winter herbs illustrated sage card with seeds

An A6 botanical greetings card for the winter season with organic sage seeds to send, sow and grow. Left black for your own message, our winter herb cards are ideal small gifts for the winter solstice, Christmas, the New Year and more.

Sage is a perennial herb, meaning the leaves can be harvested all year offering much needed greenery and flavour throughout the colder months.

A popular ancient culinary and medicinal herb, in the Middle Ages the plant was known as ‘sage the saviour’ due to its many healing properties. Ancient Rome named it the ‘holy herb’ referring to its role in religious rituals, and during the Carolingian empire, common sage was cultivated in monastery gardens.

Salvia from the Latin Salvere means ‘to be in good health’, and officinalis refers to a plant’s medicinal use. Believed to ward off evil, cure snake bites and aid conception, salvia officinalis has antiseptic, antifungal, astringent, diuretic, carminative, antidiarrhoeal, antispasmodic and antidiaphoretic properties. It also makes a fragrant tea which can ease sore throats.

Our cards and envelopes are made from 100% recycled paper/card stock and our seeds are sustainably sourced in Cornwall.