Want to give your gardening dad a gift to make this Father’s Day a special one? Here’s our pick of the crop of Father’s Day gardening gifts to keep him in the open air this summer and beyond…
18 Father’s Day gardening gift ideas – from tools to hammocks
EGO 12V Grass Shear/Shrub Trimmer
Dads who want to keep their shrubs neat and their grass edges pristine, but want to avoid using huge hedge trimmers or weighty edging tools, will love this lightweight, easy-to-use shrub and grass trimmer from EGO.
Incorporating a 12V lithium Ion battery, it comes with two attachments which will shape and trim smaller hedges and ornamental trees with ease, or switch to the grass shear blade to get to parts of the lawn that your mower can’t reach.
Price: £79.99
Buy: Ego Power Plus
Garden Ring Toss Game
Dads who like to get the family involved in garden games will welcome this new one from M&S, which will test the aim of all who join in. Each set contains a wooden stand, five rope rings and five wooden posts. An instruction sheet is included – so no arguments about the rules!
Price: £15
Buy: Marks & Spencer
Wild Tea by Nick Moyle & Richard Hood (Eddison Books)
Tea-loving dads can discover the incredible uses of 40 home-grown and foraged ingredients in this book of brew-it-yourself recipes. It’ll teach him how to collect naturally sourced ingredients – including berries, roots, seeds, leaves and flowers – for brewing his own blends and special infusions, from classic night-time and detox teas, to Chai latte and Moroccan mint and even dandelion coffee.
Price: £16.99
Buy: Amazon
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ShopReddish Extra Large Garden Gift Set 9 Piece Garden Trug with Tools
This roomy basket is ideal for transporting supplies, seeds, gloves, his favourite beverage and a snack. This set is sure to impress your family, friends, and fellow gardeners. Crafted from natural wood materials, the set includes a trowel, fork, a measuring dibber, five plant markers, jute twine, and a roomy natural willow basket.
Price: £63
Buy: Etsy.com
Vegepod Raised Garden Bed with Cover
These innovative self-contained raised garden beds should get your dad’s crops growing in no time. Featuring commercial grade canopies protecting plants from the elements and pests, the set-up creates a microclimate which accelerates plant growth, while a self-watering wicking system and overflow hole cuts down on watering time. Perfect for beginners or more experienced veg growers, the system comes in three sizes (stands purchased separately).
Price: £299
Buy: Amazon
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Personalised Barbecue Tool Set
For the dad who likes cooking after a day in the garden, get him a personalised tool set, comprising easy-grip tongs, basting brush, two-pronged fork and flipper with a custom-made carrying case. The barbecue tools are made from high-quality ash wood and stainless steel, making them exceptionally hard-wearing. Choose up to 26 characters to be engraved onto either the tongs, fork or spatula – or all three.
Price: £44.95
Buy: notonthehighstreet.com
Bosch EasyGrassCut 26
This low-cost electric trimmer is ideal for getting into all those nooks and crannies that your regular mower can’t reach, and for tackling longer grass that’s gone a bit wild. Its lightweight design makes for easy handling and manoeuvring, reducing fatigue, particularly with extended use. The trimmer’s semi-auto spool feeds the spool line at every trigger release, eliminating the need to manually adjust the spool or bump the head for continual, uninterrupted and worry-free trimming.
Price: £34.99
Buy: Amazon
Love Puns Personalised Plant Marker Set
After a little gesture to make him smile? A set of humorous plant markers could do the trick. This set of six, featuring laser-engraved gardening themed puns on biodegradable plant markers, comes in a stylish gift box, with the option to personalise with an engraved wooden tag featuring your message. Each set contains one each of six funny gardening puns, prefixed by your choice of ‘dad’ or ‘daddy’.
Price: £9
Buy: notonthehighstreet.com
Kneelo Knee Pads
If your dad has bad knees, these pads should help him stay comfortable when kneeling to tend those pots and borders and do weeding tasks. Available in a variety of colours, the pads feature twin layers of memory foam around a lightweight core.
