If you want to send someone you love a card that’s really special, how about one made from paper infused with wildflower seeds that will grow into real flowers? It’s the latest green innovation from ecohip, the website for eco-friendly gifts, gadgets and beauty products.
The cards are made from 100% recycled paper, sourced from Botanical PaperWorks, a pioneer in eco-friendly stationery. Embedded within the paper are a selection of wildflower seeds. When your loved one has finished displaying the card, all they have to do is find a sunny spot, spread a thin layer of soil onto the paper and water well. In 6-8 weeks wildflower or spruce trees will bloom, creating a special gift to remember. The card range includes:
- Baby congratulations cards
- Congratulations cards – perfect for weddings
- Mother’s day cards
- Condolence cards
- Blank greetings cards for any occasion
As you would expect from ecohip, the boutique eco store, the modern, beautifully designed cards are totally eco-friendly. They are printed with vegetable-based inks and even the plastic overwrap is made from corn. Ordinary cards are often made from unsustained paper sourced, using toxic printer inks and fixing agents.
What’s more, when you plant your ecohip card, it is totally biodegradable. Each year, billions of conventional cards end up in landfills and contribute to deforestation – this Christmas alone, around 1 billion Christmas cards will be sent in the UK, which means that over 300,000 trees would have been felled [source: Defra].
“These cards are a wonderfully novel way to touch someone and give them an environmentally responsible gift,” says Steven Chasan, owner of ecohip. “When you send someone dear to you a letter or card made of our plantable paper, each time the flowers bloom, they’ll remember you.”
“More and more of us are recognizing the need for environmental responsibility in this day and age,” says Chasan. “We’re simply doing something we love that happens to also fulfill a need.”
Other items available in the plantable paper include calendars, journals, handbound books, writing paper and gift tags.
For more information visit http://www.ecohip.org/
