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When I prune my trees and shrubs, I'm always on the lookout for interesting bits of material that can be pressed. To remove bark for pressing, a razor knife, small pocket knife or a potato peeler usually works best for me. As you collect, remember that a plant needs it's bark to remain alive, so please harvest responsibly.

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pressed materials - cypress bark
Cypress Bark
 		 pressed materials - cherry bark
Cherry Bark
 		 pressed materials - birch bark
 Birch Bark
 
pressed moss
Moss
 		 pressed moss
Moss
 		 pressed moss
Moss
 
pressed materials - teasel
Teasel
 		 pressed materials - wild grape
Wild Grape
 		 pressed materials - Grape Vine Tendrils
Grape Tendrils
 
pressed materials - nutsedge
Yellow Nutsedge
 		 pressed materials - horsetail rush
Horsetail Rush
 		 pressed materials - summer bog weed
Bog Weed
 
Cockscomb-brown
Cockscomb
 For brown, let it start to seed before picking.		 pressed materials - Dock Seed
Dock Seed
 		 pressed materials - Lunaria, money plant
Lunaria
 

I've tried pressing some already dried materials with mixed results. Some freeze-drieds show promise. Springerii, and Tree Fern in particular come out very nice prepared this way.

I've put some of the small dried baby's breath that you can buy in a zip lock bag over night with a moist baby wipe to make it pliable, and then pressed it with nice results.

There must be more to life than having everything.
-Maurice Sendak

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Pressed Blue Flowers
Pinks and Whites
Pressed Purple Flowers
Pressed Red Flowers
Pressed Yellow Flowers
Yellows, Gold, and Orange
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Foliage, Autumn Leaves and Greenery
 

 

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