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Valentines Flash Sale + Greenhouses Galore
Plant Seeds, Harvest Change.
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FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER Be sure to scroll through for all the goodness: Flash sale code for Valentines Day Wholesale + new customer deals Season extension resources Mountain West Seed Summit info Valentines garden poetry
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A love letter to seeds… Even though today is a hallmark holiday, we wanted to send you all a little love note. Many people ask us, why should I care about seeds? Why does it matter if I buy seeds from a responsible source, or if I just pick up whatever transplants I can find at the local hardware store? Well we are biased, for a number of reasons. This conversation can get complicated and muddy real quick - we could go on about disappearing biodiversity, or the perils of GMO/Patented seeds. We could talk about climate change and the importance of bioregional seed sheds…. But when it really comes down to it, it is simple. We have a deep love of seed. A love of the process of growing something from start to finish - and saving the fruits of that labor to seed the next cycle. A love of seeing our touch of guidance become one with the seed genetics for the next generation. We believe in the magic held in the humble seed. It is our greatest hope that you too will fall madly in love with seeds as well. Happy Valentines Day and Happy Planting!
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Sharing the LoveWe also love our customersTo share the love today we wanted to offer a flash sale on gift cards. Need a last minute gift for your Valentine?! Don’t get your love flowers that will only last a week, why not get your significant other the gift that will keep on giving! Seeds Trust has a great selection of both annual and perennial wildflowers. Get your gift cards today and let the ones you love know you care about them, the environment, and our pollinators. TODAY ONLY - 15% OFF GIFT CARDSENTER CHECKOUT CODE: SEEDLOVE
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COLLECTION - Wildflower Mix
As a special offer to help our new website take flight, this is a lovely collection of Seeds Trust's best and most popular wildflower mixes. Plant the unique, well-balanced and award-winning Heart of Idaho mix, make glorious wildflower bouquets with the Cut Flower mix, or give the Partial Shade mix a try if you have a sun-speckled space. For those of you in the hot and dry, our Drought Tolerant mix is right up your alley, and for all of you near or partial to the Rockies, try out the fabulous Rocky Mountain mix. $10.00
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COLLECTION - Wildflower Mix
As a special offer to help our new website take flight, this is a lovely collection of Seeds Trust's best and most popular wildflower mixes. Plant the unique, well-balanced and award-winning Heart of Idaho mix, make glorious wildflower bouquets with the Cut Flower mix, or give the Partial Shade mix a try if you have a sun-speckled space. For those of you in the hot and dry, our Drought Tolerant mix is right up your alley, and for all of you near or partial to the Rockies, try out the fabulous Rocky Mountain mix. $10.00
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Copy of COLLECTION - Southwest Native Wildflowers
We hand picked some of our favorite native southwest wildflowers for you. Expect bright beautiful colors and drought-tolerant plants. Each collection contains 9 individual packets, each with its own planting instructions. $19.05 if purchased separately. BLAZING STAR - Mentzelia lindleyi
BLUEBELLS, DESERT - Phacelia campanularia
GLOBEMALLOW, ORANGE - Sphaeralcea munroana
INDIAN BLANKET - Gaillardia aristata
MOUNTAIN GARLAND - Clarkia unguiculata
PENSTEMON, FIRECRACKER - Penstemon eatonii
PENSTEMON, PALMER'S - Penstemon palmeri
PHLOX, MOUNTAIN - Linanthus grandiflorus
POPPY, CALIFORNIA - Eschscholzia californica a $16.95
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Copy of COLLECTION - Southwest Native Wildflowers
We hand picked some of our favorite native southwest wildflowers for you. Expect bright beautiful colors and drought-tolerant plants. Each collection contains 9 individual packets, each with its own planting instructions. $19.05 if purchased separately. BLAZING STAR - Mentzelia lindleyi
BLUEBELLS, DESERT - Phacelia campanularia
GLOBEMALLOW, ORANGE - Sphaeralcea munroana
INDIAN BLANKET - Gaillardia aristata
MOUNTAIN GARLAND - Clarkia unguiculata
PENSTEMON, FIRECRACKER - Penstemon eatonii
PENSTEMON, PALMER'S - Penstemon palmeri
PHLOX, MOUNTAIN - Linanthus grandiflorus
POPPY, CALIFORNIA - Eschscholzia californica a $16.95
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WHOLESALE RATES + NEW CUSTOMERS Did you know we also offer wholesale rates of up to 50% for farms, gardening groups, garden centers, and nurseries? Contact us to learn more if you are interested or know of someone who might be! Email: alisha@seedstrust.com Also, if you are on this list and have never ordered seed from us, or know people who are interested, we offer a discount for new Seeds Trust customers! Enter checkout code: NEW for 15% OFF **New customers only
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Miss Penn’s beautiful greenhouse in Westcliffe, CO at 8,120 ft.
