Botanical Interests Seed Collection Giveaway

by Kathy Purdy on January 12, 2010 · 152 comments

Lauren's Grape

Botanical Interests was a new seed company for me when I hosted a giveaway of their seeds last year. Since then I’ve had a chance to grow their seeds. My favorite has got to be the Lauren’s Grape poppy. It is gorgeous paired up with ‘Dark Towers’ penstemon.

Over 300 Kinds of Seeds

But Botanical Interests sells much more than poppies. They sell all kinds of flowers, as well as vegetables and herbs. You can also search on their website for organic seeds and those of North American native flowers. They are even working with botanic gardens to offer seeds of “species that are rare and endangered or may become so if not maintained.” And their website search engine makes finding what you want a breeze. Update: You can now request a print catalog as well.

Attractive and Informative Packets

And have you seen their seed packets? Botanically accurate artwork on every packet, and detailed information both outside and inside the seed packet. Some of that artwork is now featured on canvas grocery bags.

They Know Social Media

If I’m really honest, though, what I like most about Botanical Interests is how social media savvy they are. They were one of the first seed companies on Twitter and took the initiative contacting me and several other garden bloggers last year for their first seed giveaways. They are also on Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and Ning. They’ve even created an iPhone app that lets you search their site for growing information and gardening tips. (I don’t have an iPhone. I just have iPhone envy.)

The Giveaway

gourmet greens seed collection from botanical interests

Gourmet Greens Gift Collection

This year Botanical Interests has started offering seed collections. Each collection is organized around a theme, such as Fragrant Flowers or Cat Lovers, and is attractively wrapped for gift presentation. I’m already thinking Mother’s Day, housewarming, and thank you to the outgoing president of the garden club. Really, any plant lover or potential plant lover would be thrilled. And even if–perish the thought–the recipient chose not to sow the seeds, the artwork is a pleasure in its own right. There are typically six to ten seed packets in each collection, and they are all under twenty dollars. Botanical Interests is giving away one seed collection of the winner’s choice.

How to Enter

Go to the Botanical Interests website and look over their themed seed collections.
Come back here, and in a comment, tell which collection(s) you like and why. (Only one collection is being given away, but you’re allowed to like more than one.) Make sure you enter your name and a valid email address in the comment form. It is the only way I have to contact you if you’re the winner.
Extra credit! Tweet this giveaway on Twitter and in a separate comment include the link to your tweet. (Click on the date stamp of the tweet to get a url you can paste in your comment.)
Giveaway ends at midnight on Sunday, January 17, 2010 as determined by the datestamp on the comments. One winner will be randomly chosen from all valid comments and announced on Monday, January 18, 2010.
The winner’s email will be given to Botanical Interests and they will email the winner to ask for their postal address. Currently Botanical Interests can only ship seeds to the United States, so you must have a U.S. shipping address to win. (They hope to ship to Canada soon, but the details haven’t all been worked out yet.)

Have fun, and good luck! The giveaway is over. Winner was announced here.

FTC Disclosure: Botanical Interests has sent me a seed collection without charge.

1 Patsy Bell Hobson January 24, 2010 at 3:36 am Twitter: @Patsybell: I have the perfect spot for the baby vegetables, in the raised bed kitchen garden, ready and waiting. I think it would be fun ti have baby veggies to put on the grill this summer. And of course document on my blog.
Thanks, Kathy, contest are fun?
2 John Deal January 18, 2010 at 10:39 am: Thank you very much for choosing me as the winner. I shall look forward to receiving and enjoying the Heirloom Tomato Collection.
3 Gianna January 17, 2010 at 11:50 pm: Italian Kitchen Garden Seed Collection because I am Italian
4 Veronica Garrett January 17, 2010 at 11:25 pm: I like the Container Vegetable Seed Collection because I would love to grow some vegetables for my family.
5 Lily Kwan January 17, 2010 at 11:21 pm: My favorite is the Chef’s Herb Garden Collection because I like herbs.
6 Virginia Hermanson January 17, 2010 at 11:10 pm: http://twitter.com/Hermiebros/status/7890941119
7 Virginia Hermanson January 17, 2010 at 11:08 pm: Children’s Garden Seed Collection- I love ideas to get kids out in the garden instead of in front of the tv. Thanks!
8 Janet January 17, 2010 at 10:41 pm: http://twitter.com/jmahurin40/status/7889948813
9 Janet January 17, 2010 at 10:36 pm: my favorite is the Basic Bounty Veggie Garden Collection
10 Frances Watson January 17, 2010 at 9:21 pm: Thanks for the wonderful giveaway
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11 Nancy S. January 17, 2010 at 9:17 pm: I tweeted.
http://twitter.com/ncschools/status/7886972543
12 Nancy S. January 17, 2010 at 9:14 pm: I love the Cat Lover’s Seed Collection. I’d love that because I have a new kitten who I spoil completely and she would love this.
13 Melanie January 17, 2010 at 8:02 pm: I’d love the Cat Lovers seed collection!
14 Lori Taube January 17, 2010 at 6:03 pm: I would love either the Container Vegetable Seed Collection or the Chef’s Herb Garden Collection! What a neat gift idea!
15 Eric Schley January 17, 2010 at 5:52 pm: I’ve got two favorites:
Italian Kitchen Garden Seed Collection because I went to Italy 18 months ago and just love their cuisine.
Chef’s Herb Garden Collection because I really like cooking with fresh herbs.
16 Donna Gisch January 17, 2010 at 4:59 pm: I like the baby vegetables seed collection; a nice assortment, probably would not take up too much room in my small raised box.
17 Joanne Schultz January 17, 2010 at 3:41 pm: tweet: http://twitter.com/js22222222/status/7875901367
18 Joanne Schultz January 17, 2010 at 3:37 pm: I would love the Fragrant Flower Seed Collection – i just love scented flowers and they make the yard smell so nice!
Thanks for the giveaway!
19 kathy pease January 17, 2010 at 3:02 pm: http://twitter.com/klp1965/status/7874677230
20 kathy pease January 17, 2010 at 2:59 pm: i love the Cottage Garden Seed Collection because i love these types of fowers in my garden
21 Candie l January 17, 2010 at 2:45 pm: I like the baby vegetable collection. THank you
22 LaurenS January 17, 2010 at 12:50 pm: I like the gourmet greens collection. We love salads and can grow greens year round so we are always looking to try new greens.
23 Deborah Rosen January 17, 2010 at 12:20 pm: Tweet: http://twitter.com/AsTheNight/status/7869834824.
24 Deborah Rosen January 17, 2010 at 12:19 pm: I like the Container Vegetable Seed Collection. I love to grow veggies but we have a huge deer population here (a group of 5 visits our yard daily) so I can’t grow much in the ground. But I can grow veggies in containers on my patio – it’s up high and I just have to block the steps.
25 sally wess January 17, 2010 at 12:13 pm: it was very hard to pick, since i love flowers and herbs and love to cook…but i chose the Cuisine of Asia Seed Collection since we do a lot of asian cooking but it is sometimes very hard getting all the ingredients… this way i would have them on hand
26 Erin January 17, 2010 at 11:45 am: And tweet –
http://twitter.com/erininstpaul/status/7868827236

