Pollinator Week
2024 Events
Second Annual Pollinator Week Kickoff, June 15th from 10am to 3pm at CCRL
Third Annual 'Save the Pollinator' Flower Show, August 20-21, Time TBA at CRRL
Third Annual 'Save the Pollinator' Flower Show, August 20-21, Time TBA at CRRL
The committee working on the Pollinator Kick-Off Celebration has been hard at work.
One of the projects we are doing is allowing kids to make a bookmark. The book markers will be 6" long and just under 2" wide. I need flowers and leaves no bigger than 1" wide. If your flowers are too big or too bulky, remove the petals and press those. Single layer of petal flowers is the best choice for this project; Violas, Johnny Jump-Ups, Forget-me-nots, and rose petals are great sizes. You can find a lot of the new tree leaves that are on a small size, like Red Bud leaves, oak leaves, a small stem of rose leaves, fern stems no bigger than 1.5" long and even grass seeds on a stem. I am going to need up to 500 little bits for this. We are planning for 100 children at this event and the book markers can hold 5 items.
If you never have pressed flowers before, this is an easy project. All you need are books. Some plants can stain your pages, so if you like, you can add a sheet of paper between the pressed items. Collect your items in small groups. The petals and leaves will wilt quickly and become harder to work with. Open a page in a book, gently press the flowers face down on the page. Do not wet your item before pressing it in the book. You can place multiple flowers on one page as long as they don't touch. Once the page is filled, you want to close the book using the side without the flowers. Otherwise, they will slide out of the book. You can press a lot of flowers in one book. Just make sure you have at least 1/3 of an inch of pages between each press. When you are done, lay the book flat and add some weight on top (like another book) The flowers and leaves need to stay in the book for 30 days in order to dry completely. Remove the pressed items gently; sometimes they can stick to the page a little; after 30 days and place your collection in an envelope with an index card to protect the items.
One of the projects we are doing is allowing kids to make a bookmark. The book markers will be 6" long and just under 2" wide. I need flowers and leaves no bigger than 1" wide. If your flowers are too big or too bulky, remove the petals and press those. Single layer of petal flowers is the best choice for this project; Violas, Johnny Jump-Ups, Forget-me-nots, and rose petals are great sizes. You can find a lot of the new tree leaves that are on a small size, like Red Bud leaves, oak leaves, a small stem of rose leaves, fern stems no bigger than 1.5" long and even grass seeds on a stem. I am going to need up to 500 little bits for this. We are planning for 100 children at this event and the book markers can hold 5 items.
If you never have pressed flowers before, this is an easy project. All you need are books. Some plants can stain your pages, so if you like, you can add a sheet of paper between the pressed items. Collect your items in small groups. The petals and leaves will wilt quickly and become harder to work with. Open a page in a book, gently press the flowers face down on the page. Do not wet your item before pressing it in the book. You can place multiple flowers on one page as long as they don't touch. Once the page is filled, you want to close the book using the side without the flowers. Otherwise, they will slide out of the book. You can press a lot of flowers in one book. Just make sure you have at least 1/3 of an inch of pages between each press. When you are done, lay the book flat and add some weight on top (like another book) The flowers and leaves need to stay in the book for 30 days in order to dry completely. Remove the pressed items gently; sometimes they can stick to the page a little; after 30 days and place your collection in an envelope with an index card to protect the items.
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