Physic Garden Healing Herb Seed Kit

The Physic Garden Healing Herb Seed Kit is a gift box of 10 traditional herb seed varieties once grown in the physic gardens of monasteries, apothecaries and early botanists. Give it at Christmas, sow it in spring, and grow a living collection of herbs valued by herbalists for generations.

Product Highlights

• ✔ 10 traditional herb varieties in one beautiful gift box
• ✔ Inspired by the historic physic gardens of Britain and Europe
• ✔ Easy to grow in beds, borders or pots
• ✔ Bee-friendly flowers from early summer into autumn
• ✔ Illustrated seed-to-harvest e-guidebook included
• ✔ Packed with care in Sussex, UK

What's in the Kit

• Beautiful Giftable Box: ready to wrap or give straight away.
• 10 Premium Packs of Physic Garden Seeds: selected for their history, beauty and traditional uses (enough for multiple plantings).
• Beautiful Illustrated Seed-to-Harvest E-Guidebook: easy-to-follow instructions from sowing to harvest.
• 10 Seed Label Sticks: so you always know what is growing where.

The 10 Varieties Inside

• California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica): Silky orange flowers that open in the sun and close at dusk.
• Yarrow (Achillea millefolium): Flat flower heads loved by pollinators; a classic wound herb of old.
• German Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla): Apple-scented daisies, traditionally gathered for tea.
• Calendula (Calendula officinalis): Glowing orange 'pot marigold', flowering for months.
• Ribwort Plantain (Plantago lanceolata): A humble hedgerow herb with a long folk history.
• Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium): Button daisies with aromatic leaves; self-seeds gently.
• Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria): Frothy, honey-scented cream flowers for damp soil.
• Catnip (Nepeta cataria): Soft grey-green leaves that cats adore; bees love the flowers.
• Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis): Velvety leaves and pale pink flowers; the original 'marshmallow'.
• Self-heal (Prunella vulgaris): Low purple spikes, once known as 'heal-all'.

Why You'll Love It

• A meaningful gift with a story behind every plant
• Turns a corner of any garden into a living piece of history
• Pretty, pollinator-friendly flowers as well as fascinating herbs
• Enough seed for more than one sowing, so it keeps on giving

Folklore & Fascinating Facts

• Britain's most famous physic garden, the Chelsea Physic Garden, was founded in 1673 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries to train apprentices to identify medicinal plants.
• Yarrow's Latin name, Achillea, comes from the Greek hero Achilles, who legend says used it to treat his soldiers' wounds.
• Meadowsweet was once called Spiraea, and the name 'aspirin' was coined from it: a for acetyl, spir for Spiraea.
• Feverfew's name comes from the Latin febrifugia, meaning 'driver-away of fevers'.
• The first marshmallow sweets were made from the sap of the marshmallow plant's root.
• Self-heal was so trusted in medieval Britain that it was simply called 'heal-all'.

Give It at Christmas, Sow It in Spring

Give the gift of a garden with a story. Wrap it for Christmas, then sow from late winter into spring, and by summer there will be a flowering physic garden to enjoy, learn from and share.

For growing and interest only. The traditional uses described are historical and are not medical advice. Seek professional advice before using any herb medicinally, especially if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or taking medication.