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Funky Garden Gifts

12/8/2018

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Funky garden gifts


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Funky Garden Gifts

People who love gardens and the great outdoors are an unusual breed!
Not able to be contained by the bland environment that modern living has brought us. It is no surprise that garden lovers like it funky with bold colours and crazy themes.

​One of the fantastic things about gardens is the creative mind does not have to be contained. If you wish to make a dramatic change to a building there are various laws and protocols to abide by.
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Thankfully his does not really apply with gardens! This means the garden lover can be as crazy and bold as they like. This is where the opportunity arises for the more eccentric individual to exercise their expression.

​ The garden has so many ways to explore and celebrate funky ideas and themes. The combination of water, landform, planting and skyline gives a huge artistic palette for the creative souls amongst us!

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This is where more funky garden features can be effective gifts for the garden owner. There are so many different funky garden gifts to choose from. From crazy garden gnomes to dazzling solar lights and outrageous garden ornaments. Cool Garden Gadgets has put together our comprehensive collection of the best funky garden gifts for you here.  ​
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Funky Garden Gifts Boxes

When trying to appeal to your garden lover’s funky side there are always adventures to be had. Gift boxes and gifts sets can create a neat and tidy little gift just right for special occasions. Gift sets which require the growing of unusual and outrageous plants are a great choice.
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These give the garden lover a project to work on with a funky result at the end. There are gift boxes which help you to grow your own bonsai or even the world’s hottest chillies. We have put together our top funky garden gifts sets below. Why not check them out?
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Funky Gardening Gifts

Gardening is one of those hobbies you just hate or love. Doing physical work in the great outdoors is not everyone’s idea of great fun. Gardeners are always fun and unpredictable folk! They love digging and getting stuck in no matter what the conditions. Gardeners are tough and will let nothing get in between them and their past time.
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These special personality traits means gardeners are excited by the more outrageous and crazy things! Gardeners have a great sense of humour and like a funky theme. There are so many possible funky gifts for the gardener. Some of these include funky gardening gloves, garden tools and loud coloured seed propagators. ​
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Funky Garden Pots
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Pots give the gardener the opportunity to control their soil type and grow plants wherever they wish. The great thing about pots is they can provide a deep soil depth perfect for growing large specimen plants both inside and outside. Pots can compliment a garden design or theme which can make them a garden feature.
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There are all sorts of funky garden pots on the market both large and small! These can come in a variety of shapes and sizes making great gifts for your garden lover friends. We have put together the coolest, funniest garden pots we could find for you here. Check them out below. ​
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Funky Garden Tools

When gardening there are so many varied gardening activities and tasks. Even the lowest maintenance of garden plots needs a certain amount of physical input. Whether a garden owner enjoys the physicality of gardening or would rather sit back. There is always some work in owning the garden.
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This is why any tool or gadget which helps to make the garden less work is very welcome. There are all sorts of garden tools from manual to mechanical to choose from. Some of the varied garden jobs include; weeding, digging and pruning.
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The question is which ones are funky enough for your gardening friends. We have put together some of the best funky garden tools for you here.
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Funky Wildlife Garden Gifts

Wildlife has slowly become rarer in our countryside in the last couple of decades. With more urban areas spreading out into the countryside there are less havens for wild creatures than ever before.

​Gardens collectively can give a refuge to wildlife within the urban fabric of towns and cities. Many garden environments can provide; food, shelter and water for them to nest and feed

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In order for gardens to become favourable to wildlife there are certain things garden owners must do. Providing water is the most important with a pond being the best option. A simple bird bath however can be sacred to local birds and mammals.

​Food and shelter can be created by growing plants that provide nectar and berries. Garden vegetation should be allowed to grow wild and dense so wildlife can find security.

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The best way to encourage wildlife to your urban garden in a fun way is to use habitat boosters. These can make really funky garden gifts. Some of these include brightly coloured insect hotels, bird feeders and funky themed bird boxes. We have put together some of our favourites below. ​

Funky Garden Ornaments

Garden Ornaments allow us to personify the styles and themes which mean something personal to us in the landscape. Ornaments can create an emotional response as well as enhance a spatial design theme.

​Many statues in history were used to embody ore and celebrate civilisations such as Ancient Egypt or Greece. A garden ornament gives the garden owner the opportunity to inject some fun and humour. 


This can be easily achieved with some funky garden ornaments! The funky and fun garden owner likes outrageous narratives. This could encompass funny garden gnomes or dazzling, colourful, life sized Peacock statues.

​Whatever your garden friend’s tastes there are many ornaments that will make funky garden gifts. We have put together a selection of some of our favourites here.   
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Funky Garden Gnomes

Everybody can relate with the classic garden gnome being a tradition in western gardens. These funny little fellows represent the myth and legends of the small wild man of the woods.

​These mythical ideas first spread out of Germany and goes back to the middle ages. Garden gnomes have become engrained in popular culture such as the Disney and Hollywood movies.
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Many modern depictions of the garden gnome have evolved to represent some weird and wonderful themes. There are now bodybuilder gnomes, biker gnomes and even zombie apocalypse gnomes.

​This means there is something to suit everyone’s taste with garden gnomes. These can make excellent and funky garden gifts! Check out our favourites here.
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Funky Garden Lights

Garden lighting can add charm and excitement to the garden especially around winter and Christmas time! Garden lights can add drama illuminating focal points or highlighting pathways.

