Equipment and suppliers

If you want to prepare your own herbarium samples, here is some of the equipment you will need, and some suppliers.

For collecting

• Plastic bags
• Tape measure
• Secateurs
• Labels/Post-it notes
• Pens/pencils
• Camera

For describing

• RHS Colour Chart

For pressing

• Two pieces of hardboard/plywood measuring approx 42 x 29cm
• Sheets of blotting paper
• Sheets of corrugated card
• Foam sheet
• Bricks/telephone directories/weighty books/straps

For mounting

• Acid-free paper measuring 42x27cm
• Labels, preferably acid-free
• Tweezers
• Scissors
• Neutral pH PVA adhesive
• Neutral pH adhesive, gummed linen hanging tape

For storage

• Plastic bags
• Freezer
• Boxes