The Yard Farmer

Mini Herb Garden Stacker

What better way to show of your garden produce than by presenting them through gift ideas? Herbs from your herbs garden are an excellent choice to be turned into thoughtful gifts to give your loved ones and the best part is, they are a lot cheaper and do not take that much effort at all. Here are some quick and easy gift ideas straight from the garden:

Herbal Sugars

Herbal sugars can be made using dried herbs, flowers and foliage from the garden. These herbal sugars add just the right amount of nature and fragrance to spice up any holiday season. Make herbal sugars one of your gift ideas.

Herb Imprinted candles

Candle making is fun and if you actually present a homemade candle as a gift, it is more personalized than store bought ones. Instead of making a candle from scratch, buy or take a ready made candle and personalize it by melding the different types of herbs right into the wax. The result you get is a beautiful candle pretty decoration and smell.

Herbed & Scented Jellies and Jams

Forget strawberry jam and say hello to herbs jam right from your herbs garden. You can turn that rosemary or coriander into herbal jelly. This gift idea is great for your toast and do wonder’s on a cold winter’s day and excites the palette for your Christmas ham. You can make your own jelly or jam or you can get the ready made ones and infuse your jelly with herbs from your garden. You can also make homemade herbal jellies as a gift.

Keepsake Potpourri

Herbs together with dried flowers and petals are a great idea to make potpourri. You can start the potpourri mix with dried flowers, petals; herbs from your herbs garden and either package them in a pretty jar or bowl, or include them into little gauze bags tied together with a ribbon. This potpourri can not only become gift ideas but decoration items for weddings, baby showers, bridal showers and party favors.

Herb Infused Oils

Herbal Recipes for Vibrant Health

Fresh herbs can be preserved in oil. They don’t last for an eternity but for at least 2 months. As time goes by, the herbs will blend in with the oil can be a perfect ingredient to spice up any recipe. Get decorative bottles to store in this herbal oil. You can make these bottles as gifts or become centerpieces for the dining room, patio or even the deck.

Flavored Vodka

If you are attending a party, then a homemade flavored vodka bottle is something that any hostess will welcome. You can make your very own lavender-rosemary infused vodka or any other beautiful concoctions. Use the many different herbs from basil which gives you a refreshing taste, thyme adds a savory sense and chili peppers of course adds that zest.

Homemade seasoning blends