​Modern LED solar lighting has enabled more gardens to enjoy garden lighting without the need for mains electricity connection. Solar lights are not as powerful as mains electric lights but they do improve as time goes on. 
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Not only do solar lights themselves bring magic to the garden they can also be a part of funky garden features. Funky garden ornaments and water features now come with solar light technology.

​This can add endless opportunity for exciting garden features and the potential for funky garden gifts. Check out some of our favourites here.
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Funky Garden Wind Chimes

Wind chimes are a type of suspended percussion instrument usually hung up outside buildings or gathering places. They are usually built with rods suspended from a central weight.

​The rods are usually made of either metal or wood that plays a natural tune in a light breeze. Some of the first wind chimes were made by the Romans and empires of South East Asia.


Today wind chimes are extremely popular worldwide with their natural music being thought as soothing and peaceful. This has meant wind chimes have evolved into various shapes, styles and materials.

They have become exciting garden ornaments with new, evolving features such as solar lights and disco balls. These wind chimes can make rather funky garden gifts.

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Why not check out these funky specimens below!
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Funky High-Tec Garden Gifts

There are literally hundreds of options when searching for garden gifts nowadays! None are as exciting however as Hi-Tec gadgets and gizmos.

​The garden gives you the extra space and opportunity to bring entertainment of inside outside! Technology has given us the ability to record wildlife, measure the weather or even mow our garden lawn.

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There are many exciting Hi-Tec cool garden gadgets which make our lives easier, provide entertainment and let us show off to friends. These make some of the most ultimate funky garden gifts. Check out some of our favourites here.
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Funky Garden Patio Gifts
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Garden patios are the place where the outside meets the inside. They are usually the first place we venture out when the weather gets better in spring. Patios are the most used space in the garden giving host to family dinners and barbecues. Usually the place of outside tables and chairs patios provide us with outside dinning and happy memories.  ​
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This makes the patio the perfect subject when planning a gift for a friend or family member. There are many varying themes for you to consider with many funky garden gift ideas to consider.

​Perhaps you will want to buy your friend an outside drinks cooler or some outside patio speakers. You could even buy them a patio heater so they can enjoy the garden for a little longer every season. There are many patio gadgets which can make funky garden gifts for any occasion.
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Funky Garden Entertainment Gifts

Seeing that most of the year is shrouded by cold, wet and dark conditions time to enjoy the outside is at a premium. Time outside is good for our health and mental well being. It is for this reason that anyway to maximise our time outside is highly valued. There is nothing better than spending lazy summer evenings with family and friends for a drink or two. 
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Time outside can be spent playing games, and various other forms of garden entertainment. There are multiple choices of funky garden gifts which can add to the gardens entertainment factor. We have made a selection of our favourite garden entertainment gifts.  ​
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Relaxing Funky Garden Gifts

No matter how outrageous and funky your garden lover friends are they will need to kick back every now and then! There is no better way to relax than outside in the fresh air.

​Time in the garden allows us to interact with nature which has been proven to help reduce stress levels. Even though the weather is not always at its best time in the garden is always greatly valued.

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Even though there are many jobs and projects continuously going on in the garden it is important to unwind outside. There are some funky garden gifts which can encourage blissful relaxing times in the garden. We have selected a few here! 
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Funky Garden Gifts for Cooking

Whether relaxing in the garden, doing gardening or even entertaining there is nothing like the excitement of cooking outside. Such cooking has been the cultural way to live in Mediterranean cultures for years.

It is no wonder they have a lust for family get-togethers and great food. Cooking outside creates fantastic atmospheres with appetising smells creating a feeling of tummy filling anticipation.

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The traditional notion when thinking of cooking outside is barbecues but there are many other means of garden cooking just as exciting! Smoking fresh fish as well as cooking your own fresh pizza in traditional ovens are some alternatives.

​Many of these outside cooking methods can make really funky garden gifts. Check out our suggestions below.
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Funky Garden Clothing

Never being 100% sure what the weather will bring makes time in the garden slightly unpredictable at the best of times. Working outside on tasks such as gardening requires tough clothing to withstand abrasive tasks.

​Never knowing when the heavens will open makes having waterproof clothes a necessity! Most of the year the garden can be a cold place to be so garden clothing usually requires something warm.

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Even in the height of summer specific clothing is usually required just for the garden. Whether its just for lounging in the hammock or doing heavy digging in the vegetable patch garden clothing can make a great gift. Just make sure you do not go for dull colours, make sure it is a truly funky garden gift!
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Funky Garden Gifts for Kids

With modern day technology and social media it is hard for outside activities to compete when it comes to the past times of children. Not only is exercise and play outside good for their health it also helps them to develop early social skills.

​Traditional games outside such as hide and seek and den making give children time to escape modern living!

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It is crucial therefore that we use as many tools in our arsenal to encourage children back outside in the fresh air.

​There are so many exciting games and products that will make them rush outside and play no matter what the time of year. These will all make funky garden gifts for kids.

Check out our selection here.
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​It lets us know we are doing a good job and inspires us to write more helpful articles. Once again a very big thank you from Cool Garden Gadgets.


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    Paul Nicolaides is a Landscape architect and garden builder with over 30 years experience in designing, building and maintaining gardens. Contemplating just how important garden space is for nature and recreation he created 'Cool Garden Gadgets' to explore the best gadgets for enhancing outside spaces. From outdoor dining ideas to the latest garden technology we break it down for you here.  

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