Plant arrangements to gift the gardener in your life

Sunday Gardener: Plant arrangements to gift the gardener in your life

FOR SUNDAY GARDENER HERE AT VALLEY VIEW FARMS WITH CARRIE ENGEL. GOOD MORNING. HEY, THE HOLIDAYS ARE UPON US, AND I’M GOING TO GUESS. I KNOW WHAT YOU GIVE PEOPLE AS A GIFT. YOU KNOW, I DIDN’T. AND THEN PEOPLE SAY, WELL, TWO THINGS HAPPEN. ONE, THEY THINK IT’LL PAY FOR THEM. SO THAT BOTHERS ME A LITTLE BIT. BUT TWO, THEY’RE LIKE, WHY DON’T YOU BRING PLANTS? WE ALL LOVE PLANTS, OKAY? AND EVERYONE LOVES PLANTS. SO THAT’S THE PERFECT GIFT. THIS COULD BE A PERFECT THING TO SHOW UP WHEN SOMEONE’S HOSTING IT IS. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE WITH THESE BASKETS? WELL, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS THIS HOLDS ABOUT SIX. I’M GOING TO SAY FOUR INCH POTS. SO I’M JUST GOING TO TAKE SOME PLANTS AND PUT THEM IN THERE AND JUST SEE HOW IT GOES. SO. OH AND THIS ONE HAS A PLASTIC LINER. BUT IF NOT WHAT WOULD YOU DO? I’D USE EITHER ALUMINUM FOIL OR IF YOU HAVE LIKE A TRASH CAN BASKET OR TRASH CAN, PUTTING THEM RIGHT IN THERE. OKAY, I FEEL LIKE THIS IS LIKE A RACE, LIKE WE’RE IN. I THINK WE’RE GOOD. WE GOT ONE MINUTE. LET’S GO MAKE THE BEST BASKET. OKAY, SO I LIKE I LOVE THE YELLOWS AND THE GOLDS FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. I’D LIKE TO PUT SOMETHING THAT’S A LITTLE HANGY HANGING IN THERE. WE WERE ALL TALKING BEFORE. HOW I LOVE MY FERNS. SO I HAVE TO ADD THAT, OOH, I LIKE I’M STEALING THIS. I STOLE YOUR PANTS. I TOOK IT, I HAVE ANOTHER ONE. THAT’S ALL RIGHT. SO I’VE GOT THIS ONE, BUT I’M GETTING LIKE SIX PLANTS IN HERE, SO IT’S KIND OF FUN. AND THAT FITS NICELY IN THERE. AND THEN WHAT YOU CAN DO IS JUST PUT SOME KIND OF A FILLER. SO YOU’VE GOT SPANISH MOSS I’VE GOT DECO MOSS. AND I COULD JUST FILL IN THE HOLES WITH THIS SO NOBODY SEES WHAT’S GOING ON, YOU KNOW. NOW TO WATER THIS, WHAT WOULD YOU DO? ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD TAKE EVERY PLANT OUT AND WATER IT SEPARATELY. I DON’T KNOW THAT EVERYBODY DOES THAT. BUT YOU DO HAVE TO BE CAREFUL THAT THE PLANTS DON’T SIT IN WATER AFTER YOU WATER THEM. WOW, YOU’RE DOING GOOD. I LIKE YOUR BASKET A LOT. YES. VERY NICE. LIKE IT’S THE PAPRIKA AND THE FERN. YEAH, IT’S ALWAYS THE FERN I TOOK FROM, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA HAVE FERN AT ALL TIMES. ALL RIGHT? THIS IS SO PRETTY. I LOVE THAT THAT IS REALLY A SHOWSTOPPER. LOOK, WE DID IT IN A MINUTE. IT DOESN’T TAKE. THE HARD PART IS CHOOSING THE PLANTS. CHOOSING? WE GOT IT RIGHT. WE GOT IT. OKAY. VERY COOL. WHAT A PERFECT IDEA FOR THE HOLIDAYS TO REALLY SHOW UP. YEAH. YOU KNOW, AND LOOK LIKE YOU WORKED REALLY HARD. THROW A BOTTLE OF WINE IN THERE IF YOU HAD TO, RIGHT? YEAH. THAT’S ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA. OKAY. THANKS FOR THE TIPS HERE ON. THANK YOU. AND HERE YOU GO. OH.

Sunday Gardener: Plant arrangements to gift the gardener in your life

Updated: 1:22 PM EST Nov 23, 2025

Editorial Standards ⓘ

A basket of plants can be a wonderful gift for a holiday host. Ava Marie goes to Valley View Farms and learns how to create a beautiful arrangement.