Shopping: Home Gardening Essentials

West Elm Chalkboard Planter

These jaunty planters not only come in an array of cool colors (and sizes), but they act as chalkboards so that you can easilly decorate them and/or label their contents. Kids will love the interactive element and the result will be lovely potted plants that can live in any small outdoor space or on a sunny windowsill. $4-16, westelm.com

Leafcutter Designs Seed Money

How cute are these letter-pressed seed coins from Leafcutter Designs? Each coin (there are 30 in each pouch) contains a bevy of real live seeds! Simply add soil and water and watch them grow. The coins contain a mix (separated by coin type) of wildflowers, herbs, root crops, and salad greens. These are perfect for planting in the summer time if you happen to have a country or beach house, or for planting in pots at home in the city! $9, leafcutterdesigns.com

Hanging Tillandsia Grow Kit from Terrain

Terrain--a sister store to Anthropologie--specializes in all things home and garden, and this hanging planter kit is no exception. Gather the family together to make your very own suspended air plant holder with this kit that includes a hanging glass bubble planter, a dormant mood and reindeer moss, dried lichen, decorative rocks, mister, and care instructions, as well as a coupon redeemable for living air plant, delivered at no additional cost. $34, shopterrain.com

Technology Will Save Us DIY Thirsty Plant Kit

From the super-cool UK-based company Technology Will Save Us—whose mission is to provide families, educators, and young people with new opportunities to learn and create using technology—comes this unique kit to make a solar-powered moisture sensor. Using plaster and electronic components, kids can create a system to check up on when houseplants (and what’s an NYC apartment without a jade tree or some succulents?) need to be watered. $32, techwillsaveus.com

Charming Critter Planter from Anthropologie

Add some whimsy to your house plant game with these cuties from Anthropologie. Kids will love the fun critter shape of the planters, while the whole fam can enjoy filling them with leafy houseplants like succulents or African violets. $20 each, anthropologie.com

Hunter Boots Women's Rhs Short Rain Boots

Calling all shoe-happy mamas! Use Garden Month as an excuse to treat yourself to some new kicks that are as pretty as they are practical. Fresh from Hunter's Field collection, these short rain boots are perfect for a day of urban gardening or a springtime walk in the park. $145, us.hunterboots.com

Click & Grow Smart Herb Garden Starter Kit from Urban Outfitters

Yum! Having a mini herb garden in your apartment is guaranteed to spice up mealtimes. And the best part is that after kids have a hand in growing the herbs, they'll be all the more willing to try them out in food (or even to help with cooking), This Smart Herb Garden Starter Kit from UO includes everything you need to grow herbs- just fill the water basin, plug it in and in 2-4 weeks you'll see your plants sprouting. $60, urbanoutfitters.com

Seattle Seeds Co. GMO Free Herb Seeds from Kaufmann Mercantile

For ambitious families who are looking to start an herb garden from scratch, these seeds from the Pacific Northwest (and available from locally-based Kaufmann Mercantile) are just about as good as it gets. This set of seeds includes six organic herb seed packets: Basil, sage, chives, thyme, dill, and parsley. $18, kaufmann-mercantile.com

Caitlin McClain From the Garden Banner from Pink Olive

Have a green-thumbed kiddo in your fam? Bring a touch of the garden into their room decor with this canvas art print by calligrapher and artist Caitlin McClain! Available locally at Pink Olive stores, this cheery banner showcases seasonal fruits and veggies from winter, spring, summer, and fall! $58, pinkolive.com

"Secret Garden, An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book" from Norman & Jules

This cool coloring book takes the beloved rainy day activity of coloring to a whole new level! This interactive coloring and activity book is full of intricate floral design to brighten up and hidden surprises to find--plus, it's available locally at Norman & Jules in Park Slope, Brooklyn. $15.95, normanandjules.com