Personalised Garden gift for my sister any ideas?

[bizzylizzy]

It's my sister's 50th birthday next month. I'm looking for a special pressy for her.

Her main hobbies are gardening and bell ringing, she also loves the Scilly Isles, her and her hubby go there for their hols every year.

I'd like to find something like a garden pot that could be personalised in some way. I've found one place that puts black lettering on the pot, but it made it look a bit funerial. I've been looking for a place that would put a message or symbol on the pot made out of clay if poss. Does anyone know of a place who would do this. I found one place but they wanted £200 for quite a modest pot.

Failing that, any other suggestions would be wonderful. Thank you all.

[flyboy1664]

check your local yellow pages/thompson for signwriters they might help you out.

[what..the?]

http://www.mygardenpr...o.uk/garden_bells.htm could you get a garden bell and engrave '50' on it or place a wooden tangle handle engraved '50' Your sister and her husband could ring the bell outside to alert each other of things... like the tea's ready or count downs just started

But what about a bird feeder you can get some lovely multi level ones now that stake in the ground she can stake it where ever she likes and can see it for example from her kitchen window. like this one below but you could get one for as little as £15 from your local garden centre and upwards so you could get lots of different feeds to place on it.
http://www.mygardenpr...rden_bird_feeders.htm

[Dris]

O its my husbands on the 13th -im busy collating gifts for him at the moment.Sorry cant help apart from I like the idea of an engraved bell which would tinkle in the wind.I would have liked something like that.
Off to order his personalised card now -leaving it a bit late as he's home on Thurs only for a few days so wont be able to celebrate with him:(
Good Luck in your quest :)

[bizzylizzy]

Thanks for the answers so far. Sadly her garden's pocket handkerchief sized so she doesn't really need to call hubby in from the garden. The bird feeder is also too big for the garden too, although great for my mum and dad who have a bigger garden. I forgot to say, she likes to paint as well, mostly country scenes and animals. I think I thought the pot would be a good idea because I wondered if I could get one that would be a special reminder of her birthday. I guess I just don't have enough money to do the job properly though. I shall keep looking. Any other ideas would be very gratefully received. Thank you.

[Dris]

I know its not personalised but this would be a lovely thought for her to receive on her actual birthday -lots of links:

http://www.google.co....A&fp=438020bd52aa0dd7

[Dris]

and what about this for them :

http://www.amazon.co....ef=pd_sl_9i6diztjch_b

Now that would be a lovely gift she would be able to always have on show.
Hope the ideas have helped :)

[bizzylizzy]

Some lovely ideas there. Unfortunately she was given an engraved vase recently and she actually sent me pinks from the Scilly Isles for my birthday. But they're lovely ideas and hopefully will be helping other folk in the same position as me. Thank you all so much. In these days of technology, the little thoughtful handmade gifts are a thing of the past I think.

[Dris]

Dont suppose you could source a local painter who maybe has a little original of her favourite place there?
Right -I have to pop off now and get a card for my husband ordered.Good Luck !!

[Jemisa]

bizzy - Take her out to a slap up Lunch (just the two of you) than present her with a personalised gift. - A nice pen, Bath robe, Dressing gown, or leather purse-wallet.

jem

[bizzylizzy]

She actually does paintings herself. Gosh this is so tricky. I was originally thinking of an engraved locket, but she always wears a little gold cross, so that's out. I've a friend who's 50 soon, and she's getting £50 of vouchers, easy. But you feel you can't do that with a family member. So I'll spend a few evenings digging around on the web. Maybe I'll come up with something. I wonder if I can get a plant that has some kind of name that would link in. Because it's in November I'm going to be a bit limited I suppose. I

[boxtops]

As it's 50th, what about a plant with Golden in the name? (I know it's birthday, not anniversary, but it's still 50 years!)

[bizzylizzy]

I've just been looking at suitable plant names as we speak. Somewhere there's going to be exactly the right pressy. I wonder if I could find a local potter who'd do something? By the way ... Happy Birthday to your hubby Dris. I was impressed that you're collating his gifts. Golly what a lucky chap.

[ethandron]

we gave a gardener friend of ours a spade which we'd had engraved with his name and birthday, for his 50th. he was delighted but the only trouble is he won't use it and keeps it in the house :)
you could have a trowel engraved if her garden is very small and she doesn't need a spade.
there's a rose growing place in shropshire which sells millions of named roses for all occasions. they also have one which you can put your own name to. i'll see if i can find it and post the name of the place.

[ethandron]

here it is:
http://www.countrygar...k/products.php?cat=12

[bizzylizzy]

That's lovely, thank you. Handy for a couple more pressies I can think of. All I need is a pot to put it in now :-)

[john99]

you could always think outside the box and give them something like this gardeners calendar which can be personalised with their name http://www.personalise.co.uk/personalised-gardening-calendar , they can hang it up in a shed, conservatory or home.

[bizzylizzy]

Hi, thank you so much for your response, but the originally question was posted over two years ago. But it was kind of you to take the time to post an answer.