Gift idea for parents

Re: Gift idea for parents

• Vanessa630 member

  

  April 2012

  I think that's a really nice idea and personal to both sets of parents since they enjoy gardening.  We ended up waiting and buying the parent albums. 

  

  Report0 Reply
• TracySett member

  

  April 2012

  I love the idea of a flowering bush or small tree.  Especially if they are into gardening.  I think they will appreciate it and it is something they will have forever.  We are making a hard covered book of our engagement pictures to give to our parents for a keepsake. 

  Report0 Reply
• toomanychoices17

  

  April 2012

  I think it's a good idea. Not great with plant names, but something that is more flowery and ornamental would be nice

  

  Source: Uploaded by user via Elizabeth on Pinterest

  Follow me on pinterest (I do not know how to make that nice red button thing): http://pinterest.com/lizporter17/

  Report0 Reply
• PeachesKFG

  

  April 2012

  I think we're going to do it! I thought about getting a tree (my parents lost their dogwood tree in that storm back in October, and they were devastated!) but I think a tree will be a lot of work to put in the ground, and I don't want to get them a gift that requires a lot of work. So I think we will go with a nice shrub. Seems like it will be easy enough to plant. I was researching prices and it turns out they are less expensive than I thought, so I think we might even be able to get them something else, like a parents' photo album 

  

  Report0 Reply
• Mona8 member

  

  April 2012

  I love that idea!
  
  We're getting our parents a gift card to their favorite restaurant and we're getting our moms a 'wedding- themed' charm for their Pandora bracelets.  They'll also get parent albums after the wedding.

  

  Report0 Reply
• HeatherR45 member

  

  April 2012

  I think that is a pretty awesome and unique idea! I don't think that the size trees that they sell will be any more difficult/easy to plant than the shrubs you mentioned earlier. I went to Lowes this past weekend and they were similar in prices too. If your parents loved the dogwood they lost, you should replace it. I bet it would mean the world to them!

  

  Report0 Reply
• jacki8788 member

  

  April 2012 edited April 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_gift-idea-for-parents?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:65Discussion:f7ad1dbc-58e9-4bf7-a4e6-8d83ce9bdebbPost:fe769ecc-b6d9-4c46-ba01-b2a9ad505e7a">Re: Gift idea for parents</a>:
  [QUOTE]I think that is a pretty awesome and unique idea! I don't think that the size trees that they sell will be any more difficult/easy to plant than the shrubs you mentioned earlier. I went to Lowes this past weekend and they were similar in prices too. <strong>If your parents loved the dogwood they lost, you should replace it. I bet it would mean the world to them!</strong>
  Posted by HeatherR45[/QUOTE]
  
  
  Agreed! We planted a maple tree ourselves (well, FI dug the hole haha... I helped pick it out) a year or so ago, and it wasn't very expensive or hard to plant/maintain at all. Just need a good shovel to dig a decent sized hole, and some rope/stakes to make sure it grows nice and straight--wouldn't take more than a half hour or so. Not sure how big a "young" dogwood would be, but I can't imagine it being very big. I personally like the tree idea more, because it seems like it would be really symbolic & meaningful in your situation. But whichever you choose, the whole plant idea is really nice :)

  

  Report0 Reply
• PeachesKFG

  

  April 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_connecticut_gift-idea-for-parents?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:65Discussion:f7ad1dbc-58e9-4bf7-a4e6-8d83ce9bdebbPost:c9231c10-a3c5-45fe-941f-6d3fd06cac87">Re: Gift idea for parents</a>:
  [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Gift idea for parents : Agreed! We planted a maple tree ourselves (well, FI dug the hole haha... I helped pick it out) a year or so ago, and<strong> it wasn't very expensive or hard to plant/maintain at all.</strong> Just need a good shovel to dig a decent sized hole, and some rope/stakes to make sure it grows nice and straight--wouldn't take more than a half hour or so. Not sure how big a "young" dogwood would be, but I can't imagine it being very big. I personally like the tree idea more, because it seems like it would be really symbolic & meaningful in your situation. But whichever you choose, the whole plant idea is really nice :)
  Posted by jacki8788[/QUOTE]
  
  Good to know! I'm not very good at gardening, at all! (My mother is an amazing gardener, but unfortuntely I didn't inherit that gene)...so I guess I was under the impression that it would be a huge project to plant a tree. But you have a point....when you plant a tree, it's usually a young tree, so it's not going to be very large or awkward. I think we might go with the tree..assuming we can find the right one. As for FI's parents...he is still on the fence about it. He thinks his parents would certainly like a tree, but they might like something else better. So we might end up doing the tree for my parents, and something else for FI's. Thank you for the tips ladies!

  

  Report0 Reply