Regular readers will have spotted that, when it comes to Christmas presents for gardeners, I like to leave the beaten track. After all, there’s always that gardener who has everything, or the one you wouldn’t dare give any equipment because they’re so fussy about what they use.
So here’s an quirky idea for your favourite vegetable gardener. Simon Drew is a prolific artist who seems to have cornered the market in humorous drawings applied to coasters and trays. If you don’t like puns, then you won’t like Simon, but if, like me, you enjoy a good groan or, more importantly, know someone who does, this is a fun present.
For a huge range of his work, you should visit Castle Melamine. But if they carry the ones I particularly like, then I can't find them.
Simon's "Vegetables of the Silver Screen" is a series taking off famous movies. Can you resist The Gourd, the Bad and the Ugly? Or The Marrow Widow? Or Bean Hur? There are others, but I don’t like to inflict too much pain.
Sets of six are available from Granny Macs Herbs ‘n’ More. If you don’t fancy coasters, then the designs can be found on a notepad fridge magnet, or on a mug in a tin.
NB I've removed some links from here because the companies had disappeared. If anyone knows anywhere else you can get the veg coasters, then do please comment below.
...Landscape Juice Network
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