Spice up Father's Day on the 20th June 2010

Funky and fruiting plant gifts are a great way to show your dad you care this Father's day.

Most of us celebrate Mothering Sunday in the UK, but this year don't neglect your dad on Father's day. We have stacks of gifts that he's sure to love.

Like Mother's Day, Father's Day always falls on a Sunday so the cheapest delivery date is usually Friday 18th June, but this year you can also order for Saturday delivery for just £10. You can order online any time up until 2pm on the 18th June and we will make sure your gift gets there in time for the big day.

As always all our plants have a choice of pot covers and greeting cards and you have over 1000 characters to show your appreciation in the handwritten card. Your plant gift will be carefully wrapped and boxed by hand before being despatched by post or courier and unlike some companies we always pack our plants on the day of despatch to ensure your plants are in peak condition on arrival.

New for 2010 we have some exciting additions our Father's Day collection including superchilli, kiwi and mulberry plants plus a selection of tasty organic vegetable plants for the patio. Great Gifts to get Dad in the mood for Grow your own. Choose from a selection of productive fruiting plants including tomato, chilli pepper, aubergine, squash, courgette and tomato plants. Each plant is presented in an attractive faux terracotta pot and comes with basic care instructions and training guidlines.

As well as our patio veg collection, blueberry plants, fig trees and grapevines are all fun and productive gifts for Father's Day and of course we also have a huge range of citrus trees, perfect for those dads who like a drink after a hard days work...

Looking for something even more unusual for Father's Day? then look no further... pineapple plants are a great gift for the dad who has everything. Funky, contemporary plants that make a great feature and talking point. These plants are delivered just as pictured, with a small pineapple fruit already set and ready to ripen.

Still looking for inspiration? herbs, kaffir limes, bay trees and chili plants make great gifts for cooks and money plants are bomb proof if your dad is really not the green fingered type!

For more information on any of these plants click on the pictures to the left or visit our Father's Day selection here

As well as these popular Father's day choices, we do of course still have a wide range of citrus trees, flowering plants and even grapevines which make more very welcome gifts for Father's Day. If there is something you are interested in but can't see on the website then do please do give us a call on 0845 226 8026 or drop us an email and we'll see what we can do to help.

As always, as soon as we have sold out of a particular plant we will update the website to indicate that they are no longer available. This means that any remaining plants we have in stock are reserved for earlier orders.

History of Fathers Day

Father's day is believed to have originated in Spokane, Washington, USA. in 1910 and became a national celebration in the USA when it was endorsed by President Calvin Coolidge in 1924. In 1966 it was set in statue in the USA to fall on the 3rd Sunday of June and over the years this American Holiday has slowly been adopted in the UK and around the world as a day to celebrate and honour our Dads.