Surprise Mom with a gift of gardening joy!

Time has a unique way of reminding us of those who are most important to us, and how seldom we take the time to tell them. Mother's Day is coming up, and a nice way to express your love and appreciation is with a gift from the Fred Meyer Garden Center.

For the green thumb mom, you'll find everything from the right tools to help her grow the most beautiful garden on the block to informative books on plants and growing techniques.

A lovely choice is a premium hanging basket filled with flowers! As Mom enjoys it throughout the growing season, she'll thank you again and again! You’ll find many choices at Fred Meyer, including Fuchsias, Geraniums and Impatiens. Filled with flowering annuals and perennials, it will offer beauty all summer long. And Mom can change the look by replanting it whenever she wants.

If you have a little time, another good gift idea is a do-it-yourself container garden. Simply pick a planter or window box and get creative:

• Start with a taller plant as a focal point in the center, then surround it with lots of medium size flowering plants like geraniums.
• Finish the look with ivy, lotus vine or other trailing accents that cascade over the sides.

You’ll find dozens of other great gifts ideas for your mom at the Fred Meyer Garden Center. And many are easy to pick up at the last minute, including:

• Cut Flowers Great fresh bouquets in a range of price points, beautiful roses in a variety of colors ready to purchase by the dozen or singles, and long-lasting carnations in multi-color hues or single-color bunches.
• Indoor Blooming Plants
  • Orchids potted exotic orchids in clay pots featuring phaleonopsis, plus numerous other exotic varieties. Blooms last 3-4 weeks with proper care.
  • Hydrangeas Potted large headed hydrangeas in shades of blue, and pink. 6” pots in decorative wrap make a great gift. Blooms last 2-3 weeks with the proper conditions.
  • Mini Roses In lovely pastel colors potted in 6” decorative pots. These last several weeks in the house and then can be planted in the yard as an extra bonus.
• New gardening tools for the mom who’s a green thumb. Or use a nice new basket and fill it with useful things like gloves, a trowel, flower seeds, a gardening book… whatever she likes or needs.
• Things to attract fine feathered friends to her garden, like bird feeders or a birdbath.
• Wind chimes… a wonderful sound on those summer nights featuring a gentle breeze!
• An indoor fountain, bringing one of nature’s most relaxing sounds indoors to a favorite sitting area.

And that’s just the start of what you’ll find. Hurry in to find the perfect way to say, "I love you, Mom!"

Still don't know what to give?

A Gift Card is a great idea!

The perfect gift to give when you don't know what the Green Thumb on your list wants or needs. Available in any denomination from $10 on up. Pick one up at any checkstand or order online.