Birdhouse Gourd Seeds Art Pack

Where art and horticulture meet.

Seeds:  Mature gourds that has completely dried on the vine has a hard shell. These sturdy forms have not only served as storage and dining vessels throughout history, they've also been blank canvases for artists who carve, paint, and embellish them. More recently, people have found that these gourds work beautifully as bird houses.

Specific:  Lagenaria siceraria.

Artist, Wendi Dibbern's endless fascination with the interplay of human design and the natural world is apparent in her linoleum block print. Here, she actually chiseled a beautifully carved gourd as a home for a pair chickadees, surrounded by every growing stage of the gourd.