A gift for the most discerning gardener, these six seed packets illustrated by Cotswold artist Tracey Elphick and presented in a beautiful box, contain our very favourite perennial plants.

The plants have been selected to represent the principal points of the colour wheel and to provide a wide range of form and shape that will enhance any herbaceous border.

Blue: Delphinium 'Black Knight'
Violet: Salvia superba 'Violet Queen'
Red: Geum flora-plena 'Blazing Sunset'
Orange: Erysimum 'Fire King'
Yellow: Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
Green: Euphoria lathyris

A unique Genus product in the Cotswold Creators range.

About Tracey Elphick:

Tracey paints landscapes of familiar scenes – local streets, harbours and seascapes – places that hold a great deal of visual interest with plenty of structure, colour, shape and form.  Increasingly she is applying her unique style to still life subjects and the flora and fauna she sees around her in the Cotswold countryside.

Fascinated by the opportunities of mixed media, Tracey builds up layers of acrylic, ink, and collage, applying these with anything from sponges, rags, even fingers; scraping into wet paint, spraying, splashing and using quick spontaneous marks to help give a feeling of movement and harmony.

Formally trained in Fine Art from Falmouth Art College in Cornwall, England, Tracey now paints full time from her studio in the Cotswolds.  She has exhibited widely across the region

These six representations of perennial plants, spanning the colour wheel, have been specially commissioned by Genus.

A set of six unique greeting cards designed by Cotswold artist Tracey Elphick.

Genus is very much a Cotswold company.  We live and garden here and we love this beautiful area of England.  Over the next few months, we are introducing a range of gift products and gardening accessories made by artists and craftspeople living and working in the Cotswolds.

The first is a range of six greeting cards featuring specially commissioned paintings from Cirencester artist Tracey Elphick.  The paintings are of our very favourite perennial plants, spanning each of the principal points of the colour wheel:

Blue: Delphinium 'Black Knight'
Violet: Salvia superba 'Violet Queen'
Red: Geum flora-plena 'Blazing Sunset'
Orange: Erysimum 'Fire King'
Yellow: Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'
Green: Euphoria lathyris

The cards are blank so you can write your own message and the pack of six Greeting Cards with envelopes costs £20.  

Size: 7" x 5" with 120gsm white envelopes

About Tracey Elphick:

Tracey paints landscapes of familiar scenes – local streets, harbours and seascapes – places that hold a great deal of visual interest with plenty of structure, colour, shape and form.  Increasingly she is applying her unique style to still life subjects and the flora and fauna she sees around her in the Cotswold countryside.

Fascinated by the opportunities of mixed media, Tracey builds up layers of acrylic, ink, and collage, applying these with anything from sponges, rags, even fingers; scraping into wet paint, spraying, splashing and using quick spontaneous marks to help give a feeling of movement and harmony.

Formally trained in Fine Art from Falmouth Art College in Cornwall, England, Tracey now paints full time from her studio in the Cotswolds.  She has exhibited widely across the region

These six representations of perennial plants, spanning the colour wheel, have been specially commissioned by Genus.

A beautiful hand-made leather sheath for our ever-popular Hori Hori tool and another product in our series of Cotswold Creators.

Many of you have asked us for an alternative to the plastic sheath that comes with the tool.  So we asked Jeremy and Carla Bonner of the Bonner Studio to design and make a simple sheath that will attach easily and simply to any belt.

The sheath is made of sturdy hand-sewn hide and moulded to the shape of the tool, so the hori hori fits closely with no danger of falling out. 

Buy the hori hori tool as well and you have a truly inspiring gift for the serious gardener.

Note: The hori hori tool is not included in this product.

About The Bonner Leather Studio:

Jeremy & Carla Bonner work together hand stitching leather goods of style and utility in their studio just outside Cirencester, in the Cotswolds. 

Photograph by Alun Callander

A slouch hat that is so much more flattering than a close-fitting beanie.  Made from super soft 100% merino wool, this hat will keep you cosy and warm in the garden this winter.

A flattering neck warmer to give you extra insulation in the cold weather without the inconvenience of a traditional scarf.

Fully fashioned from 100% machine washable merino wool.