Players collect clay pots and trade them in for greenhouses. Sounds easy enough, but add aphid infestation, your water bill and a dandelion outbreak and it becomes a little more difficult and a lot more fun!  Who knows? You may be elected president of the Horticultural Society...or you may be weeded out of the game for three turns.

If you know someone who would love a garden, but they don't want the hassle or expense of having one designed, consider giving them a pre-planned garden. 

• Choose from three designs -- one for shade, two for sun -- and "give" that garden to someone special. At the time of purchase, you'll receive a gift basket (like the one pictured here) that includes the garden design, sample pictures of featured flowers, a certificate that recipients bring in when picking up plants, a garden trowel, and a cute, reusable basket.  And for a limited time, you'll also receive a FREE copy of the Pictorial Guide to Perennials by Jane Helmer.
  
  Available gardens include:

• Shady Oasis Garden, 24 plants, $199
  Easy care plants that thrive in morning sun or all-day shade.

• Beautiful Butterfly Garden, 23 plants, $199 Colorful flowers to attract butterflies and hummingbirds; require afternoon or all-day sun.

• Easy Knock Out Garden, 10 plants, $99
  Three Knock Out Roses and a handful of perfect companion plants require afternoon or all-day sun.

You'll throw away your other shovels and trowels once you've tried this tool -- it will handle any job in your garden from digging and cutting to scraping and weeding.  It is officially the Favorite Tool of everyone who works at Sugar Creek!  The belt sheath is available, too, for $7.99. 

These delightful "star bells" are perfect for giving to everyone special in your life.  Who doesn't want more peace, hope, or joy?  Blank stars are available, too.

Maybe you've just moved and you don't recognize some of the plants in your yard.  Or you'd like some advice on how to jazz up an existing flower bed.  Or there's a spot in your yard where nothing will grow.  Have one of Sugar Creek Gardens' horticulturists come to your garden for on-the-spot advice, information, and identification of plants and trees in your yard.  We can also design a garden or bed for you at additional cost.

This book is a must-have for any gardener who plays with perennials.  It's practical and filled with the details about how to care for perennials, from cutting back to fertilizing, staking and dividing. It also provides information to help you decide which plants you do and don't want to grow, depending on your tolerance for maintenance and where you live, and which perennials are deer-resistant, have seedheads that attract song birds, are short-lived, or need deadheading.

There are sooo many things to love about a gift certificate: one size fits all; you choose the amount; and it gives someone an excuse to dream about their garden when it's 10 degrees outside.  And if you buy one now through Dec. 24, you'll save 10 percent. 

Who doesn't love fresh flowers?  And arranging them was never easier than with our beautiful flower "frog."  These delicate glass vases are pretty even when they're empty.  We carry light green, pink, blue, and clear vases.

The Fairy Gardening craze has hit St. Louis, and whether you're a beginner or an experienced fairy gardener, you can never have too many accessories in your miniature garden!  For all those teachers, grandparents, and kids-at-heart in your life, give the gift of fairy gardening.

These giant jingle bells (medium and large) make fun, colorful decorations for a tree, mantle, or on a covered porch.  Click here for more pictures so you can judge the impact yourself.  Guaranteed to stop traffic!

This little "Cardinal bell"
will make a cute addition to your tree, in a stocking, or on a branch outside a kitchen window.  Our bells also come in turkey, bluebird, flamingo, ladybug, and other cute shapes.  Buy a dozen for the Cardinal fans in your life.