Going Green: Eco-friendly gifts for Mother’s Day to spoil number one!

Green Green campaigner and consumer expert, Angela Terry, separates climate change facts from fiction and here she explains how you can take simple, practical steps to help save the planet. Follow @ouronehome & visit https://onehome.org.uk/ for more advice.

Q: I want to make a fuss of my mum on Mother’s Day, but is there an eco-friendly way to do it?

A: Yes, you can spoil your mum without driving up your carbon emissions.

Mother Earth will thank you for it! Here are some ideas:

Plant a seed

Instead of the traditional bouquet of flowers, buy her seeds to grow her own.

Not on the High Street offers a Grow Your Own Bouquet kit (£16) or a You are my Sunshine personalised packet of sunflower seeds, which costs just under a fiver.

If your mum has a garden, you could buy her organic flower or fruit and vegetable seeds from social enterprise Seed Co-operative’

Alternatively, you could post a ready-grown house plant to her.

Bloom and Wild offers a range of letterbox-friendly plants, including low-maintenance succulents.Bouquets

It’s a good idea to try and avoid cut flowers, as most are flown in from overseas.

If you really want to send a bouquet, try to choose British flowers.

Waitrose Flowers has a British grown range or check out the website ‘Great British Florist’.

No novelty

Novelty gifts are an environmental no-no.They provide a quick laugh and soon end up in landfill.

It’s a much better idea to give your mum something she actually wants or needs.

Too many of our homes are drowning in stuff, which is why decluttering has become such a trend.

Eco edibles

If in doubt, go for something edible.

Environmentally-friendly food and drink gifts include: Fairtrade chocolates, a bottle of organic wine or a selection of nibbles, like nuts and crisps.

You could really show her you care by baking her a cake or some biscuits yourself.

Alternatively, you may wish to treat her to afternoon tea.

To make it ultra green, be adventurous and go plant-based.

You can do a search on the website Happy Cow to find out the best places near you.

You could even make your own afternoon tea for her at home, using the BBC’s afternoon tea recipes.

Beauty

Treat her to beauty products made from natural ingredients by British brands Evolve, Neal’s Yard or UpCircle.

If you’re into crafting, make her bath bombs scented with her favourite flower using essential oils, like rose or lavender. YouTube has lots of tutorials.

The gift of time

You don’t need to flash the cash to show you care. What mums often value most is spending time with their children.

You could arrange a trip to the cinema or a lovely country walk or take her to a place that holds special memories.

Celebrity spot

Having a veg plot used to be seen as a retirement hobby. Now it’s an A-lister essential – and also a fantastic way of helping the environment (as long as you avoid harsh chemical fertilisers and pesticides).

US media mogul Oprah Winfrey grows fruit and veg on her property on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where she lives part-time.

Reality queen Kim Kardashian