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The Perfect Wedding Gift
04/01/2009 - By Elspeth Thompson I went to a wedding last weekend where the bride and groom, both keen gardeners, had made it known that they’d like to receive plants for the garden as presents.
This struck me as a very suitable and sensible idea; most of my friends have married when well into their thirties, by which time they already own all the saucepans and salad bowls they are ever likely to need, and often twice over at that.Rather than the traditional wedding list, you could visit a website with a list of the couple’s most desired plants as gifts, or send a cheque as an overall contribution.This inspired idea not only ensures that the couple will, unlike so many others, actually get what they want; it will also provide them with lasting enjoyment and memories of their wedding long after many of the more usual gifts have been broken or lost.
They are creating an entire new section of the garden for these plants, and planning and planting of this ‘Wedding Garden’ will be an exciting project; the delivery of the plants has been timed to coincide with their return from honeymoon.
It’s an idea which translates well to other events or parties to which guests like to bring a present. Why not make a ‘Fiftieth Birthday Boarder’, for instance, or ‘Silver Anniversary bed’ using predominantly silver, grey or white plants? The possibilities are endless, but recipients really do need to be people who will sticking to the same spot for years.
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