I've always been in love with pressed flowers. So much so that I grew nasturtiums in the garden just so I could make pressed flower art creations with them.

While I sowed that one flower in particular for pressing, I learned that other flowers in my summer flower garden also work well as pressed flowers. And once they bloomed I got to work.

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While you can always purchase dried, pressed flowers for your crafting projects from online sources, I chose to grow my own flowers for making pressed flower art! As a a fervent flower gardening enthusiast, it just seemed like the natural thing to do.

So let's talk about which flowers and plants I grew in my garden for making pressed flower art, as well as a list of other potential flowers and plants that lend themselves to being dried, pressed and used to create beautiful, original art!

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