Christmas is coming and gardeners want more than just a poinsettia plant. This year dig into the best ideas for stocking stuffers and wish list wants for everyone that likes to grow.

Best Stocking Stuffer: Tickets to the Northwest Flower and Garden Show that will run this Feb. 19 – 23 at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Discounts on tickets available now at the website www.gardenshow.com. To make this gift really special, make it part of an experience. You can book a hotel room from the site and enjoy exploring all the display gardens and hundreds of vendors over a few days or more. Spring begins in the Pacific Northwest with this amazing show so spread some early spring this December.

Best Plant to Buy: It is hard for me to choose a best plant from the winter offerings at local nurseries but I am going to narrow it down to either Hellebores or dwarf conifers. The perennial hellebore offers blooms in the winter when we need them the most and the dwarf conifers are perfect for growing in containers for years of evergreen memories. Better get one of each.

Best website for garden supplies and gift cards: Gardeners.com is the place for tools, gloves, pots and garden décor and what makes this company different is that it is 100% employee owned and many of the products are developed by gardeners. My personal favorites are the self-watering pots that allow gardeners to go on vacation without the worry of their plants drying up. There are also drip systems and other automatic watering devices so that no plant will dry up while the gardener is away. For beginning gardeners, community gardens and school gardens nobody offers better raised bed gardening options. Your green thumb is just a website away with Gardeners.com.

Marianne Binetti has a degree in horticulture from Washington State University and is the author of “Easy Answers for Great Gardens” and several other books. For answers to gardening questions, visit plantersplace.com and click “As The Expert”. Copyright for this column owned by Marianne Binetti. For more gardening information, she can be reached at her website, www.binettigarden.com.