Wild Herb Sachet

Also called "Ginger Cedar" for its highly unusual spicy odor, Port Orford Cedar is found only in the tangled remote coastal mountains of northern California and southern Oregon. Its soothing odor is extremely evocative and was said to have strongly affected 19th century seamen who sailed schooners made from the fresh wood - "the odor grew and grew on them until they were almost mad with it" (Donald Peattie). I hope it doesn't drive you mad! This is the real smell of Port Orford Cedar and the gorgeous, rugged country in which it grows.

No tree is more deeply identified with the dense rainforests of the Pacific Northwest than Douglas Fir. Second only to the two California species of sequoia in size, Douglas Fir forms pure stands over huge portions of the Pacific Northwest and almost single-handedly fueled the timber industry's mad frenzy over the past century. This is the real smell of the rainforests of the Northwest - so close your eyes, and imagine yourself in the dense mountains of Northern California, the deep canyons of the Columbia River Gorge or the steep, glaciated mountains of the Olympic Peninsula.

While Douglas Fir has more of a lemony, foresty scent, Christmas Fir smells just like a Christmas tree because it is made with the ground up needles of the high elevation-loving mountain firs (Noble Fir, Grand Fir, White Fir, etc.…) that are commonly used as Christmas trees. This has quickly become one of our most popular items. So whether you enjoy this sachet because it smells like the holidays, or because it reminds you of hiking in the Cascades, you’ll love this gift from the wild!