Pressing Plants for Art & Science

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From the field to the folder, this course covers the essentials of making museum quality preserved plant specimens suitable for research, education and the decorative arts. Learn the technique and skills for collecting and preserving plants of your interest, wild or cultivated. Build your own herbarium, useful as a permanent record and study-aid for other Botany & Horticulture courses. Use the specimens to identify any unknown plant.

Recommended Text:
Mori, S., A. Berkov, C. Gracie & Edmund Hecklau, Tropical
Plant Collecting: from the field to the internet. TECC Editora, 2011

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Schedule:	Every week on Wednesday, starting on 09/30/26 and ending on 10/07/26
Times:	10:00am-01:00pm EDT
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Meeting Date Start Time End Time Wednesday, September 30, 2026 10:00am 01:00pm Wednesday, October 7, 2026 10:00am 01:00pm Meeting Date Start Time End Time Wednesday, September 30, 2026 10:00am 01:00pm Wednesday, October 7, 2026 10:00am 01:00pm
Instructor:	Veronica Tyson-Strait Veronica Tyson-Strait Veronica Tyson-Strait Veronica Tyson-Strait is a landscape and garden designer and horticulturist, with a passion for ecological design. She designs, maintains and manages public and residential spaces in New York and Massachusetts. Veronica is a graduate of NYBG's Landscape Design, Garden Design and Horticulture programs. She holds a Masters in Landscape Architecture and a BFA from the Cooper Union School of Art.
Location:	NYBG, Watson Room 320 2900 Southern Blvd Bronx, NY 10458
Session Number:	271BOT338
Price:	Price Member : $183.00 Non-Member : $200.00
Prerequisite(s):	Plant Structure

By signing up for this course, you acknowledge that you have successfully completed the necessary prerequisite(s).

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