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 …
What a great activity! As so many others have said, it inspired me to finally make the plant presses I’ve been wanting to for years. Naturally, they were not ready in time (the shellac is still tacky and drying… maybe it’s too old?) and I had to improvise. The biggest …
Hello all, While working late nights at the Fairbanks International Airport on the east ramp where small planes do charter flights, I saw 4 plants that I decided to pick and press. I let them stay in the press for 6 days. The Foxtail Barley was still fluffy though. I …
Here are my selection of plants I collected to press for this assignment. I will circle back in a few days to provide updates on how well they press on the moleskin sheets.
I had a lot of fun pressing these plants. I tried making my own plant press and I am glad it managed to work, but I think I would be willing to spend the money on something that I could use more than once. (My plant press was not as …
I think I am in love with pressing plants! I worked with: 1) Golden columbine Aquilegia chrysantha (Ranunculaceae) A. Gray, 2) Ladyʼs Mantle Alchemilla mollis (Rosaceae) Buser Rothm, 3) Woolly Geranium Geranium erianthum (Geraniaceae) D.C. These need a bit more time in the press and so I did not mount …
I chose three local plants here in Washington State. their common names are Alpine Lupine (first picture most left) Asters and allies (second photo, middle) Lanceleaf Stonecrop (third picture most right)
As I’m currently on vacation in Michigan, I tried to find some plants that occur in both Michigan and Alaska (either native or invasive). I chose red clover, tamarack, and St. John’s wort.
