{"id":18552,"date":"2023-01-24T16:56:21","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T15:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gardensillustrated.com\/?p=98904"},"modified":"2023-01-24T18:37:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T17:37:03","slug":"flower-press-the-best-flower-press-to-buy-and-how-to-press-flowers","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/gardensillustrated\/rss_feed\/flower-press-the-best-flower-press-to-buy-and-how-to-press-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Flower press: the best flower press to buy and how to press flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daisy Bowie-Sell\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 24 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Flower pressing<\/a> can be one of the most wonderful ways of getting creative<\/a> and extending the enjoyment of the plants in your garden, and beyond.<\/p>\n

An age-old tradition, which was likely brought over to these shores from Japan in the 1800s, but pressed flowers can be traced way back to ancient Egypt.<\/p>\n

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Flowers pressed by Jam Jar Flowers<\/span><\/figcaption> \u00a9 Andrew Montgomery<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Different to drying flowers, pressing flowers is a way of preserving a flower or plant. Flower presses have not really changed much, and essentially work by flattening the plant between sheaths of cardboard and paper. Using a flower press is probably the easiest, least messy way of pressing flowers, but you can, of course, press them between almost anything flat and porous (books?).<\/p>\n

How to press flowers<\/h2>\n

Read our piece from Jam Jar Flowers for more on pressing flowers<\/a>. But below is a step-by-step guide.<\/p>\n