Alle Jahre wieder… die Suche nach dem besonderen Weihnachtsgeschenk. Das kennst du bestimmt auch: Eigentlich haben wir alles und trotzdem möchtest du zu Weihnachten deinen Lieben eine kleine und vielleicht auch große Freude machen. Wenn du dann noch etwas suchst, was nachhaltig ist und vielleicht sogar wächst und schön grün ist und blüht oder deine Mama, deinen Papa, Oma, Opa oder die Freundin und den Freund mit auf eine gedankliche Auszeit nimmt, dann haben wir etwas für dich! Bei uns findest du viele kleine Geschenke und nachhaltige Geschenkideen, die große Freude bereiten und Lächeln schenken: Weil sie gut tun und Gutes bewirken. Weil sie die Welt ein Stückchen grüner und besser machen. Weil sie dich und deine Lieben auf eine mentale oder ganz reale Auszeit in die Natur mitnehmen. Weil sie auch an unsere kleinen Wildtierfreunde denken. Und weil unsere ökologischen Geschenke für eine Portion Frühlingsgefühle im Winter sorgen. So einfach ist das … alle Jahre wieder!
Gingerbread tree from the cup
Christmas tree 2030 from the cup
Chocolate flowers from the cup
10x5 flower marbles in a bag
Festive Grow Kit – 3 Christmas Varieties
Big wish-fulfiller – dandelion in a glass
Christmas seed balls in a set of 3
Decorative brick shape
Little wish-fulfiller
Leckerbissen - Würmchen
Seed Advent calendar with doors
Bienenwohl - Bienchenhotel
Small meal – squirrel food
Wish-fulfiller – dandelion in a glass
Wish-fulfiller, medium
Geschenk-Set "Tierfutter"
Leckerbissen - Feinschmecker
30 m² wild bee meadow – seed mix
Bird feeder with a large meal
Organic seed set "Snack Garden"
Wish-fulfiller – creatively wrap money
Bees well (Xentral
Small meal – bird food
Small meal – hedgehog food
Rudolph noses – Red flower marbles
Seed balls "Sunflowers"
Christmas balls – colorful flower marbles
Voucher by email for self-printing
Organic seed set "Tomatoes"
Christmas card "Gifts"
Sustainable Christmas gifts: Give beautiful gifts and do good for the environment
The Christmas season is a very special time of year, when giving gifts takes center stage. But amid the consumer frenzy, the environment is often forgotten. Sustainable Christmas gifts offer a great way to bring joy to your loved ones while doing something good for the planet. In this article, you'll learn what makes a gift sustainable, and we'll share creative and eco-friendly gift ideas with you, as well as revealing how you can even send sustainable Christmas cards.
What makes a Christmas present sustainable?
Sustainability means conserving resources and choosing environmentally friendly alternatives. A sustainable Christmas gift should be produced under fair conditions, preferably regionally, and be environmentally friendly. This includes, for example, products made from recycled or natural materials, requiring minimal packaging, or, ideally, being plastic-free.
This is how sustainability works for urban gardeners
We, "Die Stadtgärtner," produce our products in Nordhorn, Lower Saxony, using resource-saving raw materials. With our green, growing products, we give something back to the environment. Since our founding, we have also been working with local workshops for people with disabilities. We also pay attention to sustainability in our shipping and ship climate-neutrally. In 2023, we were recognized by the German business community as Green Innovator of the Year.
Advantages of sustainable Christmas gifts
Sustainable gift-giving is twice as much fun. Not only are you making a loved one happy, but you're also doing something good for our environment. With a sustainable Christmas present, you're actively contributing to conserving resources and reducing waste. You're also supporting fair working conditions and avoiding long transport routes by choosing locally produced gifts. Last but not least, sustainable gifts also promote conscious consumer behavior – moving away from "higher, faster, further" and toward less consumption and more quality.
Make everyone happy with sustainable Christmas gifts
The selection of sustainable Christmas gifts is now vast and no longer has anything to do with the "eco-cliché" that some people once associated with sustainable products. More and more companies are focusing on sustainable and resource-saving production of their products. We'll give you a few tips for sustainable gifts for
Sustainable Christmas gifts for children
There are many beautiful and sustainable gift ideas for children this holiday season. When designing our products, it's important to us that children can learn about nature through play. We believe that those who come into contact with our environment at an early age will treat it better later on.
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Red Rudolph noses with little flowers growing out of them
These red seed balls glow as beautifully as the nose of the famous reindeer. In spring, children can easily sow the flower marbles in their own little garden bed and soon enjoy beautiful wildflowers.