Price: £14.99
Buy: Amazon
Ambrogio L60 Deluxe Automatic Robotic Lawnmower
New out, this is reportedly the only robotic lawnmower that doesn’t need a boundary wire installing, you just set it off and it will do the job for you. Ambrogio is an Italian brand, dubbed the ‘Ferrari of the lawnmower world’ for its good looks and excellent build quality. There are seven models in the range, but the L60 Deluxe is the only one that doesn’t require any installation, simply put it down and clever sensors help it navigate your lawn. It can mow for two hours at a time, allowing it to cover an area of up to 200 square metres.
Price: £899
Buy: Amazon
Wolf Garten multi-change tool range
Save money and space with this multi-change range which offers 27 tools in one through a series of interchangeable tool heads – they can be partnered with 15 different handles, giving different lengths and functionalities. Handle options include lightweight recycled aluminium, telescopic or FSC certified wood in a range of lengths and handle styles. Tools include grubbers, hoes, ridgers, weeders, millers and rakes. There are also an additional seven handheld tools for working in confined areas such as small beds, borders or containers. Available at wolfgarten-tools.co.uk and at most garden centres and hardware stores.
Price: From £4.99
Buy: Amazon
Fiskars’ GS42 Servo-System Grass Shear
If your dad loves his lawn, he’ll want to edge it with this handy pair of grass shears which are light and precise, with an adjustable 360-degree cutting angle. The Fiskars Servo-System mechanism prevents the blade from jamming, while the thumb-operated locking mechanism ensures extra safety.
Price: £28.99
Buy: Amazon
Garden caddy (Burgon & Ball)
This stylish garden caddy is perfect for keeping a few gardening essentials in, handy by the back door and ready for action. Store gloves, secateurs, twine, labels and pencils tidily in the metal caddy, then just grab and go, for a spot of impromptu gardening, whenever time allows. Available in Atlantic Blue, Gooseberry and Stone from Burgon & Ball and good garden centres.
Price: £24.50
Buy: Amazon
Kajito hammock
One of the more ideal Father’s Day gardening gifts for Dad to rest his weary bones in after a hard day’s gardening – or even if no gardening was done. It’s a cross between a deck chair and a hammock, but is easy to move from one area to another within your open space. It also has a collapsible frame to make for easy storage.
Price: £439
Buy: Cacoon World
Revive Your Garden by Nick Bailey (Kyle Books)
If Dad’s garden needs rejuvenating, this new book by Gardeners’ World presenter Nick Bailey will help him restore his outdoor space back to health. Whether it’s an existing plot that has become tired, or a newly acquired garden that needs overhauling, this guide focuses on simple ideas, techniques and design solutions.
Price: £17.99
Buy: Amazon
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EGO Powerload 38cm Loop Handled Line Trimmer
Does your dad huff and puff when he has to replace the line on his grass trimmer? Well, this new tool from EGO is one of those Father’s Day gardening gift ideas can end all those frustrations of fiddly threading, looping and getting it wrong. This new gizmo, using Powerload technology, automatically winds your line trimmer. Just thread the line, press the button and the tool will do the rest. It’s got a lot of power – a 56V Arc Lithium battery gives the trimmer the oomph it needs to tackle the toughest jobs and there’s also a soft start function and constant speed control so your trimming remains consistent. Yes, it’s more expensive than other line trimmers but think of the hours of frustration you’ll be saving your dad.
Price: £279.99
Buy: Amazon
EasyHedgeCut 18-45
This new cordless hedge trimmer from Bosch is great if your old man has small hedges and limited space. It’s powered by an 18-volt battery, so there’s no faffing with cables, it’s lightweight, and will cut around 160 square metres per battery charge. Each charge will last around 40 minutes and it takes 105 minutes to recharge. The battery is also interchangeable with many other Bosch DIY and garden tools.
Price: £119.99
Buy: Amazon
Draper Folding Kneeler and Seat
Double up with a luxury kneeler and seat for your dad, which will also fold up flat so should be able to fit in his shed. The seat is sturdy and ideal for perching on at a comfortable height, while the padded foam kneeling pad will provide the support he needs when weeding or working at ground level. It has arm supports for help with getting up too.
Price: £39.61
Buy: Amazon
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