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"Pressed Flowers"
From
Instruction
books on various aspects of pressing
by
Anne
Stringer
I
am sharing my many years of experience in this fascinating hobby throughout the
following booklets. The idea of including not only the methods of pressing
flowers and leaves to their best advantage, but also including tips on growing
the plants required led to the title of
“The
Pressed Flower Garden”.
Details of these booklets, which are now available for
sale,
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Pressing flowers is a time-honoured method used by many botanists throughout the centuries for scientific purposes, and indeed, this practice is still carried out by the great horticultural giants such as the Royal Horticultural Society, and Kew Gardens. Pressing flowers was especially popular in the Victorian era, for scientific and sentimental reasons, and has continued it’s appeal to this day. |
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You may wish to preserve flowers for happy memories, also to make gifts for family and friends. Making pictures, cards, paper weights, bookmarks, window hangers, candles, gift tags, door finger plates, can also be an interesting source of making money by selling them at craft fairs and shops. |
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By
Anne Stringer
The set of three booklets called “The Pressed
Flower Garden” are suitable for beginners and enthusiasts alike, and are
packed with information, instructions, colour
illustrations of
flowers and leaves used, pictures
and cards. They include HOW TO PRESS, WHAT
TO PRESS and WHEN TO PRESS (with
many tips for successful pressing gained over 25 years experience, highlighted within the text, together with a
basic guide on growing the flowers included).
See end of list for P & P charges.
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1. Part
I, the Spring edition (24 A5 size
pages), contains pressing instructions, 56 colour pictures of flowers, leaves,
instructions on designing a Japanese Garden scene, 3 flower pictures, a door
finger plate panel, the cover, (a spring flower arrangement), and an Easter
card. £5.95 + P & P |
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2. The Summer (Part II) edition (20 A5 pages)
contains 50 colour illustrations of flowers,
growing and pressed, pressing instructions, and includes five new designs of
pictures and cards plus the Poppy
Field cover which is a design in its own right. £5.95 + P & P
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3.
The Autumn edition of “The Pressed Flower Garden” (Part III) contains 24 A5
pages packed with information in the same format as the other books. It includes 62 colour illustrations of flowers, leaves,
scenic and flower pictures and a new Christmas card and gift tag project.
Instructions on pressing late summer flowers, seed heads and autumn leaves
abound in this booklet, together with practical if brief tips on growing the
flowers contained in the book. The cover is a bright arrangement of autumn
leaves, and on the back cover is a most dramatic scenic picture composed of
leaves, grass and seed heads. £5.95 |
“Pressing
for Beginners”
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In The Pressed Flower Garden series, this gives detailed instructions on the easier flowers and leaves and projects
from the Spring, Summer and Autumn
Books (see Nos. 1, 2, 3) £9.95
+ P & P
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“Florapress”,
a 16
A5 page colour- illustrated
booklet showing images of flowers and leaves that press well. This
contains six pages of colour images of approximately 100 flowers and
leaves, four pages of colour showing various cards, pictures, corner piece
ideas, and six pages of text giving advice and instruction on composition. (N.B. This booklet does
not give pressing instructions.) £4.50
+ P & P |
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Poole Farm, Raddington,
Taunton, Somerset, TA4 2QN.
Post
and Packing Charges:
All
books (except “Pressing for Beginners”) please include
50p each book.
“Pressing
for Beginners” £1.00 for Post and
Packing.
EVERY ENDEAVOUR WILL BE MADE TO DESPATCH YOUR ORDER AS
SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER RECEIPT, BUT ALL CHEQUES REQUIRE 4 TO 5 WORKING DAYS
CLEARANCE FROM CUSTOMER’S BANK AFTER
PAYING IN, therefore please allow 21
WORKING DAYS for delivery of YOUR
ORDER
e-mail: thepressedflowergarden@btinternet.com
website: www.thepressedflowergarden.co.uk
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