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Always giving roses on Valentine's Day is boring.
After all, there are much more creative flower presents.
Your better half will love you even more!
Love is in the air: Valentine's Day is celebrated all over the world on February 14th.
On this date, couples in love express how much they mean to each other - with handwritten cards, gifts and, of course, lots of togetherness.
Florists and flower dealers in particular have their cash registers ringing on the days surrounding Valentine's Day.
Traditionally, roses and other colorful bouquets of flowers are given away.
But why not try something different?
If you want to surprise your better half with a particularly original plant gift this year, you can be inspired by the following ideas.
1. Personalized flower pot
A bouquet of roses in a vase is chic, but also a bit formal.
It becomes much more personal if you give away a flower or plant in a pot with a special engraving.
For example, you can have names or special dates such as the wedding day engraved.
You can also add romantic love messages to the flower pot.
There are no limits to your imagination - just think about what message or symbols your partner would like.
The plant can then be placed on the windowsill or in the garden, where it will remind you of your love every day.
A simple flower pot can quickly be spiced up with romantic messages.
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2. Scrapbook with dried flowers
A photo album that captures your shared experiences is already a great Valentine's Day gift.
You can be even more creative with a scrapbook.
In addition to photos, other memorabilia such as concert tickets or postcards can also be glued here.
A particularly nice idea is to decorate the scrapbook with dried flowers.
Maybe with flowers from your own garden?
3. Plant a love tree
Why give bouquets of flowers when you can plant a tree?
The botanical name for the love tree is Cercis siliquastrum, other common names include heart tree or Judas tree.
In April and May the tree displays its beautiful pink flowers and is a real feast for the eyes in the garden.
The heart-shaped leaves are also pretty to look at.
According to seedenhaus.de
, the hardy plant can
reach a height of two to six meters.
There is hardly a more fitting symbol for eternal love.
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4. Herb garden
Your better half is more practical and isn't interested in roses, lilies, etc.?
Then you can bring joy with a pretty herb garden instead.
Regardless of whether you plant the herbs directly in the garden bed or put them in different pots: basil, mint and rosemary are not only beautiful to look at, but can also be used in the kitchen.
This means that nothing stands in the way of your joint culinary experiments!
5. Cards with (flower) seeds
Cards often end up in the drawer after reading and are eventually completely forgotten.
This doesn't happen so quickly with plantable love cards: These products are made of seed paper with various seeds that can be planted directly into a pot.
There are now many different suppliers on the market, so you are spoiled for choice between various flower, vegetable or herb seeds.
The only downside: Unfortunately, your romantic Valentine's Day message will be lost when the card is planted.
You can also simply write your special message on a separate piece of paper that you place in the card.
6. Romantic garden picnic
Nothing is more important than time together.
Surprise your partner on Valentine's Day with a romantic picnic in the garden.
Decorate the place in front with pretty floral arrangements and fairytale fairy lights.
A picnic basket with delicious food completes the gift and creates an intimate atmosphere in the open air.
If the weather doesn't cooperate, you can always move the picnic indoors.
When it's cold, you can also just curl up together and enjoy the physical closeness.
You can find everything about household and garden tips in the regular living newsletter from our partner Merkur.de.
7. Plant terrarium
If neither you nor your significant other have a green thumb, a plant terrarium is a good idea.
This mini ecosystem is also known as a bottle garden because it is usually contained in a glass bottle or jar with a cork stopper.
The special thing is that the plants in the terrarium are autonomous thanks to the self-sustaining ecosystem.
According to
My Beautiful Garden
, the mini jungle will last for many years without having to take much care of it.
As a Valentine's Day gift, the plant terrarium can represent the constancy of your love.