1. Burgon & Ball Rockery Trowel – £12.99

This specially designed rockery trowel makes light work of alpine gardening! It’s also a beautiful thing to look at with its sleek design and attractive wooden handle.

Think how happy your loved one will be to receive this shiny new trowel on Christmas morning! And the years of joy they’ll get from using it to plant alpine troughs, rock gardens and woodland borders.

The trowel is endorsed by the RHS and comes with Burgon & Ball’s lifetime guarantee, so you know your plantaholic will be getting true quality this Christmas. See the rockery trowel in our shop.

2. Colchicum: The Complete Guide – £40

Released this year, this RHS monograph has been literally flying off our shelves!

And it’s not at all surprising. Written by a team of experts from the AGS community – Christopher Grey-Wilson, Rod Leeds and Robert Rolfe – the book details 104 Colchicum species and 80 of the most widely grown cultivars.

It brings to life these incredible autumn flowers with technicolour photos and detaled observation. It’s the perfect Christmas gift for lovers of autumn bulbs!

AGS members get a 20% discount, and get this cracking volume for just £32. View Colchicum: The Complete Guide in our shop.

3. 2021 Alpine Plant Calendar – 2 for £10

For a gift that keeps on giving, why not fill your loved one’s home with stunning alpine plant photography every month of the year?!

Our AGS calendars showcase breath-taking alpine plants and scenery to die for in a collection of the most spectacular alpine plant photography we’ve come across this year.

If your plantaholic is into wall calendars, we’ve got you covered, or if they’d prefer a smaller desk calendar, we stock those too!

And right now, we’re offering 2 for £10 on wall calendars and 2 for £8 on desk calendars – don’t miss out!

4. Heather Raeburn Tea Towels – 2 for £8

After a spectacular stocking filler for the alpine enthusiast in your life?

These stunning tea towels featuring designs by famous botanical artist, Heather Raeburn, may be the way to go!

Choose from Meconopsis, Lathyrus, Gentian or seasonal Galanthus designs – now available for the bargain price of 2 for £8. Simply let us know which of the four designs you’d like when you order.

…perhaps you could even keep one of the two for yourself? Your alpine enthusiast need never know…!

5. Alpine Garden Society Membership – £36

If your loved one is a real plant enthusiast, you might want to consider buying them Alpine Garden Society membership or membership of another plant society.

This gives them the chance to learn about plants from our botanists, expert growers and flower show exhibitors – through virtual and in-person events, our quarterly print journal, The Alpine Gardener, and members-only content.

They’ll also get the chance to grow rare varieties that they wouldn’t find in the shops through partaking in our plant swaps and seed exchange programmes. Find out more on our membership page!

If you want even more alpine Christmas gift ideas, check out our online shop!