San Jose, CA

Do you have a friend or family member with a special green thumb? Great I have some stocking and gift ideas that will keep giving even past the end of the year.

Work Gloves
Every gardener could use a new pair of work gloves for 2008. The gloves will keep our hands away from harmful bugs, rocks, and those nasty rose barbs that get us all. HGTV suggest Atlas work gloves but any glove that is not bulky will work well.

Gardening Tools
Have you found your gardener digging holes with a kitchen spoon? Don’t laugh I’ve done it before. If you think the gardener that you are shopping for needs new tools, then stop by Hitchcock’s Garden Supply.

The family has been a San Jose business since the 1950’s. They are conviently located off of the 280. Hitchcock’s Garden Tools and Supply 676 Auzerais Ave., San Jose, CA 95126.

Seeds
Every plant has its season. The plants that should be planted in San Jose soon are peas, celery, beets, radishes, onions, spinach, and Broccoli. Sorry I was unable to find any suggestions of flower seeds. Though there are different types of cabbages that I have seen gardeners mix in with tall grasses to decorate homes.

Vases
There are some really cute vases and rooting vases out there for gardeners to use. Cuttings of Ivy, pothos, begonias and coleus root quickly in clear rooting vases.

Drink Powders
Take a couple of those instant drink mix packets and put a note with it saying, “This is to enjoy your blooming flowers with.” Now your gardener will have a drink to sit outside with while they enjoy the fruits of their labor.

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