Holiday gifts inspired by the garden

Still shopping for Dad's Christmas present? Want to arrive at that holiday party bearing something other than the night's fifth bottle of Pinot? Look to the garden for some inspiration. Large or small, these gifts celebrate the landscape, or even transform it.

--Lisa Boone, David A. Keeps and Craig Nakano

Here's a different kind of salad bowl: Marta Teegen of L.A.'s Homegrown, is selling custom edible container gardens for $150. Each 15-inch ceramic pot is planted with a mix of organic salad greens, herbs and edible flowers. The pot comes with instructions for caring for the plants and harvesting them. Orders must be placed by Friday; e-mail Teegen at marta@homegrownlosangeles.com.