Mounting plant specimens at home

- Author
- Staff
- Date
- July 15, 2021
Pressing plants at home is an easy activity and a fun way to learn more about the plants in your yard or neighborhood. This guide will show you how to mount your plant specimens.
Supplies Needed
- Pressed plant specimens
- White glue (Elmer’s school glue or similar)
- Jar with water
- Paint brush
- Paper plate and/or scratch paper
- Heavy paper for mounting specimen onto
- Forceps/tweezers (optional)
- Ink pen or pencil
Keep Learning
Watch Dawn, our senior director of collections, walk through the process in this episode of Curious By Nature.