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Season Extension Greenhouses, Hoophouses and Coldframes If you live at altitude, chances are you will need some kind of season extension structure in order to have a successful annual garden. Depending on your available space and growing goals, you have lots of options! If you have the budget and motivation to build out a full greenhouse - be sure to check out the amazing greenhouses built by Seeds Trust close friends Penn and Cord Parmenter!
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Look at all this color well into the winter months… |
Look at all this color well into the winter months… |
Tomatoes getting a little season extension! |
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Tomatoes getting a little season extension! |
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If you don’t quite have those type of resources or space, don’t despair. There is plenty you can do on your own with limited resources. Here are some articles to get your wheels turning: 3 Easy DIY Greenhouses for under $300 - TreeHugger article How to Build a PVC Hoophouse for your Garden - HighTunnels.org Build this Easy Hoop House to Grow More Food - MotherEarth News How to Build a Cold Frame - DIY Network Year Round Growing in Underground Greenhouses - Permaculture Magazine Think this is impossible for you? Think you live too high to grow anything?! Here is an inspirational article about greenhouse growing in the Himalayas at over 13,000’!!!
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Friendly Reminder on Processing Time Just a word to the wise - we are not Amazon! We are a small company run by two dedicated ladies. Please ensure when you place your seed order that you anticipate a bit of time for processing. We process orders on a first come, first served basis and do our best to get them in the mail within a week or so. However, as we head into the busy busy season of March and April, please be patient. If you need your seeds in a BIG RUSH - email us after placing your order and we can discuss rush processing for a small fee. Otherwise, don’t delay and get your orders in NOW!!
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Come join us at the Mountain West Seed Summit next week! It is looking to be a fantastic line-up with an amazing set of speakers and sessions. Who doesn’t want to spend an amazing weekend in Santa Fe, New Mexico delving deep into the world of seeds and making connections with like minded seed folk? Seeds Trust is excited to announce that we will be co-presenting with Snake River Seed Co-op on seed inventory management for small seed businesses. Check out the line-up and register today!
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Well, it wouldn’t be Valentines Day without a little poetry… Here is one of our favorites from Pablo Neruda - the eternal romantic.
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Ode to Woman Gardening Yes, I knew that your hands were the sweet Dianthus, the silvery Lily: knew that you were allied with the soil, with the flowering of the earth, but when I saw you digging, digging, removing rocks and coping with roots, I knew at once, my little farmer, that not only your hands but your heart were of the earth, that there you were working your wonders, touching moist doors where seeds come and go. So, from one newly planted plant to another, your face stained with an earthy kiss, you went back and forth flowering, and from your hand the stalk of the Amaryllis raised its solitary elegance, the jasmine adorned the mist of your brow with stars of aroma and dew. Everything grew from you, penetrating the earth, immediately becoming green light, foliage and strength. you communicated your seeds to the earth, my beloved auburn-haired gardener: your hand spoke lovingly to the earth, and bright budding was instantaneous. Love, so too your hand of water, your heart of earth, lent fertility and force to my songs. You touch my chest while I sleep and trees bud from my dream. Awake, I open my eyes, and you have planted in me astonished stars that soar with my song. It is true, gardener, our love is earthly, your mouth is the plant of light, corolla, my heart toils among the roots. -Paula Neruda ( From Selected Odes of Pablo Neruda Translated by Margaret Sayers Penden)
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