It’s cold outside, sometimes rainy, sometimes snowing, but if you are like me- a true gardener at heart, you are starting to dream about the next growing season. You are aren’t you?

If so, what would be on your dream gift list? We might be the easiest people to please this season. A packet of seeds from a plant that we’ve been longing to try, or perhaps a pair of Felco pruners? I’m a lefty so I have Felco #9 pruners, and old pair of my parents Felco #2.

What other items would you list if you could? Gloves, garden clogs, garden journals or plaques? Fancy plant markers? Garden statues, water falls, or gnomes? Or would you choose bird baths, bird feeders, wind chimes, weather vanes, or outdoor thermometers?

Maybe your loved ones could get you some bulbs that have already been prepared so they’ll bloom indoors for you in the new year? Or maybe you’d like to try an orchid or bonsai? Gift certificates for garden centers or stores that carry outdoor furniture- patio tables, BBQ’s, sheds?

Gardeners like myself who love to photograph the plants in their own gardens and others might be interested in photography equiptment, photography software for the computer, or photographic printing supplies. Some gardeners might be interested in software that will help them create an online garden journal, or perhaps landscaping software.

Then there are the garden books. That would keep you busy throughout the long cold winter wouldn’t it? Perhaps William Alexander’s the $64 Tomato, or Tracey DiSabato-Aust’s revised The Well-Tended Perennial Garden.

The list goes on and on. Tell me how I did- did I hit on any of the items that you would like to get for the holidays? What other items would you add to the list?