Garden & Nature Gifts under $30

Essays by a botanist and Citizen Potawatomi Nation member on what plants can teach us.

A kids' terrarium kit to plant chia and ryegrass in a dinosaur scene, with a USB light-up lid and real rock specimens.

An undated garden planner covering five years, with plant logs, harvest and bloom trackers, stickers and a hardcover.

Seven wooden pieces, nails, glue, four paints and a brush to build and decorate a 6-inch birdhouse that hangs outdoors, ages 5+.

A wooden stand holding three green glass bulb vases for rooting cuttings or displaying stems on a desk.

Everything to build a closed terrarium in a 34 oz glass jar: soil, moss, stones and tools. Plant not included.

An 11-inch basswood flower press with 10 layers, blotting papers, tools and a carry tote.

A hand-painted mother and calf highland cow under an umbrella of solar fairy lights that twinkle at night.

A purple glass nectar feeder with five flower ports and a perch, sized to host several hummingbirds at once.

A live ponytail palm with a swollen trunk and arching leaves, shipped from Costa Farms, 12 to 24 inches tall.

A 12-inch laser-cut stainless steel butterfly mandala that opens into a 3D spinner and reflects light as it turns.

A solar lantern with a pug design that lights up at dusk, offered as a remembrance gift after the loss of a dog.