I made the following pressed plants, but it seems that I had some problems keeping the plants dry, there was some slight mold, I cleared some of the surface molds, but it may still have had some effect, I’ll have to keep an eye on the drying next time I …
Oof! Not how I thought my plants would press. I like my Beardtongue pressing a lot more but definitely gave me insight on how I want to better press plants in the future. I used some wooden blocks, my nail polish box, and my tons of books for extra spice. …
A. Canadian Bluejoint (Calamagrotis Canadensis) B. Cow Vetch (Vicia Cracca) C. Yellow Toadflax (Linaria Vulgaris)
attached below are the pressed plants that I collected last week in Juneau. I kept them under a bunch of books for a week but the really thick Yarrow didn’t fully flatten… if I did this again I would make a proper wood press! I also attached the pages from …
My son and I collected these plants while on a nature walk around our neighborhood. When this class began, I thought it would be hard to find enough specimens to cover the modules of this class. To my surprise, there are more than enough plant species in Alaska than I …
During a break in the weather we went exploring in the park/campground near our house. Luckily there weren’t any bears that day. For our plant press we used cardboard left over from a kiwi crate kit and a very large history book. Neither my 9 year old or I have …
We have been tent camping our way around Alaska. I finally had time to finish up my pressed plants. I do believe I will be pressing plants as wall art for our cabin once it is completed! So pretty! I also provided a picture of my plant press – an …
