Gardens

 
 

Here are some great gift membership ideas for garden lovers - give them plenty of days out to enjoy, ideas to pick up, and inspiration for their own gardens at home

Give a gift membership to the National Trust
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Enjoy an unlimited number of days out with National Trust membership. With three months free membership when you pay by direct debit, there has never been a better time to support National Trust.  As Britain’s largest conservation organisation, the charity helps protect over 300 historic houses, 700 miles of spectacular coastline and over 600,000 acres of beautiful countryside. National Trust membership takes  a year of relaxation, exploration & discovery in one!  Benefits of a Gift Membership includes free entry and parking at over 300 historic houses and gardens, free parking at our countryside and coastline locations, The Members' Handbook full of information about the places the recipient can visit; newsletters packed with details of special events at locations nearby plus 3 editions of our beautifully illustrated magazine exclusively for members.  Click here to buy National Trust membership
Give a gift membership to the Eden Project Eden Project
Treat someone special to a year of discovery with Eden Project Gift Membership. Members receive unlimited free entry to Eden (in Cornwall) for a whole year – and they can bring a guest with them for free on every visit! They’ll also receive discounts and priority access, receive the quarterly Eden Magazine, and be able to get ‘behind the scenes’ at exclusive events to learn more about the Project's charitable work. From £58.  Find out more here
 Give them an RHS Membership Gift Membership to the RHS
This great membership to the RHS (that's the Royal Horticultural Society) includes free visits to the 5 RHS Gardens for the member and a family guest or two children.  There's also The Garden monthly magazine jam-packed with advice and inspiration, worth £4.95 a month in itself, plus unlimited, personalised  RHS gardening advice. And also included is regular emails with exclusive member content and savings on tickets to RHS flower shows!  Each Gift Membership is presented in a beautiful gift pack including a voucher for a free RHS tote bag, a £5 voucher to spend at RHS Gardens and two packets of seeds (UK only). Your gift will require activation and your giftee can do this whenever suits them best! There's £15 off at the moment, too, so it's £59 instead of £74! Click here to give an RHS membership  
What about a Gardener's Book Subscription? What about a Gardener's Book Subscription?

Your loved one can receive a range of diverse gardening books, each one chosen by The Beautiful Book Company's literary experts.  You just select how long you want the gift to last.  Not only that, there's the option to add on a book journal so that they can keep notes on their books each month, or a pack of Pact coffee for an extra treat, sent out with their first book!  From £59.99 from Not on the High Street. 

Give a Gift Membership to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Give a Gift Membership to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 
Discover the world of science behind Kew's botanical collections, with over 50,000 living plants to be found across this incredible UNESCO World Heritage site. Membership includes unlimited visits to Kew Gardens and Wakehurst, their wild botanic garden in Sussex; membership newsletters and Kew magazine sent to you throughout the year; a range of exclusive member events and activities; priority booking and discounts for a range of popular events including Christmas at Kew and Kew the Music and a 10% discount in Kew’s shops, though restrictions apply.   Go to Kew's website
Give a gift membership to Garden Organic Give a gift membership to Garden Organic
Garden Organic's aim is to get people to grow organically.  Your support will enable it to fight about environmental matters, and to bring people together through organic growing to strengthen communitie and workplaces. It also has therapeutic growing programmes for disadvantaged individuals and young carers. You'll also help it brotect our plant heritage with its world-renowned Heritage Seed Library.  Members receive a copy of The Organic Way members' magazine sent three times a year, access to an online members-only area of its website, 10% off orders with the award-winning Organic Gardening Catalogue, free or discounted entry to a range of partner gardens around the UK including its base, Ryton Organic Gardens in Warwickshire, and there's a monthly email newsletter with update and news.  Go to Garden Organic's website
Give a National Allotment Society Gift Card Give a National Allotment Society Gift Card
The National Allotment Society is a national organisation which works to uphold the interests and rights of the allotment community in the UK and to provide, promote and preserve allotments for everyone.  It offers support, guidance and advice to members and those with an interest in allotment gardening.  And they have a National Allotment Society Gift Card, giving individual membership to the Society - or why not take out a magazine subscription?  Find out more here.


Treat yourself!  Join Thompson & Morgan’s Gardening Club. 
Thompson & Morgan were established in 1855.  They have over 6,000 plants, bulbs, seeds, fruit, seed potatoes, house plants. tools and everything you need for outdoor living.  Their Gardening Club is £10 a year, and you get 10% off every order placed online!  (That excludes items offered by T&M Marketplace suppliers.)  You also get £20 worth of Thompson & Morgan vouchers (one per order, excludes delivery) AND you get gardening tips straight into your inbox.  There are also exclusive member-only deals, with special offers and new variety previews ahead of everyone else!   Find out more here

Give a membership to the The Cottage Garden Society Give a membership to the The Cottage Garden Society
The Society has around 35 regional groups, some with just 7 members and some with over 200.  The society brings people together who share enthusiasm for cottage gardening.   Members receive an informal and informative, quarterly magazine, an opportunity to obtain seed donated by other members - and send in your own surplus seed, the chance to buy a range of merchandise and there are plant sales organised by regional groups.  All for just £15 for a single member, £18 for a joint.  Dig  here to go to the Society's website
See the range of gardening magazines available from Pocketmags How about a digital subscription to a gardening magazine?
Pocketmags have over 20 digital garden magazine subscriptions to choose from, including Gardeners World, Gardens Illustrated, and Amateur Gardening.   They have lots of offers on as well!  View their range here.
There's a Monthly Tropical Houseplant Seed Subscription Box There's a Monthly Tropical Houseplant Seed Subscription Box
You can grown your own indoor tropical jungle as you'll receive a box every month with 4 different types of trpical houseplant seeds!  The seed comes in resealable airtight packets and also detailed planting instructions - just the thing for eco-friendly plant lovers!  All the seeds are 100% organic, untreated and ethically sourced and the external packaging is 100% recyclable.  You can choose from a one off box, or 3, 6 or 12 months, starting at £13.95.  This is avialable from Not on the High Street. 

Take a look at The Flourishy Gardener's Subscription Box Take a look at The Flourishy Gardener's Subscription Box
This seasonal subscription box will help you create a lovely garden full of a mix of seasonal flowers, vegetable seeds and bulbs - a great gift for people who love gardens and to grow their own!  There's a heavy focus on organic and sustainable products, and the boxes are sent four times a year full of seasonal goods.  The estimated dispatch dates are:
  • Spring Box - March, April and May
  • Summer Box - June, July and August
  • Autumn Box - September, October and November
  • Winter Box - December, January and February
You can choose from 1, 2, 3 or 4 boxes and this subscription starts at £39.95.  It's available from Not on the High Street. 
Click here for more info on Flora & Fauna International
If you think of the natural world as a big garden, then this could be a gift with a difference for anyone who loves gardens, wildlife, flowers & the outdoors. It's mission is "to act to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take into account human needs."  I've given my sister's partner membership as a gift, and he was very impressed with the work they do.  They run 100 projects in 40 countries - mostly in the developing world; and you can find out more about them here and give a gift membership here