They've already got an allotment up and going in the new area but are fairly new to bulk veggie growing. Any ideas for a good going away present - about £20?
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Jenny Green
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A good friend is moving away in a few weeks.
They've already got an allotment up and going in the new area but are fairly new to bulk veggie growing. Any ideas for a good going away present - about £20?
They've already got an allotment up and going in the new area but are fairly new to bulk veggie growing. Any ideas for a good going away present - about £20?
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Dear Jenny, i have been thinking about this little problem for you, and think i have come up with the ideal present. A hose pipe, they might need one as it has been so dry the last few days. 
I'm sure you will get a more sensible answer than that though.
Kind regards Old Herbaceous.
We will always get some sort of weather.
I'm sure you will get a more sensible answer than that though.
Kind regards Old Herbaceous.
We will always get some sort of weather.
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Jenny Green
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OH I think a better present would be the water that goes in it.
I'm heading for the apple tree or the trug at the moment (a trug is of those frivolous things I would never buy myself but would love that romantic appeal of wandering through the garden cutting flowers to put in there!).
I'm heading for the apple tree or the trug at the moment (a trug is of those frivolous things I would never buy myself but would love that romantic appeal of wandering through the garden cutting flowers to put in there!).
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Make the apple tree an espalier and add a book that explains how to train it.
Doubles up as a hedge or windbreak.
Doubles up as a hedge or windbreak.
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Oh I just keep thinking about this one - probably because I simply love buying presents for people!
How about a gardeners' basket, incorporating some of the above ideas? You could buy a seed tray (as the 'basket') and fill it with - a gardening voucher, packet or two of seeds, biscuits/tea bags for allotment breaks (or a couple of mugs), plant labels & a pen, pricking out set, etc. A good guide would be the things you have found useful. Then wrap it all in clear cellophane and tie it up with stands of natural raffia.
The apple tree idea sounds lovely too.
How about a gardeners' basket, incorporating some of the above ideas? You could buy a seed tray (as the 'basket') and fill it with - a gardening voucher, packet or two of seeds, biscuits/tea bags for allotment breaks (or a couple of mugs), plant labels & a pen, pricking out set, etc. A good guide would be the things you have found useful. Then wrap it all in clear cellophane and tie it up with stands of natural raffia.
The apple tree idea sounds lovely too.
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Thanks so much for all your ideas - especially that last one Chez - very personalised!
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