Nature Gifts – Tree-Planting, Seeds, Flowers, Bee Hotel
- Tree Planting:
- Ireland has the lowest level of tree cover in Europe at 12%. The EU average is 40%. The following organisations accept donations in return for planting trees, and many also provide gift certificates and cards:
- Grown.ie – gift card and optional frame
- WolfgangReforest.ie – digital certificate and video updates
- Tree Council of Ireland – certificate with personalised dedication
- Irish Heritage Tree – framed or unframed certificate
- Catch My Carbon.ie – framed certificates and t-shirts
- Treeco.ie – tree shrubs are sent out by post
- Crann – donations
- Reforest Nation – donations
- Bugs, Bees and Native Trees – donations
- Seeds:
- Seed bomb gift cards – at Blooming Native
- Wildflower seeds – at Beebombs Ireland
- Wildflower seeds, wild bird seeds, gifts – at Connecting to Nature
- Seeds – Irish Seed Savers
- SeedsIreland.ie
- Bee Hotel:
- Flowers:
- Flower Farmers of Ireland – search for a grower
- BumbleBee Flower Farm – sustainably grown flowers
- Mad About Flowers – dried flowers
Food Gifts – Baking & home made:
Baking and home made gifts are great zero waste options. Here are just a few ideas:
- Bake a cake, cupcakes or cookies
- Make a Christmas Cake
- Make home-made jam or chutney