May 1st, 2020

Find Your Mother’s Day Gift Online

Many of us wish to be closer to our mothers and caretakers this year, and others are seeing their moms a bit more than usual. This year, send some love to your favorite moms near and far this Mother’s Day. We hope to inspire you with our Mother’s Day gift selections to express your thanks for all types of moms.

While our physical Garden Shop is currently temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our online Garden Shop continues to safely process orders. All purchases through the Garden Shop support Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden’s mission. So, find your perfect Mother’s Day gift online! We are more than happy to have items shipped straight to your mom—and we can even include a gift note!

We’ve made it super easy for you; simply click the links and they will take you straight to the product description and ordering page! If you prefer to pick up, please read carefully, there are very specific instructions. Touchless, curbside pick up is on Wednesdays from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. ONLY. You must use the code CURBSIDE in the online order. This will alert the Garden Shop to contact you with specifics about location and procedure. This info is also on the Garden Shop Online page.

FOR THE MOM GAZING OUT THE WINDOW

hummingbird feeder with a hummingbird image on the barrel and a red base hanging from a tree

Hummer’s Galore Hummingbird Feeder, $14.95

mug with green, stacked, uppercase text on the outside that reads, "the garden is my happy place" there is also text on the inside of cup at the lip that reads "happy" the mug is on top of a box that also says "the garden is my happy place"

“The Garden is My Happy Place” Mug, $16.95

As many of us (including some Garden staff) engage in a new environment working from home, many are also finding joy in a simple glance out the window. Create more beautiful little moments for your mom with this Hummer’s Galore Hummingbird feeder situated right outside their window. And honestly, who doesn’t enjoy gazing out the window with a comforting warm mug of your favorite coffee or tea?

FOR THE MOM DIGGING IN THE GARDEN

garden weeder tool with a red handle and attached price tag laying in soil

Comfort Grip Culti-Weeder, $32.95

pruner and holster set in front of a shrub with little white flowers

Kew Pruner and Holster Set, $74.95

Safely gardening has become a great past-time during our extended time at home. Whether your mom is due to freshen up gardening a toolkit, or newly discovering gardening, we have tools and gloves ready online. The Comfort Grip Culti-Weeder is a great option with its multiple uses for cutting away weeds for vegetable gardening and digging up bulbs. And the Kew Gardens high carbon steel pruner with a classic leather holster serves both exceptional functionality and style for any gardener.

FOR THE MOM NEEDING SOME SELF-CARE

flowery notebook that reads, "A Daily Dose of Mindfulness, A daily journal for cultivating mindfulness in your life" laying on grass

A Daily Dose of Mindfulness Journal, $11.95

product display of gift sets that include hand lotion, body butter, and lip balm, and sunscreen on mulch in front a honeycomb pattern

The Naked Bee Gift Set: includes hand and body lotion, lip balm, and body butter, $11.95, The Naked Bee Sunscreen SPF 30, $11.95

Constantly showing patience and giving love even during the hardest moments, Mothers everywhere deserve a good dose of self-love. Let your mother tend to her mental well-being especially during this difficult time of quarantine and social distancing. A mindfulness journal can help restore and recenter our mothers who might need some extra structure to “me-time” to take care of the mind. Encourage your mom to take extra care of the body, too, with The Naked Bee’s sunscreen and gift set. As we each do our best to take things day-by-day, it also makes a perfect gift for ourselves.

FOR THE MOM SOAKING UP INSPIRATION

bright flower bouquet puzzle box in front of pink roses

100pc Summer Garden Sampler Puzzle, $24.95

black book with a large yellow tomato on the front and "Epic Tomatoes" in large text on top of a red and green tomato mural on concrete

Epic Tomatoes by Craig LeHoullier, $19.95

Book, "The Art of Botanical Drawing" on the ground, with purple flowers around the top and left side

The Art of Botanical Drawing by Agathe Ravet-Haevermans, $19.99

Maybe your mother is actively using this extended time at home to revisit hobbies and read more books than ever, or maybe, on the other hand, she’s exhausted all the options. Send over a puzzle as a project to enjoy. There are resources to encourage learning about the many different types of tomatoes or perhaps even spark a venture into botanical illustration.

DON’T FORGET A CARD FOR YOUR MOTHER’S DAY GIFT

three 3-D pop-up paper cards, one of a rainbow butterfly, one of a woven basket of flowers and one of a lily

3-D Love Pop Card, $12.95

Though some of us won’t be able to hug our mothers tight this Mother’s Day, we are reminded of how special our loved ones are to us. Thinking about you and yours, we are wishing your moms a wonderful Mother’s Day.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden