Give a Tree – for the Green Romantic

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Berg cypress with natural hand-carved hearts

If you’re looking for a loving gift for an eco-warrior, what better than a tree? And a tree hung with natural hand carved hearts from a sustainable source gets even more romantic green stars!

These trees come from Heart Wood, a South African tree gifting company, who have gone all the way to make sure that this is a truly green gift, with recycled packaging, indigenous tree choices and loads of love put into the whole concept.

Love the idea but you’re not in South Africa? Try Tree2myDoor, a tree gifting company who deliver special trees as wedding gifts, Valentines gifts and more in the UK.

And in the US you can send gift boxed trees and bushes of various indigenous and exotic species from Colorado spruce to Ginkgo tree.

a tree for a Valentine's Day gift

Assegai tree with hand-painted red hearts

If these little trees don’t make a big enough statement for you, how about buying an indigenous large tree from a specialist nursery. These can be any size up to about 3m tall or larger if you choose. Hang the tree of your choice with hearts and have it delivered to her door. Make sure you’re there to help plant it though, otherwise the romantic gesture might not go down all that well. Better still hire the tree planting service to do all the planting and maintenance of the tree.

Bead Heart Keychain

bead-heart-keychainThere is something appealing about the intricate and detailed work that goes into beading. It conjures up visions of careful hand work, created with love… and that’s what you want for a special gift for your loved one – something that has love in its fabric.

This bead heart comes from Streetwires in Cape Town, South Africa, a group of artisans working with beads and wire to create everything from small bead pieces to huge works of bead art.

This bead heart doesn’t seem to be currently available from their US stockist, Global Goods Partners (though they do have some other gorgeous bead keychains, ornaments and earrings). It would be worth enquiring from them whether they can get hold of some heart keychains for you, or else place an order directly with Streetwires, though they may need you to order a certain minimum amount.

Zulu Wire and Bead Heart Mobile

Wire and Bead Heart Mobile from South AfricaThis heart mobile comes from the heart of South Africa, from a company building a ‘Love Foundation’ –empowering its artists and crafters and raising funds for community projects at the same time.

If you want a gift that gives to others as well as to your beloved, then choosing one of their heart gifts automatically donates 10% of the price to a community fund supporting underprivileged families and children in the area of George, on South Africa’s Garden Route.

The traditional Zulu wire work and bead design  would look great anywhere in the world!

Costs $34.12 from Giveaheart

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