I collect photos (and links when I can) of things I think would be great in a garden. They’re totally impractical for many reasons from price to unwarranted extravagance. But wouldn’t they be cool?
If you order now and have it shipped to my house directly, I may still get it before Christmas. December is my birthday month too, if that gives you extra incentive.
Here are past wish lists. I haven’t gotten any of these things either, so you can pile these on, it’s a cumulative, rolling Christmas wish list…
I don’t have any air plants, but these hanging planters could justify getting some.
Totally impractical, I wouldn’t even have room for one. But I’d take it in the red, please. The Bloom Chair, at $1,099, it’s probably too much for a stocking stuffer.
Every year, I keep thinking I will make some of theses totems on my own. I’m capable, I just never get around to it. Garden Totems on Etsy.
Now that we can more safely entertain outdoors, anything we can do to extend the outdoor season, we’re open to. A Deathstar Steel Fire Pit could just be the fireplace we’re looking for. At $2,129.99 it could cover both Christmas and birthday, as much as I hate combining the two (mom never did).
We had one of these, in basic black, in my parent’s cottage for a while in the ’70s. These customized, free-standing versions would be great in a back yard.
Exotic hose nozzles. For the gardener that has everything else. Leopard, cobra, and black mamba, shown. More here.
A $699 Christmas tree stand “The Root” that looks like tree roots in gold. Silver and black are only $249. Totally practical, as it holds a tree in which you’ve already had the roots removed.
Great finds, Jim!
If you are willing to wait a year or two for some REALLY great gift items, I suggest some which may be coming in my blog essay, The Garden of the Future. Hope you enjoy it!
Great finds, Jim. I’m a December baby, too, but unfortunately I got the line sometimes when I was a kid, “It’s for your birthday AND for Christmas, too.”
My mom would NEVER let that happen. My birthday is just before Christmas and my brother’s was a few days before that. My sister’s was January 2. Mom ALWAYS made sure our birthday presents were wrapped in birthday paper!
Jim, I’m like you. I always think I can do some of this stuff but never get around to it. Especially the garden totems. But I love the Deathstar Fire pit too!
I love that bench, too. And quite a few of the other things.
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The bench is great, though it seems more artifact than practical!
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Great finds, Jim!
If you are willing to wait a year or two for some REALLY great gift items, I suggest some which may be coming in my blog essay, The Garden of the Future. Hope you enjoy it!
https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/8432971295230954278/3880415473072764549
Barney
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Yes, the bench is a winner. You should absolutely make one!
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I’ll get right on that, once I have the other dozen ideas in my head out of there.
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Amazing ideas! Wish i had the space and money for them all! Merry Christmas, Jim!
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I don’t have the space or money either, but it’s fun to wish. Merry Christmas to you, too Teresa!
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Love so many of these but that claw hose holder looks deadly.
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Deadly? I think killer!
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Those garden totems have me thinking. *aside to husband: honey, I have something I want you to build*
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They look easy! It could be a winter project, easily. I need something (that cannot easily be stolen) to put in the front yard.
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Great finds, Jim. I’m a December baby, too, but unfortunately I got the line sometimes when I was a kid, “It’s for your birthday AND for Christmas, too.”
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My mom would NEVER let that happen. My birthday is just before Christmas and my brother’s was a few days before that. My sister’s was January 2. Mom ALWAYS made sure our birthday presents were wrapped in birthday paper!
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Yes, but that pink hose. Every gardener’s dream. 🙂
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Well, not this gardener. I like the leopard print hose I posted last year…https://artofgardening823736298.wordpress.com/2019/12/04/my-christmas-garden-wish-list-2/
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Jim, I’m like you. I always think I can do some of this stuff but never get around to it. Especially the garden totems. But I love the Deathstar Fire pit too!
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Yeah, Denise. Cursed with creativity and ability but time to concentrate on one project for a period of time is a luxury.
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This list certainly made me laugh. Totally unpractical indeed. ~~Dee
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