Preserve your own plant specimens – for scientific investigation or art – with easy instructions for a DIY Plant Press! A special thank you to the Dallas Arboretum for collaborating with us for this activity.
Fun fact: If you don’t have all the materials to make your own DIY Plant Press, but would still like to preserve some flowers or leaves, place cuttings between the pages of a phone book. (Note: flat leaves and flowers with flat blooms press best!) Then, weigh down the phone book with some other heavy books and let your plant cuttings dry for one to two weeks. Gently remove the dried flowers and leaves to use for an art or science project!
