19 Gardening Gifts to Shop This Black Friday: Ideas For Every Budget
Before you wait in long lines for your Black Friday deals, consider staying away from the madness. We have some excellent Black Friday deals and tons of great gifts for the plant lover on your list. Check out these great deals, plus some of our favorite garden gear!
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The holidays are approaching at breakneck speed, and the year’s biggest shopping day is right around the corner. If you’re making your list and have a plant lover to shop for, we have some amazing Black Friday deals on our favorite gardening gear. This Black Friday, avoid the crowds and simply click “add to cart.”
Gardeners aren’t difficult to shop for. Most of us love anything that helps our garden grow and thrive. We’d love to wake up to a stocking full of seeds, soil tests, and pruners. If you want to see our eyes light up with delight, a tree beneath the tree is a wonderful surprise.
I don’t know about you, but standing in long lines is not how I plan to spend Thanksgiving night. Save yourself the trouble and the heartburn by staying home and shopping from the comfort of your couch. Here are some of our favorite Epic Black Friday gardening gifts for the plant lover on your list. Get up to 40% off select products from November 12th through December 2nd.
Raised Garden Bed
29” Tall Birdies Small Modular Raised Garden Bed
Our Small Raised Garden Bed is perfect for urban and suburban gardeners with small gardens or narrow side yards. The 29” tall height makes gardening more comfortable by reducing the need to bend over. It is also great for gardeners with limited mobility and back pain.
Raised beds are great for so many reasons. They are a definite must-have for the gardener who wants to work smarter, not harder. Raised beds are wonderful for those with difficult soil constraints. For a friend or family member with limited mobility, taller beds are accessible and easy to tend to.
There are many choices to consider when selecting a raised bed. An elevated cedar bed is perfect for the apartment dweller for the porch or balcony. Cedar is a durable wood that withstands the elements and protects against insect damage. It also has a natural, earthy appearance.
Nothing compares to a Birdie’s metal raised bed when it comes to withstanding the test of time. Mom will love how long this bed lasts and how easy it is to assemble. They come in a variety of sizes and heights to accommodate different needs and abilities. They’re also food-safe and ethically manufactured for an earth-conscious option.
Seed Starting Supplies
Epic Seed Starting Grow Lights Standard
Our standard grow light kit includes a watertight, built-in bottom tray that makes watering easy and mess-free. The built-in bottom tray can hold up to twelve 6-cell trays or eight 4-cell trays.
Has Dad been talking about starting a vegetable patch? Help him get started with seed-starting supplies. Seed-starting cells and trays are a great gift and a necessity for vegetable growers. Our Epic seed-starting cells are virtually indestructible, far superior to disposable options, and they come in many colors.
While you’re at it, pick up a seed-starting heat mat, so they can get a jump on spring growing. Many seeds need warmth to aid in germination. The sooner they start those seeds, the sooner they’ll have tons of fresh veggies to share.
Grow lights are invaluable additions for vegetable growers and anyone else who likes to start seeds early indoors. We designed ours with long-lasting LED lights that conserve energy. An integrated bottom tray makes the process mess-free, and it’s compatible with our heat mat and sturdy seed starting cells.
Unique Collection of Seeds
The Goth Garden
This curated collection of brooding blooms and striking foliage offers a rich tapestry of moody colors—deep purples, blacks, and ethereal whites—that transform your space into an uncanny botanical masterpiece.
Pick up some seeds to go along with those seed-starting supplies. Seeds are the perfect stocking stuffer for your favorite cut flower gardener, and veggie growers will love them, too! Do you have a goth gardener who loves moody, dramatic florals and foliage? We have a bundle for them! A friend trying to start a cottage garden? We’ve got just the thing!
From pollinator packs to herbal essentials, we have specially selected combinations that go together perfectly. Or, if you prefer to select your own, there are hundreds of beautiful plants to choose from. A gift card is perfect for the selective plant lover.
Vertical Planter
7-Tier Vertical Planter Basketweave
The Greenstalk 7-Tier Vertical Planter is the perfect solution for gardeners of all kinds. Whether you want to save space or grow even more food in an efficient vertical system, this is the planter for you. With the additional two tiers and the new Basketweave exterior, this planter adds classic appeal to your growing space.
I’m a big fan of vertical planters for keeping my herb garden close at hand. These planters have a small footprint and a large capacity. This is an excellent way to grow strawberries or a salad garden, keeping it within reach of the kitchen.
Our Greenstalk planter is one of the sturdiest vertical planters available. It’s self-watering and, depending on the size, has anywhere from 30 to 42 pockets. I’m partial to the basketweave planter in cherry blossom. This sweet pink planter is perfect for trailing petunias and nasturtiums.
Greenstalk planters come from East Tennessee and are proudly made right here in the U.S.A. They are made of food-grade plastic without the use of BPA, BPS, or PVC. Pick up a moving base to make them more versatile and convenient.
Coffee Plant
Arabica Coffee Plant
Coffea arabica is a beautiful tree with horizontal branches and glossy green leaves for most of the year. In spring, the branches become laden with jasmine-scented white flowers, which produce green berries that turn red and hold the magic beans.
