Learn how to press plants and make a herbarium with museum curator, Clare Brown. In this workshop we’ll look at how museum plant collections are made, looked after and used. We will also make a herbarium sheet to take home.
Please arrive early to visit the exhibition.

All materials included
Open to all abilities
Age 14+

About the exhibition:
The exhibition at Leeds Central Library explores the transformative, enriching and sometimes radical power of gardening. Inspired by the British Library’s major exhibition (2 May-10 August), we are part of a network of 30 library services celebrating gardening through the UK-wide.

From windowsills to allotments, Unearthed: The Power of Gardening explores how the act of gardening can heal and sustain people in a multitude of ways. It reveals how gardening can bring people together, empower communities and shape our relationship with the natural world. It also considers gardening as a form of activism, as a means of challenging land ownership and highlighting social disparities, as well as providing a global story about the movement of plants.