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S is for Sage.
Sage has had an epic list of miraculous attributes and and properties assigned to it over the history of humankind. From being able to ward off evil in the Middle Ages, to increasing women’s fertility, frequently used in rituals. For the Roman’s it was a holy herb. Later it was widely used in early medicine for its healing properties.
The Botanical Alphabet is inspired by old scientific botanical illustrations and categories of olden day Explorers and Naturists. Paired with modern outlined sans serif letters and bold colour blocks, it has a much more contemporary feel while still keeping a hint of the much loved illustration genre of the past.
The Botanical Alphabet series is also available as greeting cards, so you can send a very personal card for any occasion featuring your friend’s initial.
Sage green, dusty lavender, soft cream, slate grey-green, and warm olive anchor this print’s palette – a cool-leaning, nature-drawn range with quiet depth. Those sage and olive tones make it an easy partner for walls in muted blue-green or soft teal, which sit close enough on the spectrum to feel cohesive without competing. For a bolder but still considered contrast, a wall in warm terracotta or dusty blush draws out the lavender florals beautifully, the complementary warmth making the cool botanicals sing. If you prefer a neutral ground, choose one with a green or grey undertone rather than a yellow-based off-white, so the print’s cool temperature reads clean rather than washed out. In terms of style, this print genuinely suits a botanical maximalist interior, a Scandi-natural room, a transitional space blending vintage and contemporary, and any scheme leaning towards quiet luxury with earthy accents. It belongs in a study, a calm bedroom, or a wide hallway where it can be met at eye level – subject matter and mood both reward a considered placement rather than a busy wall. This print is part of the Botanical Alphabet collection, a series that fuses vintage scientific illustration with bold modern typography, letters paired with plants that share their initial, set against colour-block backgrounds. It pairs naturally with other prints from the collection to build a gallery wall of considerable charm, and makes a thoughtful gift for anyone with a love of nature, a green-fingered friend, or a person whose initial is S.
The print is produced with archival pigment inks on Enhanced Matte art paper, a smooth gallery-grade stock that earns the description museum-grade without apology; the soft, glare-free surface suits both slim modern frames and more ornate vintage mouldings equally well. At A4 (21 × 29.7 cm) or A3 (29.7 × 42 cm) it works beautifully on a shelf, a narrow mantelpiece, or as part of a mixed gallery arrangement; at A2 (42 × 59.4 cm) it holds its own as a standalone statement above a desk or bedside; the largest size, A1 (59.4 × 84.1 cm), has the scale to anchor a full wall, the bold letterform and trailing botanicals filling the space with quiet authority. This print is also available as a 28 × 40 inch (70 × 100 cm) canvas, ready to hang with no frame needed.
