Present the gardener in your life with a gift that keeps on giving

What do you give the gardener who has everything? Here, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall offers some ideas

Even the gardener who has everything will find space for this winter treasure, Chimonanthus praecox. Picture: iStock

It's the time of year for giving gifts and there is nothing nicer for a gardener to receive than a growing gift. So many people have found great solace and therapy in their gardens during 2020 and the joy of gardening as a pastime has been discovered by thousands, if not millions, across Europe during the periods of lockdown, so time now to nurture that germinating interest with a Christmas gift with a horticultural tone.

Garden centres and websites all over Ireland will have plenty to choose from over the next few weeks and my advice is not to hang around as they will surely sell out, such is the demand for all things gardening this year.