It’s almost time to dive into our full time gardening, reveling in broken finger nails and blisters on our knees.  We gardeners are often considered an odd lot, enjoying nothing so much as pulling out that one weed that only our eyes can see amidst the beds of color.  But let’s not forget that there is a life away from the garden: parties to attend, birthdays to celebrate, and the “Just because you’re you” people in our lives for whom to buy presents. 

      For that special woman in your life, here at Nicholson-Hardie we have a wide array of clothing, jewelry, and accessories that will have her giving even the most sophisticated of gardens a run for their attention.  If you opt for jewelry, why not include our jewelry frog to provide a fun and utile way to store it? 

      Jewelry is not the only gift that sparkles in the light. Olivia Riegel frames are a sumptuous addition to any art or photo collection. These opulent, jewel encrusted works of art will put a twinkle into even the most discerning eye.

      Attending a house-warming?  What would be more appreciated than our aroma pine cones?  Pile these affordable and seasonally colored cones in a woven basket, or in one of the hundreds of containers that we stock.  Consider choosing our rustic twig cache pot; how appropriate a carrier for these faux forest denizens!  And the lucky recipient can swap out the pine cones for dried flowers, summer citrus, or a potted plant.

      We haven’t forgotten the men in your life here at Nicholson-Hardie.  Forget the tired ties and instead give him a sisal brush and some oatmeal soaps, piled into the flatbed of one of our irresistible miniature antique trucks.  Include a copy of “The Art of the Automobile” and you have a gift that’s both thoughtful and unique.

      For the eccentric (or merely the imaginative collector), we have two choices that would grace any space.  Old scales are actually works of art, heartily constructed and a visual delight.  And our selection of brass weather stations comes in a variety of sizes, shapes, and approaches to determining the weather!

      In short, we provide the purchaser looking for the unexpected with a panoply of presents.