Pressed Flowers By Preserved Gardens

Pressed Flower Information
Flower Examples
Foliage Examples
Grass Examples
Herb Examples
Natural Materials
Glue and Seal Pressed Flowers
About Matting
Framing Pressed Flower Pictures
Saving Funeral Flowers
Shipping Fresh Flowers
Book Reviews

Flower Preparation
Conditioning Fresh Flowers
Pressing Simple Flowers
Press Full Open Roses
Fruit and Vegetable Preparation
Dying Flowers and Foliage
Preserve Foliage with Glycerin

Projects
Pressed Flower Magnets
Pressed Flower Book Box
Pressed Flower Luminaries
Marbleized Papers
Sticker Glue
Examples of my Work

"A flower is an educated weed."...Luther Burbank

"Things are pretty, graceful, rich, elegant, handsome,
but until they speak to the imagination, not yet beautiful."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Achellia -pressed in an air-dry press	Apple Blossom -pressed in a botanical press	Baby's Breath -pressed in books	Black Locust -pressed in an air-dry press	Bougainvillea -pressed in books
Cherry Blossom -pressed in a botanical press	Clover -pressed in a botanical press	Cranesbill -pressed in books	Cranesbill -pressed in books	Crabapple -pressed in a botanical press
Crocus -pressed in a microwave press	Daisy  -pressed in an air-dry press with padding	Fairy Rose  -pressed in an air-dry press	Heather -pressed in a botanical press	Lady Bells -pressed in a botanical press
Larkspur -pressed in a botanical press, works well in books too. This is very easy, you can't go wrong.			Lavender -pressed in an air-dry press	Pansy -pressed in a botanical press
Queen Anne's Lace -pressed in books	Rose -pressed in an air-dry press	Sand Cherry -pressed in a botanical press	Spirea -pressed in an air-dry press	Star of Bethlehem -pressed in an air-dry press
Thornapple -pressed in an air-dry press	Viburnum -pressed in a botanical press	Viola -pressed in a microfleur	Viola -pressed in a microfleur	Yarrow -pressed in an air-dry press
Pressed Flowers and Foliage for Sale: Reds and Blues Pinks and Whites Pressed Purples Yellows and Purples Pressed Yellows Yellows, Gold, and Orange Pressed Flowers In Limited Amounts Foliage, Autumn Leaves and Greenery

Note:  I've collected a lot more flowers over the past seasons. I'll get them up to show as I can scan them. 

Presses I use... 

• Field press, home made, which I then transfer into a botanical press at home.
• Books, with paper liner
• Traditional wing nut press, home made
• Botanical press, from Bob's Flower Press Supply
• Air-dry press, from Bob's Flower Press Supply
• Air-dry microwave press, from Bob's Flower Press Supply
• Ceramic tile press, home made
• Microfleur, from Pat Smith at Sonshine Crafts
• and a wide variety of home made presses and contraptions
• vacuum pressing with desiccant
• pressing under refrigeration with and without desiccant