £59 - These versatile secateurs embody what Japanese craftsmen do best - make effortlessly simple tools that perform brilliantly. They’re sharp, precise and delightful to work with.
SHOP MY TOP 10 CHRISTMAS GIFTS
If you’re finding it difficult to choose and would like the gardener in question to choose a gift for themselves, remember that you can buy Dan Cooper Garden digital gift cards in denominations from £10 to £100.
*When I select a new product for Dan Cooper Garden, I consider it best in class, so you can be reassured that you’re buying well. I also check that it’s been made and transported as sustainably as possible, supporting small businesses wherever possible.
