The Farmer's Daughter | Wide-brimmed Garden Hat (UPF 50+)

Everything to start an apple tree from seed — coir pot, OMRI-listed soil, saucer, and an aluminum tag you can stamp for the occasion. Greenish-yellow fruit with red striping, ripening in October. Seeds, not a sapling; the tree is years off.

A stainless steel hand shovel and hand fork, made to Global Recycled Standard. Weighted properly — the step up from whatever came in the starter kit.

Nineteen butterfly flowers — California poppy, cornflower, sweet William, Indian blanket, black-eyed Susan among them — including two milkweeds, which is what Monarch caterpillars need. Zones 4–9. Reusable recycled-steel tin, 2 in across, directions inside.

Twenty flowers honeybees work — bergamot, lacy phacelia, New England aster, baby blue-eyes, California poppy among them. Non-GMO, open-pollinated. Zones 4–9. Reusable recycled-steel tin, 2 in across. In cool climates sow spring, early summer, or late enough in fall that it waits for spring.

Seventeen nectar flowers in pinks, reds and purples — scarlet sage, foxglove, four o'clock, lemon mint, rocket larkspur among them — chosen because hummingbirds go for those colors. Non-GMO, open-pollinated. Zones 3–9. Reusable recycled-steel tin, 2 in across.

English lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). The leaves are aromatic from the start, and the flowers are edible — raw in salads, brewed in tea, baked into cookies, and especially good with dark chocolate. Reusable recycled-steel tin, 2 in across. Seeds, so it's a season away.