If you’re pressing flowers with obvious stamens (the part covered in yellow pollen), such as alstroemerias and lilies, remove the stamens so the pollen won’t stain. Trim the back of bulky flowers or ...

Nature-themed crafts never go out of style, and the classic technique of pressing flowers is something that anyone can have a go at. Flower pressing is a way of preserving flowers by flattening them ...

You may like to try drying your end of summer flowers in your microwave. Use some desiccant such as silica gel, available at craft stores. Put half an inch in a microwave-safe container and lie the ...

Learning how to press flowers is not as difficult as you might think. The technique makes an ephemeral beauty eternal by flattening the daisies, pansies, violets, and wildflowers that color your ...

Over the past few weeks, many of us have been on the hunt for things to keep our hands occupied, so as to avoid frantically scrolling through Twitter. In order to provide suitably engaging suggestions ...

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Picking up a fresh bouquet is the easiest way to spruce up your home (and boost your mood!)—but no matter the time of year, your beloved flowers and foliage will start to wither eventually. Instead of ...

The participants at last weekend’s flower pressing workshop at Longue Vue House and Gardens probably didn’t know they were employing a Japanese art form that dates to the 1600s. Oshibana, practiced — ...

A few years back, I was lucky enough to inherit some of my parents' old gardening and nature books. One of my favourites was a little vintage pocket guide called Wild Fruits of the Country-Side by ...

“Anything that’s quite flat will press nicely, like buttercups and ferns,” says Helen Ahpornsiri, 32, an artist who builds intricate collages using glue, a surgical scalpel and the pressed plants she ...