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If
you know someone who is grieving and would like us to send a sympathy
card and seed packet, please fill out the request form
below. We will send the card shown below, signed with whatever name
and / or brief message you like, along with a packet of seeds to be
planted in remembrance. This service is absolutely free of charge, but
you are welcome to make a donation.
We hope this service will bring some comfort, hope and peace to those
who are grieving.
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Calendula:
Calendula officinalis Annual or short-lived perennial. Native to southern Europe. Calendula flowers are a premier antiseptic and healing agent when made into salve, succus, tincture, or simply masticated and applied to the injury. Inhibits inflammation, promotes formation of granulation tissue in wounds. Bright yellow-orange dye-plant. Plant prefers full sun, any soils. Cultivation: Direct-seed in spring or summer in garden, or grow as a container plant. 40 to 50 days to flower. |
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Evening
primrose: Oenothera biennis Self-seeding biennial. Native to Europe and North America. This herb is very drought tolerant, bravely producing bloom after yellow, bloom in the evenings, despite sun-baked conditions. The seed is high in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), an intermediate in the synthesis of prostaglandins. Some women report alleviation of PMS by eating the plant and the seeds. The flowers especially make a tasty addition to salads. Cultivation: Easy. Scatter seed on surface of disturbed soil in fall or early spring, or start on surface of flat and transplant. Seed requires exposure to light in order to germinate. Plant 12 inches apart. Flowers to 3 to 4 feet. |
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Echinacea:
Echinacea purpurea Originally native to a wide band stretching from Michigan south to Louisiana, then west to Texas and Oklahoma, but currently uncommon in the wild. The roots are useful medicinally as a safe, gentle immune enhancer. Cultivation: Easy to grow. Sow the seed shallowly in the early to mid-spring. Keep moist. Once the plants are up, thin to 1 foot spacing after the second set of leaves has formed. E. purpurea likes full sun, plenty of water, and rich, limey soil. Flowers 3 to 4 feet tall. |
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Flax:
Linum usitatissimum Annual. Native to temperate Europe and Asia. Flax is pretty in the garden, with the added advantage of yielding a valuable seed crop. Homegrown organic linseed is very tasty as an addition to breads or cereals. If taken alone, supplement with plenty of water. Linseed is a swellable fiber loaded with oil and mucilage which soothe the intestinal tract and stimulate peristalsis. Cultivation: Easy to grow. Strew the seed on the surface, working in with your fingers. Pat down soil surface and water. The distinctive sprouts appear quickly and tend to out-distance weeds, as they grow quite rapidly to 2 feet tall. |
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Yarrow:
Achillea millefolium Herbaceous perennial. Native to temperate zones worldwide. Spreads joyfully. This is the hardy white-flowered species, wild harvested from the Oregon Siskiyou Mountains. Vulnerary (antiseptic), anti-inflammatory, hemostatic. Cultivation: Easy. Sow in flat or direct seed. Germ. in about 8 days in warm soils. Space plants 18 inches apart. Grows vigorously in any kind of soil. Prefers full sun and very little water. |
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California
Poppy: Eschscholzia californica Used as a gentle calming and sleep aid. Cultivation: Best method of growing these is to strew the seed on the surface of disturbed soil, even be it waste land, in the fall to early spring. This is a self-seeding covercrop that flowers spring and fall. Very easy to establish. |
*All
seeds are certified organic and purchased from Horizon
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