Give the gift every plant lover wants this season: a new plant baby! Not only will you want to make it look nice, but you’ll also want to protect the delicate greenery from the harsh winter cold (plants and cold just don’t mix!). While it’s not difficult to wrap a plant, there are a few key steps to follow. Read on to learn from this handy guide on houseplant gift wrapping ideas to give the best gift for the plant lover in your life!
The hardest part about gift wrapping a houseplant is that a houseplant is alive, unlike toys, books, and other traditional Christmas gift ideas. Until you give your gift, you’ll still need to care for it, which means you can’t wrap it up and stow it away. After all, no one wants to receive a struggling, wilted, half-dead plant—no matter how beautifully you wrapped it! With that in mind, there are still plenty of creative ways for gift wrapping houseplants that your loved ones will appreciate while keeping healthy and beautiful.
This is such a cute and festive idea for gift wrapping a plant, and it’s effortless to do. Simply grab a square of paper of your choice – this could be Christmas wrapping paper or brown florist paper – about 50-60 cm wide. Take the bottom right corner and bring it to the upper left side of the paper, leaving at least 2 inches at the top so that you’ve created a triangle with a long rectangle above it. Smooth the creased fold to keep it in place.
Lay your potted plant so that the top of it is aligned with the middle point, and the pot is at the very bottom of the paper. The right side of your paper will have a squared-off end, whereas the left side of the paper should end in a point. Take the squared-off right side of your paper and fold it around the pot, securing it with a piece of tape. Next, wrap the left side around the pot as well, and secure it with a piece of tape, too.
To finish off the look, you can add a bow around the pot, using any type of material you like, such as ribbon, burlap, raffia, or yarn. If you want to get extra creative, you can line your paper with a swath of festive tissue paper before you wrap it around your plant too. As a bonus, the tissue paper will act as extra insulation to keep your plant cozy!
This is such a simple gift wrapping idea for a houseplant, but it looks so pretty; plus, your plant will still be able to breathe, be watered, and soak in the sunshine until you’re ready to give it to your loved one!
This is another cute idea for gift wrapping your houseplant, and no, we don’t mean to simply plunk it in a gift bag with a topping of tissue paper!
Find yourself a kraft paper bag, a pretty ribbon, and a gift tag if desired. Roll the top of the bag down – carefully! You don’t want to tear it – so that it forms a nice wide collar. Keep rolling until you reach the desired height (which should at least cover the base of the plant). Place your houseplant inside the bag and adjust the collar if necessary. Attach the gift tag to the ribbon and then secure it around the bag just at the base of the collar.
Ta-da! Another easy way to dress up your plant that also leaves it easy to pull the plant out and continue its care until it’s ready to be gifted. Just be sure to let it dry after watering—before putting it in the bag!
Finally, an important step for ensuring the survival of your gift is to keep it warm. Even a quick dash from the house to the car is enough to damage your plant if it’s exposed to cold air. On the day you plan to gift your plant, wrapping it in cellophane is a smart idea. While you may feel that this will ruin the look of your beautifully gift-wrapped houseplant, the opposite couldn’t be more true! Cellophane can be purchased in all sorts of colors and designs, making it an added element of your houseplant gift wrapping prowess, plus keeping your plant safe from the cold.
We hope this gift wrapping houseplants guide has given you some creative ideas on how to gift plants to your loved ones safely without sacrificing style. Stop into our Westwood Garden Center to shop our selection of houseplants and pick out the perfect gift today!
