Avant Gardeners Gift Guide 2025
treat a loved one
(or yourself)
Hi friend,
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Christmas shopping can be stressful,
We hope this helps you.
Without further ado, here’s our wrap up of stuff we’d be so happy to wake up to on Christmas Day. Hopefully you can find some goodies in here to gift, or treat yourself.
💚 Maddie & Emily
Things that don’t cost much
Make a dried flower wand, or a dried flower wall hanging.
Try Emily’s, aka Women’s Weekly tomato relish - create a big batch and gift away! Recipe here.
Ginger bread rocky road? Yes please. Recipe here.
Literally anything from @sibster’s amazingly beautiful crafty account. Most of what she shows can be made with things you have at home. Great craft activities for the kids to get stuck into.
A voucher for a working bee at your mate’s house, or to babysit someone’s kids while they get 2 hours in the garden.
Things we love in the garden
These indoor plant stakes to help your indoor plants!
Milkwood courses are the best. We’ve both done them. Sign a mate up now for classes kicking off in January 2026!
This bright 1.5L Kip & Co watering can.
This gorgeous range of indoor pots. Comes with drainage hole and tray (IYKYK!)
These Leaf Love Gloves for keeping pests at bay and to dust off your indoor plants.
One of our F*ck Yeah Gardening caps. You know you want to.
Thornproof gardening gloves by Le Sac.
A 12-month membership to up your gardening skills from Grow It Local.
For the book lover
The Super Bloom Handbook - maximum flowers for minimal effort. Jac Semmler is speaking our language!
Urban Nanna’s Everyday Permaculture, with illustrations by Brenna Quinlan.
The Plant Hunter’s Atlas by Ambra Edwards. Fascinating look at the history of plant discovery.
Wild by Design by naturalistic garden designer Tim Pilgrim.
The Medicinal Garden by The Cottage Herbalist, aka Caroline Parker. For all those wanting to sooth your mind, body and greenthumb.
Things to drink and stuff
Icecube moulds with a flowery attitude. Check out Drinks Plinks. We love the retro daisy.
Love these moody wine and cocktail glasses by Saarde.
The best chai - Sticky Chai from our mate Piero.
This alcohol-free aperitivo - it’s a substitute for vermouth and made with an array of botanicals.
Everything is better enjoyed outside. This picnic blanket by Kollab is perfect for a planned - or last minute - garden, beach, park or playground picnic.
Treat someone
These Daisy Bloom earrings by Romance Was Born are a delight.
Get yourself or a loved one a pair of Blundstones. Made for going from the garden to the grocer and everywhere in between.
Ever heard of a statement-piece-hose-hanger? You have now. This dial hose hanger isn’t your run-of-the-mill hose hanger. It’s designed in Australia by mates of ours, and it brings delight to something often overlooked.
Friends have just launched Unwind Co, delivering curated, crafty kits directly to lucky recipients. Beginner-friendly projects in a box!
For the home
Hunter Candles - Em loves the No. 4.- Eucalyptus, grapefruit and olive leaf.
A worm hair claw clip that actually holds your hair? Yassss please. (also comes in other sweet designs like pigeons, bin chickens and frogs!)
This flower soap trio in heavenly scents.
Ok we’re really into notebooks We also love all the ones by Bespoke Letterpress.
You can never have too many totes. Try this F*ck Yeah Gardening tote.
For the foodie
First Nations-owned produce for someone’s Indigenous pantry stash. Think aniseed myrtle, bush basil and Kakadu plum - by the legends at Bush To Bowl
More is more - get a tablecloth that adds colour and blooms to any dinner party from Bonnie & Neil
Chocolate-covered Tasmanian hazelnuts - available in milk, dark or white chocolate.
This journal to fill with yummy recipes collected from all over.
For the little ones in your life
Confetti by Shane Jenek, aka Courtney Act, is a beautiful exploration of beauty, identity, family and nature.
Pretty much anything from Journey of Something. Shoutout to their magnetic puzzle, their floral jenga-rethink, and their reimagining of a Rubik’s cube
These gorgeous stainless steel smoothie cups from ChinoClub. We’re also coveting their babycino cups.
