Gifts for Gardeners

With Christmas just around the corner, we’ve rounded up some perfect pressies for the green thumb in the family

Natalie Crofts
19 November 2018

From edible gardens to pot plants, maintaining lush lawns to cutting tools, we’ve got a range of brilliant gifts for seasoned and novice gardeners alike to aid them in every outdoor project. To help take the legwork out of finding the right Christmas pressie, we've rounded up our favourite gardening gifts for the festive season ahead.

 

Pink Secateurs $29.90

Brighten up your garden tool box with these vibrant secateurs. Ideal for pruning, trimming and cutting all manners of plants, shrubs and small trees, you’ll be able to prune with ease using the sharp Japanese steel blade suitable for even heavy-duty cutting jobs. Featuring a non-slip cushion grip, these secateurs are reliable and lightweight with an ergonomically-designed handle to alleviate the strain on your hands. Features a safety lock for storage too.

 

Garden Apron $22.90

Keep your tools to hand with our brand new Garden Apron featuring 14 handy pockets to store everything from pens and wire to scissors and secateurs. With a fully adjustable waist and neck strap, this unisex Hoselink-embroidered apron serves to protect your clothing and provide a handy carrier whilst gardening. Made from high-quality canvas, the easy-to-reach pockets vary in size (1 x top pocket, 5 x large pockets, 4 x medium pockets, 4 x small pockets) to hold all manner of accessories and can be machine washed for your convenience.

 

Garden Lovers Bundle $87.90

This discounted bundle, brand new for Christmas, features our Garden Tool Tote Bag, Ratchet Pruners, Trowel, Fork, Plant Labels and Pen, providing everything a garden enthusiast could need. The lightweight handy Tote Bag provides a convenient way to carry tools as you work around the yard, made from high-quality polyester which can be wiped clean or machine washed. Its eight outer pockets with elastic straps and expandable centre compartment provide plenty of carrying space for everything from secateurs to hand tools. Also included in the kit is Hoselink’s brand new Slate Labels and Silver Marker Pen, perfect for labelling edible plants and flowers to add a practical yet decorative touch to your garden beds and pot plants. The Fork and Trowel also make perfect accompaniments for all your planting needs, whilst the ergonomically-designed Ratchet Pruners will make light work of tough cutting tasks even for those with arthritis.

 

Slate Plant Labels $12.90

Get organised in the garden with these beautiful Slate Plant Labels designed to help you easily identify plants and edibles as they grow in your garden beds and pots. Write your choice of plant, herb, fruit or veg names with our Silver Marker Pen for the perfect finish, available to purchase separately or in a discounted bundle. With individually cut edges and a rustic finish, the weatherproof black labels come in a pack of five and can be wiped clean with methylated spirits for use again and again.

 

​Stainless Steel Multipurpose Garden Knife $26.90

This handy all-purpose garden tool does far more than simply cutting. Beautifully presented with a protective sleeve, the knife has a pointed tip to help penetrate hard soil, a serrated edge perfect for opening bags of soil as well as slicing through weed roots, an engraved depth gauge ideal for measuring how deep to sow your seeds and bulbs, and a curved shape for easy digging. Functional, lightweight and durable, the Multipurpose Garden Knife has a contoured handle with a textured non-slip finish to give you a firm grip for safer use.

 

Kids Gardening Set $19.90

Gardening is not just for grown-ups, now your little helpers can be part of the fun too with their very own mini gardening set. The bright and colourful plastic tool set includes a bucket with metal handle, a two-pronged fork, two three-pronged forks, two spades, one narrow trowel and one scoop. Made from strong, almost unbreakable plastic, the tools are perfect for use in the yard, at the beach or in the sandpit.  

 

Comfort Leather Gloves $15.90

With soft leather over the palm and breathable spandex over the back of the hand, comfort is premier with these practical gardening gloves designed to protect your hands as you work in the yard. Elasticated around the wrist to keep out debris, the comfortable gloves come in small, medium and large sizes to ensure the perfect fit.

 

Extendable Rake $19.90

To achieve a beautiful backyard, you’ll need to keep it tidy, and with Hoselink’s Extendable Garden Rake, you’ll be able to keep on top of leaves and debris with ease whilst saving on storage space. This clever Optimus Prime-esque tool transforms from a full-sized durable rake measuring 1.6m long x 56cm wide into a small 83cm long x 21cm wide compact space-saving gadget. It reduces in length with a twist of its handle whilst the rake tines collapse together with a snap and a push of the locking lever. Lightweight and sturdy, this is the ideal tool for raking plant clippings, grass and leaf matter – made easier to collect with the Hoselink Sweep-in Leaf Collector available to purchase separately or in a discounted bundle.

 

Pruning Saw $27.90

If you have an orchard, lots of trees or any large, demanding branches in the garden, then we recommend our Pruning Saw to tackle tree limbs with ease. Perfect for cutting through sticky sap-laden branches and many other tough pruning jobs, the saw will continue to cut through with its sharp, low-stick teeth and high-quality blade made from ultra-sharp carbon steel. Its curved rubber grip handle allows for two-hand use to give you full control when sawing, and the blade conveniently folds into the handle for safe storage when not in use.

 

Garden Knee Pads $16.90

Protect your joints as you garden with these convenient and functional Knee Pads. The lightweight, hard-wearing knee pads are fully adjustable to give the perfect fit, with two Velcro straps that fasten behind the knee. Ideal for comfort on the go, the pads are designed to be both strong and stretchy, made from soft, water-resistant neoprene that moulds to your knees to protect them from injury or inflammation as you plant, mulch and prune.

 

Trowel, Fork & Weeder Set $36.90

All the essential hand tools for one great price, this classic Trowel, Fork & Weeder Set is perfect for digging, potting, planting, cultivating and weeding. No gardener should be without these durable tools featuring stainless steels ends and ergonomically-designed soft rubber handles for added comfort and grip. The Trowel is ideal for digging through soil and planting seeds; the Fork makes quick work of cultivating the soil and lifting weeds; whilst the Weeder is designed to uproot weeds in one swift action using it’s pointed split-tip fork end also suitable for scraping out unwanted plants from in between pavers. Tools also sold separately.

 

Guillotine Lopper $55.90

Once you’ve got the plants, you’ll need to keep up the maintenance. With Hoselink’s Guillotine Lopper you can cut through branches big and small using its Teflon-coated high-carbon steel blade. Cutting quickly and cleanly through branches up to 45mm thick, this speciality tool features aluminium handles and a steel-head designed to hook over branches to help steady them in place before cutting.

 

Weeper Hose from $21.90

Your garden can’t grow without water, and if you’ve chosen to plant a veggie patch or live in a particularly scorching part of Australia, then it’s well worth picking up a Weeper Hose to meet your needs. This clever hose seeps out water instead of spraying it, allowing the water to be soaked up by the soil instantly from the source, avoiding water wastage and helping to prevent evaporation during hot summers. Made from nylon, the hose is best used with low water pressure and can be positioned in a straight line or gentle curve above ground or buried under a thin layer of mulch. Comes in a choice of 7.5m or 15m lengths that can also be easily joined together - no extra fittings required!

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