Quirky Gifts For Plant Lovers Who Have Too Many Plants

Once someone's windowsills, shelves and stair treads are full, another plant stops being a present and starts being a problem. The good news is that the obsession itself is easy to buy for.

Everything below is either botanical but not alive, or genuinely useful to someone who already owns forty plants.

Honest note: we make cards, prints, pin badges and party decorations. LEGO sets, tools and pots are recommendations from elsewhere.

Botanical, but not another plant

• A buildable LEGO plant - no water, no light, no guilt, and it sits happily on a full shelf.
• A botanical art print for the wall, which uses the one surface they haven't filled yet.
• An enamel pin badge of their favourite species for a tote bag or denim jacket.
• A pressed flower frame or a botanical illustration of something they already grow.
• A card with their plant on it - the small thing that gets stuck to the fridge.

Useful kit for the seriously overrun

• A proper long-spout watering can, which almost nobody buys themselves.
• A moisture meter, for the person who kills things by kindness.
• Good secateurs and a bag of decent potting mix.
• A grow light for the dark British winter, which is the single most useful thing on this list.
• Plant stands or shelf risers - more display space is the real gift.

By budget

• Under GBP 10: a pin badge and a botanical card, boxed together.
• GBP 10 to 20: a buildable LEGO plant, or a moisture meter and a good watering can.
• GBP 20 to 40: a framed botanical print, or a grow light.
• GBP 40 plus: a proper plant stand, or a workshop or nursery voucher.
• Group gift: a big shelving unit, which is what they actually want and won't buy.

What not to buy

• Another plant, unless they've named the exact one they're hunting for.
• Novelty pots in colours you haven't seen anywhere in their house.
• Anything labelled "plant care kit" with six tiny tools - they own real ones.
• Fake plastic plants, which are a different hobby entirely.
• Plant gifting done properly - Read the guide

Shop prints and badges

How to write it so it lands

• Buy botanical, not another plant.
• A grow light is the sleeper hit.
• More display space is the real gift.

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Frequently asked questions

What do you buy a plant lover who has too many plants?

Something botanical that isn't alive - a buildable LEGO plant, a botanical print, a pin badge - or practical kit they wouldn't buy themselves, like a grow light or a long-spout watering can.

What's the most useful gift for a UK plant owner?

A grow light. British winters are the reason most houseplants struggle from November to March, and almost nobody buys one for themselves.

Are fake plants a good gift for a plant lover?

Plastic plants usually aren't. A buildable model plant is different - it's treated as a display object and a build project rather than a substitute for the real thing.

How much should you spend?

GBP 10 to 20 covers most good ideas here. Over GBP 40 you're into shelving and grow lights, which is group-gift territory.

Should you buy a plant as a gift at all?

Only if they've named one they're hunting for. Otherwise you're adding to a space problem they already have.

Do you sell LEGO sets or plants?

No. We design and print greetings cards, enamel pin badges, prints and party decorations in the UK. LEGO Botanicals and real plants are recommendations from elsewhere - the only things linked to our own shop are ours.