Great ideas for holiday gifts

Would you like to do all your holiday shopping in one place? Lavalette Nursery and Garden Center has gift items for just about everybody on your list. And you’ll have plenty of time to shop with our extended store hours -- from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and Saturdays and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays.

The perfect gift for all ages is a bird feeder. Lavalette Nursery has a large selection of different kinds of bird feeders in metal and wood in a variety of sizes. They can be mounted on posts or hung from a tree or crook. To complete the gift, include a selection of seed and suet so the recipient can start feeding the birds right away. Our featured product this month is Wild Delight bird food, available in a range of mixes. You’ll find a large selection of birdbaths too.

House plants are an excellent choice, and Lavalette Nursery’s glass greenhouse is filled with them. There’s a beautiful Meyer Improved Lemon tree full of ripe lemons and an August Beauty gardenia in fragrant bloom. We have a wide variety of large tropicals and our featured product -- Christmas cactus. Or the “ordinary” type of cactus. There are traditional poinsettias and beautiful rex begonias. And don’t forget the traditional amaryllis, which will provide beautiful blooms long after the holidays.

A comfortable pretty painted wood rocking chair would look attractive on your deck or patio -- or under a large shade tree.

Or how about a life-size statue of a polar bear cub?

Gardeners can never have enough beautiful ceramic containers. Lavalette Nursery carries a variety of colors and sizes to choose from.

The gardener on your list would appreciate a gift basket containing new garden tools and gloves.

For your own holiday decorating, choose from an assortment of ornaments, red bows, large flocked pinecones, miniature tree lights and indoor and outdoor light sets. There’s also a selection of grapevine cone-shaped trees with lights attached and a set of three lighted metal “gift boxes.” And don’t forget beautiful poinsettias -- choose from traditional red or lovely pink.

If you’re uncertain about what to get, let the recipient do the picking. Choose a gift card in any amount from Lavalette Nursery. You’re sure to get a big thank-you in return.