Willows

My favorite garden writer/blogger Country Gardener - has extended the challenge to write about the Six plants you can't live wit...

Days are getting warmer and we are having some nights without frost. Time to release " Isicle " the snake in the bucket (the bucke...

I can watch seedlings grow! I just love to see the new leaves unfold - to "study" how different the cotyledons and then the fir...

Last year I started to experiment with growing "homemade" willow trees in pots. This "Harlequin" or "Belgian" ...

Willow rods are harvested during the plant's dormancy, between November and April during which time the bark sits tight on the rods. Wh...

The garden and field seem dormant - at times covered by a blanket, or even a truck load, of snow - during the winter season, and you feel go...

The very first blooms in early spring seem so tender yet unbelievably strong as they often bloom through some snow and frosty days. Mid Febr...