Hi! I'm Afton

I was practically born into the world of wildflower seeds. Family vacations often meant pulling over on the side of the road to collect seeds, and our dining table doubled as a workspace piled high with catalogs and envelopes. By the time I was in elementary school, I could identify wildflowers by both their common and Latin names.

At five years old, my dad put me to work filling mail orders for native California wildflowers—one packet at a time. After several hours, he handed me my first paycheck: the choice between a shiny fifty-cent piece or a whole ream of paper. I chose the paper. (Even then, I had a serious coloring habit.)

My grandfather founded Clyde Robin Seed Company in 1959, collecting rare wildflower seeds by hand on his travels throughout California. A decade later, my dad joined him, expanding the business with products like Meadow in a Can and The Survival Garden. I even appeared in the 1974–76 catalog, admiring the California poppies in our backyard. Over the next fifteen years, I spent summers and school breaks working in my dad’s warehouse, helping create wildflower seed products sold across the country.

Today, I draw on that lifetime of experience and those same grower relationships to craft custom seed packets for meaningful occasions. Whether you’re celebrating a new beginning or honoring a life well lived, my goal is to create keepsakes that bring beauty, comfort, and connection—one seed packet at a time.