House Warming Gift

How about a cushion with a picture of something that's significant to both of you? There's always space for another cushion!

If they have a sense of humour..
I have given chums a Garden Gnome, I know tacky but different and every time they see it they will smile and think of you.

I would just send a card and when you visit take something, wine, plant etc.

Getting a delivery of something when you have just moved in is just another thing to sort out.

A voucher for something you know they would enjoy. It doesn’t have to be unpacked/cared for/found a space.

I would send a fairly standard (as in tolerant of different soils) rose or shrub then that is a link to the past and the future. When I retired several people gave me roses and they have all flourished despite my neglect.

I would think that a card would suffice if they have everything they need.

Will they have a garden? Perhaps you could give them a patio tub ready planted? One friend requested ‘no house plants’ as modern window ledges aren’t wide enough!

A voucher for a home improvement shop would come in useful, I should think. They're bound to need some paint or picture hooks or even something bigger. Or for a garden centre, but when people move house they don't usually start by sprucing up the garden.

Or something I like to give newly-weds who I don't know all that well: a voucher for flowers to be redeemed at a later date. Depending on how much you want to spend, you can get a subscription so that they get fresh flowers every month for a certain amount of time.

Yes, a plant or bottle of wine would be good. Please don't send anything 'permanent' like an ornament, though, as it's awkward when you really don't like (or want to display) them - and off they go to the charity shop.

It's kind of you to think of them. We are about to move house and I'm dreading the chaos. I know my family will send flowers but a house plant ready potted would be better as I won't have to hunt out a vase and arrange them.