Art Workshop: The Gardener’s Herbarium: Mounting and Crafting with Dried Flowers

Discover the beauty and versatility of working with pressed flowers and plants in this open-format crafting workshop. Create traditional or modern herbarium mounts on acid-free paper, ready for framing. Explore simple decoupage techniques for crafting glass candle lights, note cards and tags, each adorned with pressed blooms. If you joined us for our flower pressing class in May- or if you’ve been pressing plants at home- bring your dried botanicals and come explore creative ways to use them. No pressed plants? No problem. We will have plenty of extra dried materials on hand! This is a relaxed, hands-on workshop where you can play with beautiful materials, try out new ideas, and enjoy the pleasure of making something by hand. You’ll leave with several finished pieces and lots of inspiration to keep creating.

Lisa Zurles is Hollister House Garden’s education manager, a native plant enthusiast and a Connecticut Master Woodland Manager. She learned to press plants at the Native Plant Trust, where she studied botany and horticulture as part of their Native Plant Studies Certificate program. She loves sharing the joy of plants and the myriad way plants and flowers enrich our lives.

HHG Members: $65 (includes all materials)

Non-members: $75 (includes all material)