Category: Pressed Plants

I’ve been having internet issues at home and finally got a neighbor’s permission to drop a couple of small trees to improve my line of sight to the tower. These plants were collected while housesitting for a friend, so I chose to indicate Township/Range/Section rather than post what is essentially …

I made a small plant press (~ 5″ x 7.5″) a number of years ago in a community class and figured I’d give it a try for this assignment. As for my flower choices, I didn’t start out with a purple theme in mind, but that’s how things turned out. …

Here are my pressed plants. To create my press I used news paper like material on both sides with also lined paper. For weight I used numerous books.

The Press:  I didn’t have a press. My husband cut these two 12” x 18” boards for the press. For aeration I thought it would be fun to try this polka-dot look and he obliged. The 60″ belts are from REI.  I cut up paper bags for the blotters, cardboard …

I have started a new plant press, but as I am in transition and moving, want to wait to buy a book until I get to my destination. These pages will be stored in a large plant identification book and transferred over later. I also worked as a paraprofessional at …

2010 Carr ave Fairbanks AK 99709 apx 5pm 7/10/20 Rubarb leaf Marigolds

Mertensia paniculata Collected by Ethan Cary, 15 July 2020 Lat. 64.69152, Lon. -147.08298

I had more trouble getting a word processor to agree to making a small document/label. Way out of practice.