LATEST NEWS Home For The Holidays LoginSubscribe Newsletters Contact HOME NEWS EVENTS COMMUNITY LINKS PHOTOS ARCHIVES PONCA CITY MONTHLY Christmas Gifts for the Growers in Your Life Tue, November 23, 2021Kat Long/Contributing Writer Whether it is your own gifts or gifts for others, shopping locally for unique and interesting things can be fun and rewarding – fun to shop (unless that is not your thing) and rewarding for those on your list, as well as our local merchants. Here are some gift ideas for the plant lovers and plant growers in your life. Homes for Pollinators Bees are important. If there is a gardener on your list, but they are not interested in keeping bees, this solitary bee house is the perfect gift. It is for carpenter, digger, sweat, mason, and other solitary bees. Over 90% of the bees in the world are solitary – these bees don’t make honey or have a queen. And many times they look like wasps. But they do need a place to lay eggs overwinter and their babies will be excellent pollinators for the yard after hatching next year. This little bee apartment would be great in your flower garden. Oops, sorry, I meant to say it would make a great gift for the special someone on your list. Bats eat mosquitoes. Another type of house is a bat house. Hear me out. Bat houses hung on the side of the house are excellent for keeping bats. Bats eat mosquitoes and other pest bugs. Mosquitoes bite humans. If the bats eat the mosquitoes before they bite the humans, well you get the idea. Bonus points for hanging the bat house as part of the gift package. Bats are also excellent pollinators, though they do their best work at night. Find out more about bee basics and see some excellent pictures of North American bee species at this USDA.gov website: https://bit.ly/2ZHMdXX. More Gift Ideas Now, some more traditional gifts that any gardener in your life will be delighted to receive – Lowes, Atwood, or Tractor Supply gift cards. Buy a package of your gardener’s favorite gloves (mine are the neoprene dipped ones that come five to a package), attach a gift card and you are good to go. Contrary to popular belief, most of us love gift cards. Don’t forget about Jay’s on Grand for bulk seeds, diatomaceous earth, or pruning spray for stocking stuffers. For the older gardener in your life, maybe a raised gardening bed with a couple of big bags of raised bed dirt, a small bag of vermiculite or perlite and some quick grow seeds like lettuce or kale. Another great idea (and interactive) is to have the kids make a “chore book” for gardening chores like mowing, cleaning flower beds, picking up sticks after storms, adding mulch to the yard, or weeding. Don’t combine these chores on one coupon; gardeners can work you for hours. You might want to put time limits on the coupons too. And don’t forget the books! Brace Books and More has a good selection in its store, but a great selection online at BraceBooks.com. Order them in early December and you will have some great gifts for the new to experienced gardener in your life. How do I know this? Gardeners and people who like to grow things also like to learn new things about their hobby – organic, quick grow, hydroponics, etc. … The list goes on and on. Add a quick inscription on the inside, maybe a gift card or coupon book, and you are good to go. If none of these ideas are floating in your boat, you might want to plug “gifts for gardeners” into Google. There were some great ideas like Tesla orbs or specialty rocks for the garden, the “Make a Fairy Garden” kit, bee drinking orbs, digger gloves (I love mine so much), and seed-saving kits. Order early, shop local, Merry Christmas, and of course, Happy Gardening. EVENTS 28 NOV Festival of Angels 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM Pioneer Woman Ponca City OK 74604 3 DEC Ponca City’s Annual Lighted Christmas Parade 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM Grand Avenue Ponca City OK 745601 3 DEC Lighted Christmas Parade & Christmas Open House Weekend (all weekend) All Day Event 100 block east grand Ponca City OK 74601 4 DEC Free Holiday Movies at The Hub 11:00 AM - 01:00 PM 16601 West South Avenue Tonkawa OK 74653 MORE EVENTS POPULAR RECENT 1 Stone Barn Story Enters a New Chapter 12/01/2020 2 Bird Scooters coming to Ponca City on September 27 09/16/2021 3 Four Ponca City Fighters Set to Compete this Weekend in Enid MMA Competition 07/29/2021 4 Debra Rue Tells the Untold Story of the 12 Pioneer Women Statues 03/13/2021 5 Business Spotlight: Hideaway Marina 08/01/2021 THIS WEEK'S POLL Do you plan to get vaccinated? Yes No Unsure After FDA Approval HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Previous Next Facebook Twitter Instagram About Us News USA Entertainment Technology Business Policies & Info Services Classifieds Directory Real Estate Events © Copyright 2021, All Rights Reserved About | Contact | Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions