As a gardener, I love to get holiday gifts that reflect my love of, well… gardens! In fact, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love to get a living gift during the holiday season. Rather than be one of those people who just pick up a boring houseplant at the grocery store on the way to the party, (you know who you are!) this year put some thought into creating some DIY holiday plant gifts. We have some great ideas for how to take some simple plant material and turn it into a thoughtful, one of a kind gift, that keeps on giving.
Check out this paperwhite project from ‘Domaphile’. These paperwhites in mason jars would make such cute hostess gifts!
Our next project is a simple burlap paperwhite pot from ‘Maya Made’… So easy, but the burlap pot wrap puts in that extra touch!
From the community at ‘Home Depot’ learn to make these amazing mini rosemary topiaries. A fast project, and who wouldn’t want to be elbows deep in rosemary for an afternoon? The gifts are just a bonus!
More DIY rosemary topiaries from ‘City Farmhouse’…
From ‘Lolly Jane’, we love these chalk paint DIY succulent pots… You could do these in white, and wrap with a blue or silver Christmas ribbon.
If you want a unique gift, learn how to make these succulent Christmas trees, just like this one from ‘Canvas and Canopies‘… Here is a step by step video from ‘Urban Dirt’ on making succulent trees…
Here is an easy idea… pot up small transplants of aromatic herbs in recycled cans, then wrap with wide burlap ribbon in holiday style… From ‘Celebrate Magazine‘.
From ‘Gardenista‘, another easy way to take a simple plant gift, and dress up the delivery… And you probably already have all the supplies!
Lastly, another wrap idea, from ‘Segreto‘…
So give “green”!
>> Want more info on how to force bulbs for holiday gifts? Check out our post on “How to Force Bulbs”
I love the rosemary in a can with the burlap wrap. So simple but elegant looking and super easy to make a whole bunch of. These would be great gifts for neighbors.
I love these ideas. Ive been wanting to do this for yrs! I’m strapped for cash and have ongoing health issues Christmas is challenging for me I make all my gifts. Ive tried to propagate(?) make a cutting grow from my aloe vera plant FAIL..also other things from outside FAIL. PLEASE help!!! I can grow some things but when it comes to taking apart and repotting or to make things grow from a leaf or cutting I FAIL. Even when I read up and do what it says. HELP
Hi Kim! Can you give us an example of what plant you have tried to propagate, and what happened when it “Failed”?
What a great list – I will have to do some of these this winter!