Love is in the Air – Garden Gifts for Your Sweetheart
Finding the perfect gift for your valentine is a deceivingly difficult task. Amongst the chocolates and carnations, how are you supposed to find something unique for your sweetheart? Good thing we are here to help! We have selected the best of blooms, the most fantastic foliage, as well as great gifts and more for your favorite garden-loving person this Valentine’s Day.
BIG BLOOMS –
Hydrangeas – Although the season is not quite ready for these cloud-like blooms outdoors, we carry these shrubs in houseplants this time of year! Give your valentine a bloom that lasts with a hydrangea. Once it is warm enough, you can plant this gorgeous gift in the garden to enjoy for years to come.
Cyclamen – These colorful cool-weather bloomers boast butterfly-like flowers with dark green, heart-shaped foliage. Bloom colors range from white to light pink, lavender, hot pink, and purple. Cyclamen are sure to make your valentine’s jaw drop in surprise.
Hellebores – This perennial is a perfect winter wonder. Also known as the “Lenten Rose”, hellebores can dazzle your valentine with their colorful, star-like flowers. Place in a pot or even plant in the yard for a blooming valentine’s every year.
Daphne – Forget buying that bouquet of roses or that bottle of Chanel No.5. Nothing smells better than blooming winter daphne. Revered for the angelically intoxicating fragrance of a citrusy-honeyed, almost baby powderesque perfume, this shrub is usually the first thing that comes to mind when we think of “fragrant blooms”.
ORCHIDS –
As one of our favorite blooming tropicals, orchids are an amazing gift for any plant-loving valentine. These elegant flowers will brighten tables and windowsills in your home for months at a time. Colors range from whites, pinks, lavenders and yellows in both solid colors or stripes and spots. And although the phalaenopsis moth orchid is the most popular with its large flowers, we carry a wide variety of orchids sure to even please the picky collector you love.
Other varieties available now for a limited time:
- Vanilla Orchid
- Paphiopedilum
- Oncidium
- Cattleya
- Cymbidium
- Dendrobium
- Cochleanthes
- Wilsonara
BULB FLOWERS –
Daffodils – Bring home a slice of sunshine with daffodils. We love using these petite blooms to bring a little bit of spring indoors during the remainder of winter. Who doesn’t like spring sunshine early, especially in chilly February?
Hyacinth – These bulbs make us dream of spring early with their brilliant color and unforgettable fragrance. As a member of the lily family, Hyacinth are available in a variety of colors including pink, white and purple.
Tulips – This classic spring bulb is sure to make your valentine feel loved. With colors of bright yellow, soft lavender, bold pink, and more, there are so many ways to either pair tulips with other great garden gifts or have them stand alone proudly.
PRO TIP: Pair all these bulbs together for an amazing display of spring color! If you need assistance making the perfect valentine’s arrangement, ask our Green Team for help potting up plants.
SUCCULENTS –
Combos – Who doesn’t love a fun and flirty arrangement of succulents? Choose a selection of these native desert dwellers for a truly unique gift for your love. Or if you are in a rush, choose one of our pre-arranged succulent selections for a gift on the go!
Kalanchoe – Big beauty, low maintenance. This colorful little succulent is easy to grow and almost as easy to bloom. Kalanchoe grows 8 to 12 inches tall with clusters of small, upright flowers in a rainbow of colors, including red, orange, yellow, gold, purple and white. It has thick, rich green, succulent leaves that retain water to sustain the plant with little water.
