rhosmari - welsh botanical greetings card with rosemary seeds
Illustrated A6 card with rosemary seeds to send, sow and grow, featuring Welsh, English and Latin plant names and Celtic plantlore tales.
Left blank for your own message and complete with matching envelope, our cards are digitally printed with water-based ink onto 270gsm 100% recycled cardstock, with organic seeds produced in Cornwall. Made by hand from our studio in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
A symbol of friendship and remembrance, rosemary is an aromatic perennial shrub whose culinary and medicinal properties have been known to many ancient civilisations. Originating in the Mediterranean, the plant thrives in warm coastal places (the latin name rosmarinus means ‘dew of the sea’), however it can withstand colder conditions and grows throughout winter.
In Medieval Wales, rosemary was an important herb to the Physicians of Myddfai who advised placing the flowers or leaves ‘under your head in bed, and you will not be troubled with disagreeable dreams, or oppressed with anxiety of the mind’. The Physicians also suggested that by washing with the plant each morning ‘the aged will retain a youthful look as long as they live.’ According to 19th century Welsh folklore, placing rosemary by the front door prevented snakes from entering the house, as well as keeping witches away. Spoons made from rosemary wood made all food within highly nutritious, and the smoke of its burning bark would apparently release a person from prison.
Rosemary has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antidepressant, nervine, digestive and decongestant properties, and can help to relieve headaches, clear blocked sinuses, soothe aching joints and muscles, aid digestion and boost memory by enhancing cellular uptake of oxygen. The welsh name ysbwynwydd means witch or sorcerer, and may refer to the plant’s seemingly magical ability to heal and protect. The flowers are also an important nectar source for bees and other pollinators in early spring.
Note: avoid rosemary if pregnant or breastfeeding.
For best results, sow seeds soon after purchase.
Free postage: orders are dispatched within two working days with Royal Mail 2nd class service, unless selected otherwise.
Illustrated A6 card with rosemary seeds to send, sow and grow, featuring Welsh, English and Latin plant names and Celtic plantlore tales.
Left blank for your own message and complete with matching envelope, our cards are digitally printed with water-based ink onto 270gsm 100% recycled cardstock, with organic seeds produced in Cornwall. Made by hand from our studio in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
A symbol of friendship and remembrance, rosemary is an aromatic perennial shrub whose culinary and medicinal properties have been known to many ancient civilisations. Originating in the Mediterranean, the plant thrives in warm coastal places (the latin name rosmarinus means ‘dew of the sea’), however it can withstand colder conditions and grows throughout winter.
In Medieval Wales, rosemary was an important herb to the Physicians of Myddfai who advised placing the flowers or leaves ‘under your head in bed, and you will not be troubled with disagreeable dreams, or oppressed with anxiety of the mind’. The Physicians also suggested that by washing with the plant each morning ‘the aged will retain a youthful look as long as they live.’ According to 19th century Welsh folklore, placing rosemary by the front door prevented snakes from entering the house, as well as keeping witches away. Spoons made from rosemary wood made all food within highly nutritious, and the smoke of its burning bark would apparently release a person from prison.
Rosemary has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antidepressant, nervine, digestive and decongestant properties, and can help to relieve headaches, clear blocked sinuses, soothe aching joints and muscles, aid digestion and boost memory by enhancing cellular uptake of oxygen. The welsh name ysbwynwydd means witch or sorcerer, and may refer to the plant’s seemingly magical ability to heal and protect. The flowers are also an important nectar source for bees and other pollinators in early spring.
Note: avoid rosemary if pregnant or breastfeeding.
For best results, sow seeds soon after purchase.
Free postage: orders are dispatched within two working days with Royal Mail 2nd class service, unless selected otherwise.
Illustrated A6 card with rosemary seeds to send, sow and grow, featuring Welsh, English and Latin plant names and Celtic plantlore tales.
Left blank for your own message and complete with matching envelope, our cards are digitally printed with water-based ink onto 270gsm 100% recycled cardstock, with organic seeds produced in Cornwall. Made by hand from our studio in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
A symbol of friendship and remembrance, rosemary is an aromatic perennial shrub whose culinary and medicinal properties have been known to many ancient civilisations. Originating in the Mediterranean, the plant thrives in warm coastal places (the latin name rosmarinus means ‘dew of the sea’), however it can withstand colder conditions and grows throughout winter.
In Medieval Wales, rosemary was an important herb to the Physicians of Myddfai who advised placing the flowers or leaves ‘under your head in bed, and you will not be troubled with disagreeable dreams, or oppressed with anxiety of the mind’. The Physicians also suggested that by washing with the plant each morning ‘the aged will retain a youthful look as long as they live.’ According to 19th century Welsh folklore, placing rosemary by the front door prevented snakes from entering the house, as well as keeping witches away. Spoons made from rosemary wood made all food within highly nutritious, and the smoke of its burning bark would apparently release a person from prison.
Rosemary has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antioxidant, antidepressant, nervine, digestive and decongestant properties, and can help to relieve headaches, clear blocked sinuses, soothe aching joints and muscles, aid digestion and boost memory by enhancing cellular uptake of oxygen. The welsh name ysbwynwydd means witch or sorcerer, and may refer to the plant’s seemingly magical ability to heal and protect. The flowers are also an important nectar source for bees and other pollinators in early spring.
Note: avoid rosemary if pregnant or breastfeeding.
For best results, sow seeds soon after purchase.
Free postage: orders are dispatched within two working days with Royal Mail 2nd class service, unless selected otherwise.