August 17 - 31, 2024
Create Your Own Herbarium
Administration Building - Brooklyn Botanic Garden 1000 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225 Organized by Brooklyn Botanic Garden
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About this event
2 Saturdays: August 17, 2024 | 1–3:30 p.m.; August 31, 2024 | 1–2:30 p.m., 2024 An archival skill developed by ancient Egyptians is still used today to preserve the earth’s botanical world. Creating herbariums is a traditional practice of preserving the world’s pressed plants. In this workshop New York Botanical Garden educator and herbalist Arvolyn Hill shows how to press flowers for museum quality specimens or create for art. During this two-part workshop, Arvolyn will teach proper ways to press plants and the art of plant preservation. Materials fee: $10
Age and Gender
Ages 18-99
Location
Administration Building - Brooklyn Botanic Garden
1000 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11225