Gifts for Indoor Plant Lovers: 7 Handmade Ideas from Etsy Shops

Green potted plants lined up on a sunny windowsill

Most plant lovers already have plenty of plants, so the best gifts help with how they keep and show them. These seven picks cover pots and display, from a speckled planting pot and a hanging planter to a mid-century stand, plus the tools that come out on watering and repotting day: a propagation station, a glass mister, a repotting mat and a small glass watering can. None of them include plants, and a few need you to know a pot size first.

1 A Speckled Ceramic Planting Pot

A handmade planting pot in 4-inch and 6-inch versions and colors like speckled sand, mint and white. The shop leaves the inside unglazed and finishes each pot with a drainage hole.

Best for:

Someone who keeps moving plants into nicer pots, or who has a new plant still sitting in its plastic nursery pot.

Why choose this:

A good-looking pot is the most direct gift for a plant collection, and the soft speckled glazes sit easily on a windowsill or shelf.

Good to know:

The listing mentions "planters and saucer" without saying a saucer comes with each pot, so treat this as the pot alone and plan on a saucer of your own, since there's a drainage hole. It gives a 7-inch and a 4.5-inch opening without tying them to the 6-inch and 4-inch sizes, so it's better as a new home for a plant than as an exact fit for a particular nursery pot. Each pot is sold separately and comes without a plant; the shop says it's dishwasher safe. Every piece varies a little, and returns aren't accepted.

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2 A White Ceramic Hanging Planter with Leather Straps

A small white ceramic hanging planter, about 3.9 inches wide and tall, with a drainage hole and three brown leather straps for hanging.

Best for:

Someone whose windowsills and shelves are full and who'd like to put a trailing plant up in the air.

Why choose this:

Hanging a plant frees up surface space and puts a vine or trailing plant at eye level, where it's easy to enjoy.

Good to know:

It's made to order and ships from Israel, so delivery can take several weeks; order well ahead. The listing doesn't give the strap length or mention a drip tray, so plan for watering over a sink. You'll need a ceiling hook. Returns aren't accepted.

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3 A Three-Tube Propagation Station

A tabletop propagation station made from stained pine with three glass test tubes, each about 5.5 inches long. You can choose from six stain colors.

Best for:

Someone who swaps cuttings with friends or keeps a jar of stems rooting on the counter.

Why choose this:

It turns cuttings into a small display on a desk or windowsill, and the clear glass tubes keep the stems on view.

Good to know:

It stands on a table and doesn't come with a hanger. Plants aren't included.

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4 A Mid-Century Acacia Plant Stand

A mid-century style plant stand in acacia wood. It comes in several sizes and, according to the shop, fits pots from about 7 to 11 inches across. The stand is sold without a pot.

Best for:

Someone with a floor plant that needs a lift, or a corner that would look better with a plant raised up.

Why choose this:

Raising a pot off the floor gives a plant more presence in a room and adds a clean piece of furniture under it.

Good to know:

Measure their pot first and pick the matching size, since the stand holds the pot from below. Some sizes may sell out.

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5 A Vintage-Style Glass Plant Mister

A plant mister with a patterned glass bottle that holds about 200 ml and a plastic pump with a metal-look finish. It's about 6.5 inches tall.

Best for:

Someone who likes to mist their plants and leaves their tools out on the shelf.

Why choose this:

It's a tool that looks good enough to leave next to the plants instead of hiding under the sink.

Good to know:

The pump is plastic, not metal. Choose the mister-only option unless you also want the shop's surprise air plant. Returns aren't accepted.

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6 A Vegan Leather Repotting Mat

A repotting mat, about 27.5 by 18 inches laid flat, in vegan leather (PVC). The corners snap together to form low sides, and a D-ring strap lets you hang it up to dry.

Best for:

Someone who repots on the kitchen table or the living room floor and ends up sweeping soil afterward.

Why choose this:

It turns any table into a workspace for repotting and folds away when they're done.

Good to know:

The shop calls it waterproof but warns it can leak if you lift it with water inside, and says the sides may need folding down to stand up. Check which colors are offered when you order. Keep it away from strong heat.

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7 A Small Glass Watering Can

A clear glass watering can holding 16 ounces and measuring about 5 by 3 by 5 inches. You choose a yellow, blue or green handle.

Best for:

Someone who waters a shelf of houseplants from a mug or a kitchen jug.

Why choose this:

It's small enough to leave out on the shelf next to the plants, and it handles the watering while the mister covers the leaves.

Good to know:

It's one watering can in the handle color you pick, and it's glass, so it needs a bit of care. At 16 ounces it suits a few small pots rather than a big collection. Returns aren't accepted.

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