Hooray! Thanks for the heads up – looks like a great company.
27 Erin January 17, 2010 at 11:40 am: I love the heirloom tomato kit, though I wish there was more zone information available on them.
28 Gaye McGill January 17, 2010 at 11:35 am: Their organic seed collection is excellent. I’d love to have the Pea Snow Oregon Sugar Pod Organic Seeds, Tomato Pole Black Krim Organic Seeds, Carrot Baby Little Finger Organic Seeds, Lettuce Butterhead Buttercrunch Organic Seeds . . . and a whole bunch more. I’ve bookmarked their site.
29 Judy B January 17, 2010 at 11:26 am: Either the Bee collection (we need to help those bees!), or the Heirloom Tomatoes…yum!
30 Chiot's Run January 17, 2010 at 10:10 am: I do love their seed packets along with the ones from Renee’s garden. I think I’d buy the heirloom tomato collection, I’ve got a think for beautiful tomatoes of all shapes and sizes.
31 John Rasmussen January 17, 2010 at 9:08 am: I cook alot, so I have to go with the chefs collection.
32 crystal January 17, 2010 at 7:18 am: Although i know i am not a fan of Arugala i think that the Leafy Green collection sounds good because i love greens but never grew any.
I also like the Mild Medium and Hot Salsa Garden Seed Collection because the Peppers would get used a lot in our house:)
33 Chrysa January 17, 2010 at 2:00 am: I like the Italian Kitchen Garden Seed Collection because I love to cook Italian food!
34 John Deal January 17, 2010 at 12:00 am: I like the Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection.
35 Vicki Andrew January 16, 2010 at 11:09 pm: I’d like to try the chefs seed collection
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36 Allison January 16, 2010 at 9:54 pm: I would like the mild salsa collection. It would be great to make my own salsa
37 Patricia Hill January 16, 2010 at 8:13 pm: I’d like to get the Children’s Garden Seed Collection to plant with my grandkids in order to teach them about gardening.
38 Kimberly January 16, 2010 at 7:55 pm: We are going to plant our first veggie garden this spring. The Basic Bounty Veggie Garden Collection and the Heirloom Tomato Seed Collection would be perfect.
Thanks for the chance to win!
39 wendie January 16, 2010 at 7:13 pm: I dont know that I could pick just one as my favorite, love the website.
40 Colleen S. January 16, 2010 at 6:36 pm: I like the Bee Happy collection very much. We always try to plant things to attract the birds and bees. Its always a win-win approach to gardening.
41 Heather Goldsmith January 16, 2010 at 5:56 pm: Tweet: http://twitter.com/momunion/status/7842265964
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42 Heather Goldsmith January 16, 2010 at 5:56 pm: I like the Cuisine of Asia Seed Collection. Thanks for the contest.
43 christa marteny January 16, 2010 at 4:55 pm: bee happy looks fun
44 karen January 16, 2010 at 4:35 pm: I would like the Container Vegetable Seed Collection because I do my gardening on the patio.
45 Pamela S January 16, 2010 at 1:55 pm: What a fun site to look through! Thanks for introducing me to it. It was hard to choose between the fragrant flowers and the container garden, but I think I’d pick the container garden vegetables. I don’t have space for a large garden but love fresh veggies so that would be a great treat for the summer. Thanks so much!
46 Barbara Wilson January 16, 2010 at 1:19 pm: tweet- http://twitter.com/gutterabbit/status/7834292166
47 Happi Shopr January 16, 2010 at 10:34 am: I like the Basic Bounty Veggie Garden Collection because it’s perfect for someone new to gardening like myself. It looks like it has nearly everything to get started.
48 Allison January 16, 2010 at 10:13 am: I would love the Chef’s Herb Garden collection.
49 Darla January 16, 2010 at 8:41 am: I love attracting pollinators to my garden . The Bee Happy Collection looks divine!
50 Vanessa January 16, 2010 at 1:13 am: My favorite is the children’s garden seed.