A Little About Press Flower Art

Pressed Flower Art started about 500 years ago when people started collecting botanical specimens. Initially, specimens were glued on paper with a small index card indicating the plants name, location, and etc… Gradually, specimens were arranged in more artistic ways. And then Pressed Flower Art started…

In the Victorian period, pressed flower art was very fashionable among ladies. Pressed Flower Art has continued its evolution with introducing new techniques and new processes. Especially with the introduction of modern drying techniques and chemicals, pressed flowers are retaining their natural colors a lot better.

Many people have been asking how can we retain the wonderful natural color. The secret is to select top quality of fresh flowers, process them and dry them as quickly as you can. We press flowers with desiccant board and place the flower press in a sealed plastic box filled with silica gel for fast drying. The color and texture of flowers will come out much better with this technique than by simply pressing them between sheets of paper.

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