Show the gardener in your life how much you love them

Show the gardener in your life how much you love them

Show the gardener in your life how much you love them with a green-fingered present to set the heart beating faster. All romantics love a bunch of red roses on February 14th – but for something longer lasting and just that little bit different, you'll find plenty of more unusual ideas in our garden centre too.

Heart-shaped climbing plants: twine fragrant jasmine or stephanotis around a wire support in the shape of a heart and you'll have perfume, beauty and romance in a single houseplant.

Pink tools: if it's not red or heart-shaped, it's got to be pink on Valentine's Day – so remind her of you every time she reaches into the garden shed with candy pink secateurs, hand forks or trowels.

Red roses: a scarlet rose for the garden keeps that loving feeling going for years: spicily-scented 'Souvenir du Docteur Jamain' or velvety climber 'Guinée' are among the best.

Romantic plants: it's not all about roses on Valentine's Day, though. Valentine-themed plants include love-in-a-mist (Nigella) seeds, Clematis 'Mon Amour', Dianthus 'Romance' and bleeding hearts (Dicentra spectabilis).

Lovebirds: heart-shaped bird feeders and cosy nest boxes tempt feathered friends into the garden for you to watch on long, cosy summer evenings à deux.