Things You'll Need:
- Rubber Boots For Gardening
- Christmas Stockings
- Birdseeds Ornaments
- Gardening Gloves
- Hand Pruning Shears
- Peat Pots
- Rain Gauges
- Soil Or Compost Thermometers
- Watering Timers
- Lip Balm
- Nail Brushes
- Metal Plant Address Labels
- Biodegradeable Twine
- Ear Protectors
- Safety Glasses
- Safety Glasses
- small, folding pruning saws
- garden hoses and attachments couplers, washers and double shut-off valves
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Step 1
Choose the stocking. Sure, you can use the same old stocking you've packed away for years, but it can be fun to jazz things up a bit by hanging a large garden glove or small burlap bag on the mantel instead. Or take a clue from northern Europeans, who put their shoes by the fireplace during the holidays so that Father Christmas can fill them with goodies: Buy your favorite gardener a pair of rubber garden boots and fill them to overflowing with little garden-themed trinkets.
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Step 2
Stuff the stocking or shoe with a small hand tool, a new pair of gloves, a pair of hand pruning shears, rubber handles to slip on tools to make them more comfortable and easier to grip, or a nail brush to deal with grungy garden hands.
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Step 3
Don't forget such useful items as metal plant labels, lip balm with sun protection, a packet of superabsorbent crystal polymers for pots and other containers, bird seed ornaments to hang on outdoor trees, and small booklets and fliers on yard care.
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Step 4
Tuck in a rain gauge, a roll of biodegradable twine, a soil or compost thermometer, small peat pots and a pocket knife just for the garden.
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Step 5
Find a watering timer, a small folding pruning saw, couplers and washers, double shut-off valves for hoses, and safety glasses or ear protectors to use with power tools.
