Spice up Father's Day Sunday 19th June 2011

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.

From spicy chilli plants, to blueberries, figs and herb planters there is something to tickle every taste bud and if you really want to blow his socks off try our Scotch Bonnet Chilli plants! New for 2011 this habernero variety is a great little chilli and easy to care for on a sunny windowsil or patio. Delivered in flower for Fathers Day by the end of the autumn your dads curries will be packing serious punch!

Like Mother's Day, Father's Day always falls on a Sunday so the cheapest delivery date is usually Friday 17th June, but don't forget you can also order for Saturday delivery for just £10 by choosing 'Saturday Courier Delivery' on the order form. You can order online any time up until 2pm on friday 17th 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.

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.

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.