We recommend planting within the first year of receiving our invite. 1) Remove the ribbon and invite cards. You don’t want anything in the way of your young plants’ future growth spurt. 2) Gently break apart or tear the fern paper into smaller pieces. 3) Choose a sunny outdoor garden/spot or planter/pot. 4) Plant in 1/4″ to 1/2″ loosely packed soil. Give the seeds room to grow! 5) Keep very moist, especially until the seeds begin to sprout. 6) Continue to water as needed. 7) Watch them bloom and think of us.