If it is a hanging plant, do you need to install a hanger? Is the garden space tilled and ready to go, or do you need to work the soil? If the flowers will be planted in a container, do you need potting soil or maybe even a new container?
This weekend also marks the annual frenzy of garden club plant sales in the region. If Mom's hankering for a hanging basket, a healthy perennial or home-grown heirloom tomato plants, it's not difficult to find them. Toss a trowel in any direction today
Mothers Day goodies for gardeners
If your mum likes her blades sharp, secateurs, axes and even kitchen knives which have gone blunt may benefit from Fiskars Xsharp axe and knife sharpener, which can be brought inside for sharpening blades in the home as well as used for garden tools. (£13.99, from B&Q, Homebase and good garden centres.)
However, if she loves a bit of romance, invest in the 2012 Rose of the Year from Mattocks, called Rosa 'Moment in Time' ('Korcastrav') named to commemorate both The Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the 2012 Olympics. The plant repeat flowers to produce intense ruby red flowers throughout summer. It will reach an eventual height and spread of 60x40cm. (£13.99 per five litre pot.) For stockist information, visit www.mattocks.co.uk
Create a warm ambience with lighting and candles. Delightful and enchanting floating rainbow tealight balls will brighten up any pond or water feature. Made from 100% recycled glass, they are hand-blown and frost proof. (£14.99, visit www.home2garden.co.uk or call 01923 492 947.)
