what we do
botanical snail mail
Letters in Bloom is a monthly illustrated letter subscription that travels the world through plants. Each month focuses on one plant and one place, exploring how it grows, how it is understood, and how it lives within culture. Blending science, storytelling, and print, each edition invites you to slow down and study the life of a single plant.
Inside the envelope
the letter
A double-sided illustrated letter exploring one plant and one place through history, culture, and botany.
the infographic
A thoughtfully designed botanical infographic presenting the plant’s key scientific characteristics.
the specimen card
An archival-style botanical specimen card featuring the plant’s taxonomy and essential identifying details.
Maya's story
Maya is an aspiring ethnobotanist.
What began with an interest in the study of form soon became a search for meaning.
Who gathered each plant? How was it used? How is it remembered?
From cherry blossoms in Japan to the nigellas of the Mediterranean basin, I invite you to join me as I travel the world seeking these stories.
Follow Maya, an aspiring ethnobotanist, as she travels the world through plants. Each month, receive a letter from her fieldwork, documenting one plant and one place with research, reflection, and carefully collected keepsakes.
FEBRUARY: MIMOSAS IN FRANCE
Sign up before the end of the month to receive February’s letter exploring mimosas in the South of France.