Plants are always great gifts for your gardening friends. An Arabica coffee plant is a fun and interesting addition for the houseplant enthusiast or tropical climate gardener. Lush foliage makes this an attractive plant for inside or outside. It produces flowers with a fragrance similar to jasmine, followed by bright red berries.
This is a fun gift for the plant lover who is also a coffee connoisseur. They can tend to their plant and harvest the beans to try their hand at creating a special brew of their own.
Fabric Grow Bags
Epic Grow Bags – Lined
Lined grow bags are a great solution for growers who want to add containers while reducing water use. The liner helps distribute and trap water in the soil eliminating the issue of water running out the sides of your bag during watering.
For your niece with a small space to grow, fabric grow bags are the perfect gift. Larger plants have space to grow substantial root systems in the 60-gallon bag. Smaller plants will thrive in 5, 15, and 25-gallon bags. They have convenient handles for moving from one location to another.
In areas with poor soil, grow bags make it possible to maintain healthy plants without the time and expense of major soil amending. Larger sizes, up to 100 gallons, will accommodate trees and shrubs. These come without handles and are meant to stay in one place.
Gardening Tools
Felco 8 Ergonomic Hand Pruner
With an angled cutting head design the FELCO 8 immediately becomes a natural extension of your hand, making you more efficient as you move from one pruning job to the next.
Tools make excellent gifts for the plant person on your list. A sharp set of hand pruners is a valuable item that every gardener should have. Felco makes some of the highest-quality pruners on the market. Made in Switzerland, Felco prioritizes renewable energy. These are top-notch pruners with ergonomic handles that make them more comfortable to use.
Pick up a blade sharpener or some tool spray to keep their tools sharp and functional. These make great stocking stuffers. A good pair of gloves should also be in every gardener’s arsenal.
Patio Citrus Tree
Improved Meyer Lemon Bush
As a bush, this species is compact and shrubby, ideal for planting in containers. Pair it with a terracotta pot to add a Mediterranean feel to your backyard or indoor space.
For the sister-in-law who loves Mediterranean vibes, a patio citrus tree will be a welcome addition. Nothing says Italian vacation like a beautiful lemon tree in a rustic terracotta pot.
Improved Meyer lemons are sweet and juicy, the product of breeding a lemon with an orange. This shrubby tree is easy to keep compact and still harvest beautiful fruit. This tree will survive the winter in a sunny window in cooler climates.
Olla Watering Kit
Olla Watering Kit
The porous terracotta lets water seep through it, slowly delivering hydration to your plant’s roots. Your plants get water when it needs, where it needs – at the roots.
The Oya system loses 61% less water to evaporation compared to traditional drip lines.
For the jet-setting gardener, watering is sometimes complicated. An olla is a great present for those frequent flyers and for conservationists as well. Ollas save big time on water, and they minimize daily effort. They deliver water where plants need it, at the roots, without any evaporative waste.
Epic’s Olla watering kit is the perfect setup for a raised bed that is ultra-low maintenance. It’s simple to install and can conserve thousands of gallons per year, not to mention the financial savings.
Composter
Hungry Bin
Designed and manufactured in New Zealand, the Hungry Bin is a fast and convenient way to compost your food scraps. The innovative design is highly efficient and can process up to 2.0 kgs (4.4 lbs) of waste per day.
Every gardener should get into composting. It’s an easy way to make the most of food scraps and create nutrient-rich fertilizer at the same time. Conventional compost bins can take a long time to break down organic materials, but the Hungry Bin does it in record time.
The Hungry Bin utilizes earthworms to speed up the composting process. It produces not only rich, valuable soil but also also worm castings and the liquid they produce, which makes a phenomenal organic fertilizer. It’s sustainable and eco-friendly, which your plant-loving loved one will feel great about.
The Bokashi Kitchen Compost Bin is a great alternative for a friend with limited space. It takes two weeks to convert food scraps into rich, useful compost. The Premium Bokashi Bin eliminates bad odors and makes quick work of composting.
Botanical Art
Fine Art Gift Set
Bring the garden indoors with the detailed, awe-inspiring botanical illustrations that we are known for. Each item in this gift set is embellished with those same illustrations that adorn our seed packets–a special detail that sets our packets apart from the rest.
Our Botanical Interests seed packet artwork is award-winning and beautiful. It’s so popular that we turned it into a variety of fine art products. Give the gift of a beautiful piece of plant art monthly with a Botanical Interests calendar. Paired with notecards, a coloring book, and a tote to put them in, it’s a great gift for the art lover.
You can also purchase larger prints of some of our favorite seed packet artwork. Gorgeous tomatoes and corn make nice kitchen art. These high-quality, archival 8×10 prints will inspire and delight.
Soil Test Kit
Soil Testing Kit
Skip the annoying forms, writing checks, and postage costs. The Epic Soil Testing Kit gives you everything you need to test your soil easily. All you have to do is sample, seal, send away to the lab for processing, and you’ll have your results back in around a week.
