We all try to make a positive difference – we recycle more, turn off the water and lights when not in use, support organic and local farming by changing where or the way we shop, use less chemicals for cleaning, etc. Well, you can also buy “green” gifts. Gifts that are recycled, organic, eco-friendly, from the rainforest and/or solar powered.

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I found a great site to help you find “green” gifts that are worth giving. At the Rainforest Site Store, not only are their gifts “green,” when you make a purchase you are also helping to preserve land through the efforts of The Nature Conservancy, Rainforest Conservation …read more

Spring has officially arrived and what better reason to give your loved ones a present? Why wait until Mother’s Day to give your mom some beautiful flowers? Or your favorite Aunt who loves to garden? Why not send her something to kick start her garden? Or your friend who lives in the city and doesn’t even have room for a window box? There are so many wonderful options – from inexpensive to a year’s worth of flowers. So celebrate Spring and show someone how much you care and that you were thinking of them with a Springtime “just because” present.

Visit these links for an assortment of nice gifts!

This Fragrant Flower Garden Seed Kit has ten different varieties of seeds including: Jasmine Nicotiana, Sweet Pea, Stocks, Rainbow Pinks, Garden Phlox, Sweet Dream Verbena, Four O’Clocks, Lemon-Scented Monarda, Butterfly Weed, and Vanilla Heliotrope. At …read more