Learn how to master the art of flower pressing. Try out this simple craft to decorate special cards, create beautiful art or even begin a scientific collection to record the plants growing in your garden. Read our top tips for pressing flowers: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/how-to-press-flowers.html?utm_source=fb-video-post-20190531-eo&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=uk-wildlife | Natural History Museum, London

All the flower pressing basics you need to get you started are right here! Be sure to save this for reference! 🌸✨ 1. Most traditional presses are the same and consist of two sturdy boards, some bolts, nuts, and layers of chipboard and absorbent paper. 2. Start with thin, dry, freshly picked (or stored in water,) botanicals. Pressing thick flowers is a bit more complex, and something I will share again later. For now, stick with single layers of petals and thinner pistils (middles.) Only press t