These 12 Gardening Kits Are the Most Thoughtful Gifts for Green Thumbs

Their home mixology game may rival the local cocktail bar's, but the element that'll take their drinks to the next level is the Plant Theatre Cocktail Herb Growing Kit.

This gardening kit includes cucamelon, blue borage, lime basil, hyssop, lemon balm, and mint seeds, along with peat starter pots and a peat grow medium that works in place of soil.

Once the seeds have sprouted, you can plant the biodegradable pots right in the ground or move them to a larger planter to continue growing indoors. Soon, they'll have a garden full of herbal garnishes. Cheers to that!

Sympathy gifts can be hard to give, especially when they're for a loved one's pet. Instead of gifting a bouquet, The Original Pet Perennials Kit lets them grow their own flowers in their furry friend's final resting place or favorite sunny spot.

This gardening kit includes a blend of partridge pea, blanket flower, and crimson clover seeds that they can mix with the included soil and form into shapes with the included cutters. The wildflowers will continue to sprout every year.

Because of their towering height, you might assume that sunflowers would be tricky to grow, but they couldn't be easier! The GROW. Sunflower Garden Grow Kit comes with a recycled-paper egg crate that lets your recipient start the seedlings before transferring them outside.

It comes with six sunflower varieties: Autumn beauty, classic mammoth, dwarf sungold, dwarf sunspot, velvet queen, and yellow lemon. Who knew there were so many different kinds?

This genius gardening kit works in reverse. Instead of providing a smorgasbord of seeds, it gives you or your gift recipient the ability to collect your plants’ seeds after they’ve flowered and neatly label and store them for the next growing season. It even includes envelope packets in case they’d like to gift some of their bounties to friends and neighbors!

The Click & Grow Smart Garden 3 is a great gardening kit for anyone who dreams of a flourishing indoor garden but may not have the time to monitor their plants closely each day. The seeds and soil come in a variety of capsules that are simply inserted into the unit, three at a time. Just keep the bottom chamber filled with water as needed, and watch your progress via the Click & Grow app each day.

Our editor tested it out and found that it lives up to the hype, saying, “I’ve used my pluggable planter to produce fresh basil, rosemary, and wild strawberries, and I’ve been extremely impressed with their growth speeds and outcomes.”

Forget soil — have you ever tried growing seeds from a quilt? If you want to be munching on your homegrown greens within a week, this is the gardening kit to gift yourself.

Hamama's microgreen growing kits use seed quilts that embed rows of seeds within compostable coconut fiber. Just add water to the included tray, place the seed quilt right inside, and watch your microgreens emerge in just a matter of days!

These Mason-jar gardening kits offer a low-stakes way to encourage someone to start their own herb garden indoors. They're equipped with everything they'd need for a mini hydroponic garden — once the herb seeds have sprouted, the set's water-submerged wick will keep the greens healthy and happy for a long time.

Sold individually, these herb gardening kits are available in mint and rosemary, along with organic basil, cilantro, and parsley.

This gardening kit was made for gifting ... even if it's just for yourself! This set from Modern Sprout is all about practicing mindfulness and finding a daily moment of calm. It comes with everything you might need to grow a packet of lavender seeds, and it's also bundled with a 5-minute hourglass timer and essential oil roller.

If they dream of cooking with herbs and veggies grown right on their windowsill, this Jumbo Herbs gardening kit can help them make that dream a reality. This impressive set comes with five different seeds, biodegradable seedling pots, peat pellets, and plant markers.

This “winter herb” variety pack includes cayenne pepper, thyme, lemon basil, sage, and peppermint seeds — they’re hearty enough to start indoors in the winter, and by spring, they’ll be ready to transplant!

If you’re looking for a gardening kit that is both easy to use and pretty to look at, check out the AeroGarden Harvest.

Finished with sleek stainless steel for a modern look, this hydroponic planter can grow six 12-inch tall plants at a time in its hydroponic pod system. This unit features a 20-watt LED grow light, a sleek digital display with illuminated push-button controls, and built-in settings to remind users when to add more plant food and water.

It differs from the aforementioned Click & Grow planter with its larger plant capacity, brighter grow light, and internal water pump that periodically runs to help oxygenate the water. For these reasons, we say it’s better suited for households with a little more space to spare.

If they've mastered the art of growing basil and are ready for something new, this gardening kit features five types of edible flowers that'll add a little zing to both their windowsill and dinner plate.

This kit includes sunflower, nasturtium, borage, sweet Thai basil, and dill seeds, along with biodegradable planters and soil pellets to start them off.

No need to hunt down all of the special components that are necessary to build your own terrarium. This gardening kit was specifically made to give your succulents a bright, well-stocked home.

It includes a glass container, soil, moss, two types of pebbles, and even a few decorative items. Just transplant your desk succulent out of its mini pot, and you're good to go.