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GARDEN PLOT

Grab these gifts for the gardener on your list

Thanksgiving came early this year, and now it’s December and the holidays are upon us. That begs the question: What to get the favorite gardener on your list? Keen gardeners often like unusual plants, cultivars that aren’t found at just any nursery. Bayside Garden Center in Tiburon has many novel plants. A while back, I got an interesting variegated boxwood that has creamy white mixed with just a little green on the leaves. Bayside has beautiful offbeat poinsettias with bracts in mottled...

Diane Lynch
By DIANE LYNCH · 1 min read

Thanksgiving came early this year, and now it’s December and the holidays are upon us. That begs the question: What to get the favorite gardener on your list? Keen gardeners often like unusual plants, cultivars that aren’t found at just any nursery. Bayside Garden Center in Tiburon has many novel plants. A while back, I got an interesting variegated boxwood that has creamy white mixed with just a little green on the leaves. Bayside has beautiful offbeat poinsettias with bracts in mottled coral tones. There are uncommon succulents and bromeliads by the dozens, which are easy to care for. A nice selection of air plants and conch shells to display them in would be an undemanding gift.

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A version of this story appeared in the Dec. 12, 2018, print edition of The Ark. See something wrong? Request a correction.
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