New Seed Packets Uploaded

Happy Holidays Dave Gardeners!!!!!

Just wanted to let everyone know that I recently had some new seed packets uploaded, and are available for download to any Dave's Garden Subscriber.
The link is here:
http://davesgarden.com/files/seedpackets/

This was simply a hobby for me, to do in my spare time.
(Plus, it is a manifestation of my total 'perfectionist' personality being exposed.) :^)
Although they are far from perfect, they were extremely fun.
And, they may contain informational errors, although I researched each plant the best I could and included the info on the packet.

In any case, have fun with them.
I have agreed to do a few more for other people.
I certainly couldn't get covered up with request, but if you'd like, you can certainly D-Mail me.
(I'd rather tell you privately if I could or couldn't meet your request.) :^)

All Ya'll have a Happy New Year!!!!!
And here's to another great year at DG.

pford1854

Here's a pic of the backside.

The files are saved in PDF which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
If you don't already have that program, you can download it and install it for free from here.

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html?promoid=BONRM

pford1854

those are awesome!! i did quickly find one that I could use.
I'll go browse the rest of them.

again -- totally cool.

thanks for posting.

Wow, I am very impressed! You did a very nice job and put a lot of work into those.
Thanks for sharing!
Karen

I can't believe you are talking about errors or being 'far from perfect'.

These are commercial quality (in fact, most seeds that I purchase do not come in packages as nice as these!)

These things rock.

Thanks ya'll.

I'm working on more, so once I have a bundle more different kind, I'll send them to Dave to upload to the site again.

Let me know if you have any request.
If so, Please also Dmail me the including picture to include on the cover of the seed packet.

Hope ya'll can use them.

Do you have a template that can be edited?

Well, I created the file in Corel Draw.
You have to change all the text around, and then insert a picture into the space.
So, maybe it can be edited by someone with some knowledge of Adobe Illustrator or CorelDRAW.

But otherwise, I'm not sure who else can edit it......

I'm not sure if I answered your question.
So if I misunderstood, then let me know.

Paul

I just love them
Great work

Way to go, Paul!!!

Kim

Paul -- I was wondering... if you could do more of a generic one, instead of really specific

for example... i see the Blanket Flower, "Sundance BiColor"
if you did say, just Gaillardia Blanket Flower, and even a blank line under it, so we could then write in the specific flower
same for Coneflowers, marigolds, Cosmos, and other common flowers that have a huge variety.
Sort of the way you did the Zinnia... more generic.

Terese

Terese, Okay.
However, what would you suggest for a picture?
If I did Gaillardia, then what would you like to see for a picture?
As you say, there are several different kinds......
I'm not opposed to doing several specific kinds - of the same species.....

I can do more, but I need to have several prepared before forwarding them all to Dave, as it's kind of a lot of trouble for him to upload a few at a time.

Or Terese, If you have specific seeds/kinds, then just email me a list of your prefs, and I'll make a few of your favorites.
Or just send me the link that takes me directly to the DG Plantfile.

Let me know further recommendations that you'd like to see on future packs.

Thanks everyone.
Thanks Kim. (Lily_love - fellow MidSouth DG'r)

This is really fun.
Paul

yea -- i know, i was thinking about the whole "image" aspect to that.
I was just thinking of a way so that you didnt have to do so many....

coreopsis is another one... there are just so many, and so many different yellow ones.

I'll think of a few and do some looking around in plant files.

Okay.......

I'm currently working on:

Tithonia
Gaillardia
Coreopsis

Maybe helpful to suggest really mainstream - normal seeds that everyone has to start out with. :^)

Paul

that was my thought too.... the more common ones apposed to rarer seeds.

I'll work on this tomorrow and pop you some Dmails.

Great.
I also just finished Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed.
Pretty soon, I'll have enough to send to Dave. :^)

thanks everyone for the feedback.
This is a DG-wide effort. :^)

Paul

I think if you could to Scarlet Milkweed too... that would be smashing... i know i have TONS of seeds...

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/604/

I do have butterfly weed seeds currently, but wont have my own seeds for 2 years.

Paul - Those seed packets are awesome! Thank you so much for offering to all of us as a download. I just love them!!!

I would like to see Scarlet Milkweed, too!

Others:

4 O'Clocks
Nasturtium
Giant or Orange Cosmos
Passion Flower Vine
Dill
Parsley

These are all plants I use in my garden for attracting butterflies. :-) Would love to see some of them made up into a seed packet, too.

Keep up the good work, Paul! They look marvelous!

Paul -- regarding the 4-O'Clocks, thinking to reduce your labor... you could do a lil collage of the various colors, then leave the blank line so users could just add the color for the trade.

that is another seed that is in abundance.

Okay. sounds good to me. Thanks for the suggestions Becky.
I had sent several more to Dave several days ago, but it sometimes takes Dave a while to get them up.
I'll keep you posted when I hear back from Dave.

Orange Cosmos was one I already sent to Dave recently.
The others will be new, and I'll be glad to work on them.

