Earlier this year, tea friend Susan B. in North Carolina sent me a lovely card and tucked inside of it a little packet of mint seeds as a gift. I'd almost forgotten to plant them but came across them this week and decided I'd best hurry up and get them in some dirt! But check out that artwork on the package. If you look closely, you'll see that the teapot is painted on a tea bag by the talented Ruby Silvious, whose unique book of tea bag art I reviewed here a few years back.
This package design is charming, and I like that it tells about both the plant and the artist.
Who knew that mint seeds are so tiny? Wish me luck, as I've got my fingers crossed that I'll be enjoying fresh mint in a few months. The seeds, by the way, are from the Hudson Valley Seed Company, which says it is experiencing "unprecedented demand" for seeds right now. I guess I'm not the only one spending some of my days playing in the dirt. (And thanks to the kindness of Susan, I already have some of these sought-after seeds!)
Such pretty packaging! Those mint seeds are amazing aren't they! Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteI love the artwork and I love mint! I need to plant some, too - in a pot, since I'm told it will run wild and go everywhere. I've got some coneflower seeds to start, wish me luck!
ReplyDeleteThat really is a lovely seed package! I wish you the best of luck on your planting, and I hope you end up with some nice mint leaves for your tea later this summer.
ReplyDeleteLovely packaging. i love using my mint plant during summer. I hope you planted in a pot. Mint can become invasive.
ReplyDeleteHi Angela! I have my packet of seeds laid out and plan on planting them tomorrow! Hope we both have good luck! :) Susan
ReplyDeleteLove the teabag art. I have been sketching on teabags lately. It is really rather fun and I hadn't sketched in many years. Be careful where you plant mint, it will take over your garden. We usually plant it in a pot just to confine it.
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