Create a Thriving Woodlands Edge Shady Garden

Woodland's Edge Shady Garden SEEDPILLOW™ Kit — the easy, no-dig way to grow a layered community of Ecoregion 8 native plants beneath trees and along woodland borders. This 3-pack garden kit combines early spring flowers, pollinator habitat, and living groundcover—perfect for Indiana and the broader Midwest.

What’s Inside the Kit

• 3 SEEDPILLOWS™ — each filled with organic grow media and mycorrhizae to naturally improve soil health
• Complete planting instructions and a garden layout plan
• Carefully selected native woodland-edge species:
  • Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana)
  • Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)
  • Midland Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia)

Why Gardeners Love This Kit

• Made for Woodland Edges: Designed for light shade to partial shade beneath trees and along open woodland borders
• Early-Season Blooms: Shooting Star provides distinctive spring flowers, followed by Wild Geranium and the delicate white blossoms of Wild Strawberry
• Pollinator-Friendly: Provides nectar and pollen for native bees and other beneficial insects when relatively few plants are flowering
• Living Groundcover: Wild Strawberry spreads along the soil surface, helping conserve moisture, protect the soil, and create shelter for small wildlife
• Layered Native Habitat: Combines flowering plants and low-growing groundcover to reflect the natural structure of a woodland understory
• Eco-Friendly: Biodegradable, sustainable, and non-toxic materials

Planting Tips for Best Results

• Plant in Fall or winter for best results, or whenever at least 60 days of cold weather remain.
• Choose a location beneath or near trees with light shade to partial shade and average to slightly moist, well-drained soil.
• Lay each SEEDPILLOW™ directly on the prepared garden bed where you want the plant to grow.
• Mist each SEEDPILLOW™ with water for at least 10 seconds, or place it outside immediately before rainfall.
• Give the plants 18 inches to 3 feet of room to spread.
• When planting near a tree, position the SEEDPILLOWS™ approximately 12–18 inches away from the trunk and major surface roots.
• For spring planting, place the Wild Strawberry and Wild Geranium SEEDPILLOWS™ in sandwich bags and freeze them for 8 weeks before planting.
• Place the Shooting Star SEEDPILLOW™ in a sandwich bag and freeze it for 30 days before planting.
• Be patient: Shooting Star is naturally slow to germinate and establish.

Helpful Garden-Bed Tip

For an easy weed barrier, lay flattened, uncoated cardboard over the planting area and cut openings where the SEEDPILLOWS™ will be placed. Cover the remaining cardboard with mulch, keeping the SEEDPILLOWS™ uncovered.

Remember: Sleep, Creep, Leap!

• Sleep — Year 1: Plants concentrate on establishing strong root systems and may show limited growth above the soil.
• Creep — Year 2: Plants gradually expand their foliage and may begin producing flowers.
• Leap — Year 3: Established plants reach greater size, vigor, and flowering potential.

Our Guarantee

If you follow the planting directions and seeds fail to germinate, email us your address and we’ll send free replacement seed, no questions asked.