Botanical Fruit Calendar 2027 - Vintage Illustrations by Poiteau & Turpin

Discover the beauty of nature all year round with the 2027 Botanical Fruits Calendar, a stunning A3 wall calendar featuring twelve months of exquisite botanical illustrations, created by celebrated French botanists and artists Pierre-Antoine Poiteau and Pierre Jean François Turpin.
Carefully selected to reflect the rhythm of the seasons, each month highlights two remarkable fruit illustrations, sourced from the golden age of botanical art. From the early, vibrant royal cherry gracing the cover to winter citrus, autumn nuts, summer peaches, and rare strawberries, this calendar celebrates nature's diversity and the artistic genius of the 19th century.
Printed in vivid colours on high-quality 250 gsm silky coated paper, this A3 (29.7 x 42 cm) botanical calendar combines historical authenticity with modern print quality. Each illustration has been meticulously restored from the original botanical plates, preserving the extraordinary precision, colours, and elegance that made Poiteau and Turpin renowned throughout Europe.

A journey through the seasons

• January: Persimmon and Seville orange
• February: Vermilion pear and Belle Fleur apple
• March: Pine nut and Beurrée de Chaumontel pear
• April: Grapefruit and pineapple strawberry
• May: Chilean strawberry and common cherry
• June: Bigarreau cherry and red currant
• July: Albergier apricot and Chevreuse peach
• August: Yellow Pavie peach and purple Damson plum
• September: White Muscat grape and pistachio
• October: Chestnut flower and walnut tree
• November: Hazelnut and Api apple
• December: Horned Seville orange and sweet fruit pomegranate

Much more than just a 2027 calendar, this collection celebrates horticultural heritage, botanical exploration, and nature's timeless beauty. It makes an ideal gift for gardeners, plant lovers, fruit enthusiasts, botanists, artists, and anyone who appreciates antique botanical prints.

Features

• A3 vertical format (29.7 x 42 cm)
• 13 botanical illustrations, including the cover
• High-quality 250 gsm silky coated paper
• Vibrant full-colour printing
• FSC-certified paper from sustainable sources
• Print-on-demand to reduce waste
• Ideal for home, office, studio, library, or conservatory decor

Whether used as a practical wall calendar or kept as a work of botanical art, the 2027 Botanical Fruits Calendar offers a daily glimpse into two centuries of botanical history.

A year filled with fruit, nature, science, and art, one month at a time.

About Poiteau and Turpin

Pierre-Antoine Poiteau (1766–1854) was one of France's most prominent botanists, horticulturists, and pomologists. A passionate explorer of the plant world, he dedicated much of his life to studying, cultivating, and documenting fruit trees and ornamental plants from Europe, the West Indies, and beyond.

To illustrate his scientific work, Poiteau collaborated with Pierre Jean François Turpin (1775–1840), widely regarded as one of the greatest botanical illustrators of the 19th century. Turpin's extraordinary precision and artistic talent transformed botanical observation into works of art, admired by both scientists and collectors.

Together, Poiteau and Turpin produced some of the most beautiful botanical plates ever published. Their illustrations combine scientific rigour with remarkable aesthetic beauty, capturing every detail of leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds with exceptional clarity.

The works featured in this calendar are faithfully restored reproductions of their original botanical illustrations, preserving a unique legacy that continues to inspire gardeners, naturalists, artists, and lovers of botanical art more than two centuries later.