This would make a really cute gift for a beginner gardener! It is packaged nicely and comes with a great variety of garden basics. Inside you will find little plastic pouches with the various seeds, there is a QR code that you will need to scan for specific planting and growing instructions, which I find a bit annoying when you are out in the garden, so plan ahead! As far as being viable seeds, we will see. They all look to be in good condition, they are dry and mold free and plump and whole. These seeds arrived in time to be sown directly in the soil. So far the zucchini have come up and out of the 8 seeds I planted, 7 sprouted, so good odds so far. I appreciate the wide variety of vegetables offered in this set, some common and some unusual, for example I've never seen rapini seeds in any of my local stores, yet it is one of our families favorite veggies, so I am excited to see what kind of harvest we will get. I will update my review if any of these seeds prove to be duds, but I have high hopes!