Lynn Pitts credits childhood days spent in Golden Gate Park for her becoming a botanical artist. There as a Girl Scout, she collected, identified and pressed more than 200 tree leaves. Today, Pitts ...
It’s no secret that every room looks better with a bouquet or two. But when spring is taking a long time to come, you luckily don’t have to limit floral displays to freshly cut blooms. Dried and ...
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 ...
The garden is blooming beautifully now, and I hate to see these flowers fade. Fortunately, there is a way to preserve them: Pressing flowers and other plants allows us to remember and enjoy them for a ...
Looking for ways to bring a little green indoors or share a piece of your garden with someone? Making garden-inspired gifts ...
An upcoming workshop show how to press and preserve flowers and turn them into cards, bookmarks and other items. Step into the world of flower pressing with longtime gardener Jan Lochner in a hands-on ...
These lanterns give off a soft, ethereal light, perfect for adding glow to outdoor gatherings or indoor suppers. They also show off dried flowers in a spare, modern way–pressed between gauzy panels ...
Florist Jost debuts with a ho-hum guide to creating dried flower projects. She lists her favorite flowers (hydrangeas, delphiniums), grasses (foxtail, barley), and other greenery (eucalyptus, ragwort) ...