Mother's Day gift ideas for do-it-yourself moms

TEMECULA – For the mom who grows her own flowers, a dozen cut roses may not be the gift she’d most prefer this Mother’s Day. Instead, she may appreciate plants, planters, gardening books, trellises and tools for working the soil, or perhaps some garden lighting.

So, too, the mom who prides herself on doing home improvement projects may like to pass on the box of chocolates in favor of helpful hand tools, ergonomically comfortable power tools or a top-of-the line paintbrush.

As more women become involved in doing projects around the home, either as a leisure interest, hobby or necessity &...