Gifts for Gardeners

Gardeners are famously hard to buy for, because the things they want are either seasonal, enormous, or already in the shed.

Which is why a small felted character works. The Gardener Mouse (£13.99) comes with her tools and a look of quiet purpose. The Mouse with Pansy carries a single flower nearly as big as she is, and is our best-selling gardening piece. The Beekeeper Mouse arrives in full veil. Barbara Sheep with Flower and the Pretty Blue Mouse with Flower round out the collection, and the Farmer Mouse is there for the more agricultural end of the spectrum.

Each is needle-felted by hand from organic wool sourced from Tibet and New Zealand, designed in Faringdon, Oxfordshire by award-winning British designer Sonia Spencer, and made by skilled craftswomen in Kathmandu, Nepal and Jaipur, India. They stand about 12cm tall, cost between £13.99 and £19.99, and come in a gift box.

They also have the useful property of surviving winter, which is more than can be said for most things a gardener is given.

Frequently asked questions

What do you buy a gardener who has everything?

Something that is not a tool. Our Gardener Mouse (£13.99) is a hand-felted character with her own miniature gardening kit — a keepsake rather than another trowel.

What gardening gifts do you make?

The Gardener Mouse, Mouse with Pansy, Beekeeper Mouse, Farmer Mouse, Barbara Sheep with Flower and Pretty Blue Mouse with Flower.

How much do they cost?

Between £13.99 and £19.99.

Is it suitable as a Mother's Day gift for a gardening mum?

Very much so — the Mouse with Pansy and Barbara Sheep with Flower are among our most-bought Mother's Day pieces.

Can it live outside?

No. These are felted wool keepsakes for indoors — a windowsill, a potting shed shelf, a kitchen dresser.

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