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When people call you a treehugger, are they speaking literally? You don’t need to feel ashamed to admit it - we know why you’re out there giving that tree in your backyard a big squeeze: you planted it and you’re darn proud! Well, we love you for that. Your devotion to all things sustainable as well as the act of gardening combine to make yours the greenest thumb around town. If that’s true for you, then you’re going to love this project. We’ll show you how to make beautiful and plantable paper that you can then turn into thoughtful Earth Day cards for all your friends and family!

Plantable Paper is a great way to celebrate nature, not only because it is full of seeds that will grow up into a lovely flowers or herbs for your friends to add to their gardens, but also because it’s a great way to recycle waste paper, like annoying junk mail and old newspaper, into useful compost. Even if your thumb is the least green thing about you, this project can be a lot of fun and may help you to unearth a hidden gardening talent within.

For all you truly green thumbs, this is a wonderful way to share the bounty of your gardens with the green thumbless this Earth Day. So download the Plantable Paper DIY Guide to make gorgeous platable paper cards full of Earth Day wishes and seeds from your own garden to send to all your friends. Perhaps along with the cards you can also offer the gift of a gardening lesson or two – we’re sure your friends would appreciate it!