Terese, that may be a good idea about several pics on one envelope.
If I can get good cooperation from everyone, in a quick time, then I can include several pics all on one envelope.

As it turns out, every pic that I include, I must first get permission from the pics owners.
Some owners I hear from quicly, other owners, I never hear back from, and then I must search another good pic and get thier permission. I'll do my best.

Thanks to everyone who has helped in some way with this project.

(If anyone would like to put a bug in Dave's ear, ask him about more available seed packs.) :^)

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Paul

I'm sure Becky has some great images. I've got fuchsia 4-O'Clocks, maybe a yellow .. but as i got my yellow seeds from Becky, i'm sure she has an image.

you could also go into a forum, say the Hummer and Butterfly and post a request for images for your seed packets... i'm sure you'd have folks come to you, instead of vice versa.

Terese,

I'd rather not "throw" out an invitation for pictures.
At least not yet. I don't want to diminish or turn away any one's helpfulness.
But my personality would be torn apart if for instance I had two friendly people offering pictures for the same plant, and I'd have to choose the one that would work better. I don't have the heart to tell someone that I didn't choose their pic, over someone elses when they're so willing to help. I'd rather work quietly behind the scenes and if they choose to help - great. If not - on to the next person. No one's feelings are hurt.

Thanks for the suggestions.
I will definitely keep it as an option if ever I have dificulty in finding a needed photo.

I'll get started on the new suggestions, and get them to Dave in a few days.

Paul

OK... yea... i understand that... makes sense too.
i'll be looking forward to the new ones.

However, I would certainly LOVE to receive suggestions from our DG friends.
If you have a plant that you love, and have plenty of seeds, and like to trade them with your other DG friends, please give me more suggestions, and I'll be glad to make more.

Please include the DG Plant File links in this thread, so I can reference it when making your seed pack.

Thanks so much,

Paul

Good News everyone. Dave has added all the remaining seed packets that I've created so far.
So swing by and check them out and figure out if there's more you need.

http://davesgarden.com/files/seedpackets/

I do have a list that I'm working on that have been suggested so far:
Again, no promises, but I'll do my best.

Coneflowers (tcs1366)
Marigolds (tcs1366)
Cosmos (tcs1366)
coreopsis (tcs1366)
4 O'Clocks (beckygardener)
Nasturtium (beckygardener)
Giant or Orange Cosmos (beckygardener)
Passion Flower Vine (beckygardener)
Dill (beckygardener)
Parsley (beckygardener)
Cassia alata (beckygardener)
Shrimp Plant (beckygardener)
Lantana (beckygardener)
Buddleja davidii (beckygardener)
Moonflower (beckygardener)
Scarlet Salvia, (DonnaB)
Texas Red Star Hibiscus, (DonnaB)
Clitoria ternatea, (DonnaB)
Runner Beans, (DonnaB)
Hyacinth Bean Vine, (DonnaB)
Asarina Scandens vine, (DonnaB)
Coral Vine (DonnaB)

I'm also getting real good cooperation for everyone who's flower pics I'm using directly on the seed packet.
Thanks to everyone for helping me by allowing me to use your fabulous picture.
Please keep a heads up if you get a Dmail from me requesting use of your photo.
Hopefully we can include a lot more new people's pictures. :^)

Again, the seed packets are in PDF format, and are each about 1.10MB in size (that's pretty large)
So they may take a short time to download, but hopefully are well worth the wait.

Look for more in about a month or so.
I'll post an update once more become available.

Paul

Very Nice Paul!!

I've already printed off a few.... love the way you did the 4-O'Clocks.

Me, too! Great collection of 4 O'Clock photos on the seed pack! They are *all* OUTSTANDING, Paul! DG members will really appreciate using them! And I, personally, want to thank you for creating them and sharing them with everyone here on Dave's Garden!

Paul - these......are.......WONDERFUL!!! Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into these!!

Fellow DGer, FYI; we can tag this wonder link, and refer back to them as needed. Many thanks to Paul with the wonderful, creative idea. Thanks to Dave for making them available to us all.
Lily_love

Uggg, i have yet to figure out this TAG thing... so i clicked it into my "favorites" so i can easily find it.

tcs;
1. Open your desired thread
2. Double click on the yellow folder icon
3. Follow instruction from there.....
Have fun, it's new and it takes some getting used to...

Paul,
You have found your calling! The seed packets are awesome! I'll be sending you my list as soon as I have the chance.

JoAnn

Edited to add my list:
(I am also going to do all the research for you to save you time so that all you have to do is create the packets. I'll send those later.)

These are seed specific packets:

Cleome (Pink, Violet, White, Mixed)
Gomphrena 'Strawberry Fields'
American Beautyberry
Balloon Flower Blue
Barzilian Bachelor's Buttons
Calendula 'Pacific Beauty'
Lamb's Ears, Stachys Byzantina
Lily Turf, Monkey Grass, Liriope
Torch Lily, Kniphofia Uvaria

Generic Seed Packets: (Since there are so many varieties of these, generic packets would be best)
African Daisies
Ageratum
Bachelor's Buttons
Bee Balm Monarda
Columbine
Dianthus, Sweet William
Foxglove
Gerbera Daisy
Hollyhock
Marigold
Salvia
Scabiosa
Snapdragons
Sunflowers
Sweet Peas

This message was edited Jan 26, 2008 5:58 PM

Well, I'm cross-eyed now, and I'm closing up the laptop for this evening. whew!
I've been adding to the list, and sending out permissions, and been meeting lots of new people in this effort.
Thanks again to all who have contributed in your own way.

