Hello everyone and thank you for attending today's workshop with Cal Natural Gardens at Viva Rescue!
You can use this guide to follow along with the workshop, view photos of plants and flowers that are mentioned, and learn more during and after the workshop.
1. Introduction & Land Acknowledgement
2. Supply List
- Glass Frame
- Paintbrush
- Tweezers
- Glue (inside small plastic container)
- Pressed Flowers
3. Start Making Your Own Pressed Flower Frame
- Step-by-Step Guide on How to Design Your Flower Frame
Workshop Topics
4. The Process of Pressing Flowers
- Pressed flower demonstration
5. How to Choose Ideal Flowers for Pressing
- Always think about how flowers will look while laying flat
- Look for flowers that have thin petals, preferably ones that aren't vascular
- California native flowers work very well because they don't hold a lot of water and their leaves are often waxy. They dry very well and are yet another reason to appreciate California native flora.
6. California Native Flowers that are Ideal for Flower Pressing
- Elegant Clarkia
- Chinese Houses aka Purple Innocence
- Five Spot
- California Bush Sunflowers 
- California Poppies
- Phacelia 