Botanicals

Inside: A collection of vintage botanical Jane Loudon prints from “The ladies’ flower-garden of bulbous ornamental plants”, 1841. I go for a walk every morning, and it’s lovely to watch …

Inside: A collection of 25 beautiful vintage watercolour flower prints from Alexander Marshal’s florilegium. If you are wondering what a Florilegium is, it’s a collection of flower drawings, illustrations and …

This is a collection of exquisite Japanese Iris paintings from about 1910. Unfortunately, the original artist is unknown. But they were so lovely I just had to share them. The …

Inside: A tutorial on making a DIY Christmas wall decoration from an upcycled cabinet door and printable Christmas botanicals. About five years ago, I visited my friend’s newly installed kitchen. …

Inside: A collection of gorgeous Lily of the Valley botanical illustrations and drawings to download and print for free. All the vintage flower prints are in the Public Domain. It …

Inside: A collection of beautiful original natural lichen dye colour drawings from a vintage natural history book. Free to print and in the Public Domain. When everyday life gets a …

Inside: Vintage Wild Flower Illustrations by the British Artist Harriet Isabel Adams. I hadn’t heard of Harriet Isabel Adams until a reader asked if I had seen her wild flower …

This latest collection of mushroom drawings is by popular request. Even though I already have a few colourful mushroom illustrations on the site, people were looking for some black and …

These beautiful botanical illustrations here are all from the book “Temple of Flora, or, Garden of the botanist, poet, painter, and philosopher” by Robert John Thorton 1812. There are only …

These gorgeous cactus paintings and illustrations were all painted in the 18th and 19th Century. They were painted by various botanical artists. Botanical art is designed so that the paintings …

This is a collection of free printable vintage giant water lily (Victoria Amazonica) illustrations and drawings. It has also been called the Victoria Regia great water lily. Not just because …

The beautiful tropical botanical illustrations shared here are from the book “Collectanea botanica, or, Figures and botanical illustrations of rare and curious exotic plants” by John Lindley. The book was …

A collection of carefully curated Maria Sibylla Merian prints from her seminal book “Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium”, the “Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname“. The book was published in 1705. This …

A wonderful collection of colourful hibiscus drawings and botanical illustrations. They are all in the Public Domain and free to print. The latest addition to the large collection of vintage …

I have already shared a collection of vintage rose botanical prints on Picture Box Blue. But since then I have come across many beautiful vintage rose illustrations from old gardening …

Before you know it, it’ll be Christmas. For some of my festive crafts and decorations, I have curated a collection of lovely Holly illustrations. Along with ivy, mistletoe and poinsettia, …

I’ve decided to share these free Cherry Blossom drawings and illustrations, as they are one of my favourite flowers. Cherry blossom season is a significant tourist draw for cities with …

These fabulous autumn leaves charts are from a vintage book simply called “Autumnal leaves” by Francis George Heath, published in 1885. There are also some additional leaf illustrations from the …

A curated collection of free vintage vegetable prints. These wonderful old illustrations of vegetables would be fun to download and frame for kitchen art. They would also be great for …

When I came across these stunning Mark Catesby prints, I knew I had to share them. They are some of the most beautiful vintage natural history illustrations that I have …