This weekend, I spent some time getting a database together to help keep me organized as to what plants I'm working on, what pictures to include, and who's picture they are from, and if I have received authorization to use it.

That is the longest part... finding a nice pic that will work, and then getting a message prepped to send to the owner.
Once I have authorization, then I can usually put everything into place on the new seed packet, and get that finished.

We'll be uploading the seed packets at least once a month, so it will be another month before more are uploaded.
I'll be sure and post notice when more are available. Maybe this next time, there will be a considerable amount available.

Thanks again to everyone for your help.

Have a great week.
Paul

Forgot to add the current list of plants that I'm working on.
Some of these are already up, and some I'm currently working on.
Others on the list will take a while, as you can see, there has been a lot of suggestions. :^)

Agastache foeniculum Anise Hyssop
Ageratum houstonianum Floss Flower
Alcea rosea Hollyhock
Anethum graveolens Dill
Antigonon leptopus Coral Vine
Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon
Asarina scandens Climbing Snapdragon
Asclepias curassavica Scarlet Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed
Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush
Calendula officinalis Pot Marigold
Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry
Celosia argentea var. childsii Red Cockscomb
Celosia argentea var. cristata Cockscomb
Celosia argentea var. plumosa Cockscomb
Celosia argentea var. spicata Wheatstraw Celosia
Centaurea cyanus Bachelor's Button
Centratherum intermedium Brazilian Bachelor's Button
Clematis terniflora Sweet Autumn Clematis
Cleome hassleriana Spider Flower
Clitoria ternatea Butterfly Pea
Coreopsis grandiflora Bigflower Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis
Cosmos bipinnatus Mexican Aster
Cosmos sulphureus Orange Cosmos
Dianthus barbatus Sweet William
Dianthus deltoides Maiden Pink
Digitalis purpurea Foxglove
Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower
Gaillardia pulchella Blanket Flower
Gerbera jamesonii Gerbera Daisy
Gomphrena haageana 'Strawberry Fields' Gomphrena
Helianthus annuus Sunflower
Hibiscus coccineus Texas Star Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp Mallow
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Tropical Hibiscus
Hibiscus syriacus Rose of Sharon, Althea
Ipomoea alba Moonflower
Justicia brandegeana Shrimp Plant
Kniphofia uvaria Red Hot Poker
Lablab purpureus Hyacinth Bean
Lantana camara Lantana
Lantana montevidensis Trailing Lantana
Lathyrus odoratus Sweet Pea
Leonotis nepetifolia Annual Lion's Ear
Liriope muscari Monkey Grass
Mirabilis jalapa Four O'Clock
Monarda didyma Beebalm
Passiflora incarnata Purple Passion Flower
Petroselinum crispum Curly Parsley
Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum Flat-Leaf Parsley
Phaseolus coccineus Runner Bean
Platycodon grandiflorus Balloon Flower
Ricinus communis Castor Bean
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan
Salvia farinacea Mealy Cup Sage
Salvia officinalis Common Sage
Salvia splendens Scarlet Salvia
Scabiosa atropurpurea Pincushion Flower
Scabiosa columbaria Pincushion Flower
Senna bicapsularis Winter Cassia
Senna Cassia alata Candle Bush
Stachys byzantina Lamb's Ear
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae New England Aster
Tagetes erecta African Marigold
Tagetes patula French Marigold
Tithonia rotundifolia Mexican Sunflower
Tropaeolum minus 'Jewel Mix' Dwarf Nasturtium
Verbena bonariensis Upright Verbena
Zinnia elegans Zinnia
Zinnia pumila 'Cut & Come Again' Zinnia

Wow, Paul! That is an exciting list t look forward to!

HOLY COW -- awesome list!!
even though i'm still new at this seed thing... i see a lot of them that i will be able to use for Fall of `08 seed collecting and packaging up for seed swaps. and even a few of the packets i've printed off and will be using this spring.

HUGE contribution to Daves!!

Ditto to tcs1366's sentiment. Paul you ROCK!!!
Kim

Thanks everyone for your kind comments.

I'm super happy to contribute.

Ya'll have a good week!!!!
It's almost Friday! :^)

Paul

There are a few more Seed Packets uploaded.

I'll have more later in a few months.

Thanks to everyone's help with the pictures.

Direct link is here: http://davesgarden.com/files/seedpackets/

Paul

Paul - YOU ROCK!!!! They look fabulous! I will certainly be using them in the future! THANK YOU so very much for all the work you did to create those awesome seed packets! What a wonderful contribution to DG!!!! :-)