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Open-air buffet for birds
This outdoor bird feeder is a wonderful Christmas gift and a great nature experience for children! The small bird feeder is literally child's play to set up and filled with the included food. Then, watch the little birds flutter excitedly as they feast on the delicious buffet.
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Chocolate flower growing kit
Mmm, that smells wonderfully of milk chocolate! With this set, your child can plant their own chocolate flowers and watch them grow. The special thing about this sustainable Christmas gift: The flowers actually smell of chocolate! Everything is included in the set, so you can get started right away.
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Treat kit: Make your own feeding bells
This set is twice as fun: crafting the feeding bells together and later watching the little birds feast on your handmade treats. A great and meaningful activity for cold autumn and winter days!
Treat kit
Sustainable Christmas gifts for adults
Are you looking for a sustainable Christmas gift for friends, daycare teachers, relatives, or loved ones on your team? We've collected some holiday gift ideas for you here.
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Growing kit for a gingerbread tree
The Japanese gingerbread tree not only blooms beautifully in the fall, but also smells incredibly good of cinnamon and gingerbread. The kit includes everything the recipient needs to grow the gingerbread tree: seeds, a germination tablet, instructions, and growing cups. A special Christmas gift!
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Wish Fulfiller: Wishes come true
Every spring, we roam the meadows in and around Nordhorn, picking dandelions for our wish-granters. Even as children, we blew dandelions in the meadows and made a wish with each little umbrella. You can now give these good wishes to a loved one this Christmas. Because if you truly believe in it, you'll find that wishes often come true!
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Natural bird feeder with high-quality bird food
"Only those who grow up and remain children are human" - Do you know this saying? We certainly believe that birdwatching never loses its fascination. Give this natural bird feeder, made from 100% untreated wood from European forests, as a gift this holiday season. It also comes with a "Big Meal" – delicious, high-quality bird food. The perfect gift set for anyone who wants to support our native wildlife and has always remained a little bit of a child at heart.
Bird feeder with bird food
Sustainable Christmas cards: Christmas greetings with a blooming surprise
Once you've found the perfect Christmas gift, the next thing you need is the perfect greeting card. There are now many sustainable alternatives for Christmas cards that you can use to send your holiday greetings. Our Christmas cards are not only made from sustainable kraft paper, but they even grow colorful flowers! Thanks to seed plugs and seed paper, the recipient will enjoy your Christmas card for a long time to come! Learn more about our sustainable Christmas cards here.
Sustainable Christmas gifts: Give joy and do good
Sustainable Christmas gifts are a wonderful way to give joy while also contributing to environmental protection. By choosing eco-friendly products and ensuring sustainable packaging, you can make the holiday season conscious and meaningful. Your gifts will not only make the recipient happy, but also make our planet a little bit better.
What our customers say
Fast, hassle-free delivery. Christmas gifts without chocolate. My colleagues will be delighted, and I'll treat myself, too.
Very good! Great quality and very versatile. The calendar was a gift and was very well received. I'd be happy to order again next year.
A dandelion to give as a gift. I used it for Christmas, and it more than served its purpose. For me, it was the nicest gift I could give this year. For only €9.95, as I said, it was truly a highlight of the evening. I love it, and so does the person who now owns it.
The question is: will my husband get the 4 and 6 for Christmas? Or which ones should I keep for myself? My daughter saw them and wants one too... And the fact that such "old boxes" were packaged so carefully and lovingly makes opening the packages a joy - thank you, urban gardeners!
Wow! The box is big! (45 x 38.5 x 13.5 cm) And it has 24 openings on all sides. :) (Something visible in the pictures, but I hadn't noticed.) It looks really good, professional and well-maintained. I'm more than 100% sure the contents will be as good as the looks. It's a gift for my mom, who lives in the country with a big garden and visiting squirrels and all. She'll love it.
I gave these wish-fulfillers to my team as a little Christmas surprise. The dandelion was very well received. I think the price/performance ratio is also good. If you have bigger wishes, you should get the whole dandelion. It's also beautiful.
I gave these fat balls as a little Christmas present. The packaging alone seems to have so much love and attention to detail. You can find many other beautiful and creative things in the shop. I'll definitely order from here again at the next opportunity, give more products as gifts, or maybe even try them out myself. I highly recommend them! :-)
I ordered the seed bombs as Christmas gifts for friends and family. They were delivered quickly and were lovingly packaged. Thank you for that. The instructions are also great. Wittily written and beautifully designed. I attached them to the packages with gift ribbon, and with a few glued-on stars, they make the perfect, original Secret Santa gift. Whether things will soon become more colorful and green around here will become clear in the spring.