Healthy soil is the foundation for a beautiful and healthy garden. A soil testing kit is a wonderful gift for any gardener, especially those in areas with clay or sandy soil. Our soil testing kit takes most of the work and guessing out of their hands and into ours.
Your plant lover can test the soil pH, nutrient retention ability, soil structure, and nutrient composition with a single sample. It’s quick and easy, and the turnaround is about one week. Just collect a sample, bag it up, and send it off. We do the rest!
Rain Wand
Dramm 30″ Select Rain Wand
The RainSelect™ Rain Wand™ is the perfect tool for watering anything while efficiently saving on water.
A rain wand can’t make magic, but it can save water and make watering easier with 9 different patterns. It has a thumb control shut-off that allows you to control the flow and intensity. The lightweight design makes watering those hanging plants a cinch.
The Dramm 30″ Select Rain Wand comes in two bright colors. I’m partial to the berry shade, but green is my favorite color, so it’s hard to choose. It’s made in the USA of spacecraft-grade aluminum alloy for years of use.
Power Planter
Power Planter DIY Guru Auger (3″ x 12″)
Our DIY auger hand-digging machine works with most cordless or electric drills. It’s easy to use too – just tighten the drill chuck to secure the auger and you’re ready to dig.
For the gardening enthusiast who’s also a home improvement guru, a power planter will make their spirits bright. This baby makes planting a mass of tulip bulbs as easy as pie. The 3″x12″ auger drill bit is great for digging holes, mixing paint or cement, and many other uses.
This is a must-have for dense, compacted soil. It breaks through the earth with force and precision. The Power Plant DIY Guru Auger fits any standard drill, comes with its own storage box, and is made with pride in the USA.
Gardening Book
Field Guide to Urban Gardening
In Field Guide to Urban Gardening, author Kevin Espiritu of Epic Gardening shares the basics of growing plants, offers tips on how to choose the right urban gardening method, and troubleshoots the most common problems you’ll encounter.
Do you have a plant-loving bookworm on your holiday gift list? Books make great gifts for anyone. We have some great ones in the Epic shop that are well-written and informative. Our friend Alessandro Vitale has great tips for organic gardening in the urban garden in his book Rebel Gardening.
We have great guides on raised bed gardening to accompany that Birdie’s bed. For the foodie with a green thumb, ‘Kitchen Garden Revival’ focuses on the grow-your-own food philosophy. Learn how to create a kitchen garden that is both beautiful and functional.
Plant Themed Apparel
Plant Daddy T-Shirt
Be the plant daddy you’ve always wanted to be with our Epic Plant Daddy shirt. This spring green shirt is understated, but announces your gardener status to the world in the best possible way.
For the plant daddy in your life, we have the perfect gift. Give him a shirt to proudly claim his plant babies, or a cap to keep the sun off while out in the garden. Don’t forget those plant-loving girls in your life. Give them this inspiring message to keep on growing!
Harvest Basket
Harvest Basket
Styled after a traditional, New England clamming basket, this harvest basket is not only beautiful but it is sturdy enough to become a family heirloom. Veggies can be rinsed off right in the basket.
What to get for the veteran vegetable gardener? A harvest basket is a great gift that you can fill with smaller items like seeds, tools, and a useful soil test kit. Our Botanical Interests harvest basket is attractive and durable. It should last a lifetime.
A harvest basket makes it easy to gather large amounts of ripe produce at one time. This one is weather resistant, so even if they get sidetracked and leave it outdoors, it won’t compromise the integrity of this basket. It comes in two sizes for more customized options.
Urban Worm Bag
Urban Worm Bag Version 2
Create organic fertilizer inside or outside your home or apartment using nothing more than common household waste like newsprint, cardboard, and food waste.
Give the gift that takes your plant lover’s composting game to the next level. Vermicomposting creates an ecosystem that breaks down common household waste, turning it into nutrient-rich fertilizer for indoor and outdoor use.
The Urban Worm Bag Version 2 is durable and well-built using top-quality materials. It holds up to 120 pounds of vermicompost! That’s a lot of fertilizer. Its removable bottom makes it easy to feed and harvest.
Self-Watering Planter
TruDrop Flex Ridge Contemporary Planter
Elevate your gardening experience with the Flex Ridge round rim plant pot, perfect for both indoor and outdoor use. Easily convert it into a self-watering system with the TruDrop self-watering insert (sold separately), providing hydration for your plants for 4-6 weeks and thus eliminating the guesswork of watering.
A self-watering planter makes a terrific gift for a friend who takes business trips and asks you to water her plants. Self-watering planters relieve the pressure on plant lovers who tend to forget about watering. They’ll never worry about droopy monstera leaves again.
We have a great assortment of self-watering pots in different shapes, sizes, and styles. The Trudrop Flex Ridge has a natural terracotta finish, which I love for the front porch. Marly’s self-watering planter is sleek and modern and comes in three great shades.
Final Thoughts
We hope that this gives you some great gift ideas for your gardening loved ones. The holidays are a time of joy and togetherness that I look forward to all year. Most of all, we wish you a Happy Holidays and a great start to the New Year! Thanks for including us in finding the perfect gift for your plant-loving friends and family.
