Gift ideas
Gifts for the gardener in your life
The easiest gift for a gardener is a Goldeman’s gift card: any amount from $10 to $500, emailed right away or on a date you pick (choose December 25 and it lands Christmas morning), or mailed free. It never expires and works for plants, workshops and tools. For the gardener who has everything, a spring workshop or a hanging basket on Mother’s Day weekend is hard to beat.
Our Christmas card designs are up now. Pick “On a date” and choose December 25, and the card shows up in their inbox Christmas morning. You get the receipt today, so there’s nothing to wrap and nothing to lose.
We’re closed for the season until spring, but gift cards are sold online all year. Whatever you give now gets spent when the benches fill back up — which, for a gardener in January, is half the fun.
Gift ideas by gardener
| For | Give | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
| The one who has everything | GiveA gift card | Why it worksThey pick exactly what they want, in the spring, when they’re itching to plant |
| The new gardener | GiveA hanging basket in May | Why it worksInstant color, and our basket care guide walks them through the summer |
| The houseplant person | GiveA houseplant or a terrarium | Why it worksSomething growing on the windowsill all winter; if they have pets, see our pet-friendly list |
| The vegetable gardener | GiveHerbs and vegetable starts in May | Why it worksPair it with our seed-starting calendar for the planner who starts in February |
| Kids and grandkids | GiveA fairy garden | Why it worksA small, hands-on project that fits on a table |
| The friend you never see | GiveA gift card toward a spring workshop | Why it worksGo together and you both take home a planter you made |
| The team or the club | GiveA private potting class | Why it worksEveryone pots up a planter with our plants; we supply the space, the soil and the know-how |
How our gift cards work
- Pick an amount. $25, $50, $75, $100 or $150, or any whole-dollar amount from $10 to $500.
- Pick a design. Emailed cards come in designs for birthdays, thank-yous and flower lovers, with Christmas designs from mid-October through December and Mother’s Day designs each April and May.
- Choose how it gets there. Email it to them right away or on a date you pick, email it to yourself to print or forward, or have us mail a card free by first-class mail.
- They spend it at the greenhouse. In person on plants, workshops, tools or anything else we sell. Cards never expire, and if they lose the email, we can look it up and resend it.
For Mother’s Day
A hanging basket is the classic Minnesota Mother’s Day gift. If you’re not sure what she’d pick, a gift card in one of our Mother’s Day designs lets her choose her own — and makes a good excuse to come out together.
Spring workshops
Our hands-on container and hanging-basket classes happen right here at the greenhouse. Spring dates are set in March, seats are limited, and our email list hears about them first — sign up if you’re thinking of giving a seat. Groups, teams and garden clubs can also book a private class.
Common questions
Do Goldeman’s gift cards expire?
No. They never expire, and they’re good in person at the greenhouse for plants, workshops, tools or anything else we sell.
Can I schedule a gift card to arrive on Christmas morning?
Yes. On the gift card page, choose “Email them,” then “On a date,” and pick December 25. It goes out that morning, Central time, and you get your receipt right away.
Can I buy a gift card while the greenhouse is closed for the season?
Yes. Gift cards are sold online all year. We can email them right away or on a date you pick, or mail a card free by first-class mail.
What do you get a gardener who has everything?
Something they can’t already own: a seat in a spring container or hanging-basket workshop, or a gift card so they can pick out next year’s plants themselves.