Sow Much Appreciation: Inspiring Teacher Gifts from Your Local Garden Centre
End of term gifts for teachers are a wonderful way to express your thanks for the hard work and dedication that goes into educating youngsters. But what to buy? When you are looking for a teacher gift that is affordable, unique, and memorable, there’s no better source of inspiration than your local garden centre.
Here are a few suggestions.
- A beautiful potted plant for their desk
- Seeds - to reflect how teachers help our youngsters to grow
- High-quality greetings card with a special message
- Luxury food items
- A National Garden Gift Card with a personalised note
- Photo frame with a hand-drawn picture depicting special memories
Turning Garden Centre Finds into Personalised Gifts for Teachers
If there’s one thing that most primary school aged children enjoy, it’s crafting. And your local garden centre has a wealth of materials that can be incorporated into a personalised craft.
Terracotta plant pots can be decorated with acrylic paints or mosaic tiles and then lovingly filled with a small plant, or a packet of seeds for an incredibly special teacher gift.
A beautiful shallow tray can be turned into a miniature garden with the addition of gravels, pebbles, air plants, shells and ornaments.
Buy some tiny plants from the garden centre and use them to create a tiny terrarium in a mason jar. Unique. Quirky. Unforgettable.
Pressing carefully chosen leaves and flowers into air drying clay leaves a lasting impression. Once the clay has dried, use paint or pens to decorate the piece. Ferns are a superb choice for this craft.
A large curtain ring with dried foliage and flowers attached makes an attractive hanging decoration.
Hand-made thankyou cards printed using foliage or flowers are guaranteed to be well received. How about a National Garden Gift Card to go inside too, allowing the teacher to choose their own gift.
Last Minute Teacher Gifts
We’ve all done it - run out of time to create a gift and had to buy something in a rush. Garden Centres are a great place to find last minute gifts that are eye-catching and thoughtful. Think quirky indoor plants in a good looking pot. Pot plants needn’t be huge or expensive to have impact, some of the cacti and succulents are incredibly characterful and available at pocket money prices.
Most garden centres have a great selection of blank greetings cards in beautiful designs that you’ll not find anywhere else. Just perfect for writing a personalised note or enclosing either a small picture or a National Garden Gift Card.
6 Reasons Why National Garden Gift Cards Make Great Gifts for Teachers
- Easy to order online - ideal for busy parents who don’t have time to go shopping.
- Portable - slip them inside an envelope with a note or a card, and they’ll fit easily into a school bag.
- Affordable - you can choose the denomination.
- Redeemable in over 1,000 locations across the UK.
- Something for everyone - not sure about teachers’ likes and dislikes? Not a problem when you gift them a National Garden Gift Card.
- Versatile - teacher can choose their own gift or put the sum towards a bigger purchase.
Where To Buy National Garden Gift Cards
In Person: National Garden Gift Cards can be purchased at any participating garden centres. Use the handy store locator on our website to find your nearest.