tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post6750392057033468144..comments2023-06-13T14:18:24.986+01:00Comments on A Blog about Compost: Time for twigs In a Vase on MondayAlisonChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-2279000210065592212019-12-15T19:58:09.318+00:002019-12-15T19:58:09.318+00:00Your willow arrangement is most willowy and elegan...Your willow arrangement is most willowy and elegant Alison. I chuckled at your story of the cat's antics 😄Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-27238042296718867662019-12-10T16:13:49.877+00:002019-12-10T16:13:49.877+00:00They can, they make lovely shapes. They can, they make lovely shapes. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-58238306041827483252019-12-10T16:13:31.590+00:002019-12-10T16:13:31.590+00:00I should have known. They will chase anything. I should have known. They will chase anything. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-61950213217622138782019-12-10T08:49:46.421+00:002019-12-10T08:49:46.421+00:00Ooh, willow. How lovely! Twigs can be so effective...Ooh, willow. How lovely! Twigs can be so effective too Alison!www.wordsandherbs.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00187399957576361522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-63239301351146422582019-12-09T18:56:32.452+00:002019-12-09T18:56:32.452+00:00Cats! You never know when they're going to de...Cats! You never know when they're going to decide to take interest in an arrangement. I love willows but haven't had much success growing them in my climate.Kris Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097260283693156795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-2854866396181646672019-12-09T18:50:15.026+00:002019-12-09T18:50:15.026+00:00Oh I'll have a look. I've made a few wreat...Oh I'll have a look. I've made a few wreath bases with willow too. Not mine but perhaps next year. AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-17141060805738071762019-12-09T18:49:21.941+00:002019-12-09T18:49:21.941+00:00And they do last a few years before they finally f...And they do last a few years before they finally fall apart.AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-72899680155203337892019-12-09T18:48:47.970+00:002019-12-09T18:48:47.970+00:00Thank you. I haven't made the best use of mine...Thank you. I haven't made the best use of mine but I've save the prunings so here's hoping!AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-74265764780682714572019-12-09T18:47:58.826+00:002019-12-09T18:47:58.826+00:00They do. I will be trying hard with staking this y...They do. I will be trying hard with staking this year to get it right!AlisonChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05581689773980266031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-37545287571631621702019-12-09T17:48:20.642+00:002019-12-09T17:48:20.642+00:00Love willow stems! Used some in the East Lothian ...Love willow stems! Used some in the East Lothian Flower Farm Christmas wreath making session last week - see post on the blog! Beautiful colours, intensified by the frosts we had recently! Love your vase - all that promise in the leaf buds along the stems too! A https://therunningwave.blogspot.com/2019/12/the-simplest-of-vases-on-monday.htmlthe running wavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935779419652043366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-55457022527500081942019-12-09T16:34:35.330+00:002019-12-09T16:34:35.330+00:00What a rich colour your twigs are, Alison - and wh...What a rich colour your twigs are, Alison - and what an asset for weaving support structures. I did buy some willow whips one year and wove them into obelisks, but used our own hazel after that - we have taken the hazels out now, but they were useful for plant supports in thier dayCathyhttp://ramblinginthegarden.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-30575790547023735182019-12-09T12:09:38.243+00:002019-12-09T12:09:38.243+00:00I adore willow stems - planted quite a few here an...I adore willow stems - planted quite a few here and have never yet used them, which is sad. The photograph against the wall is perfect!Cathy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03849922467924159839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5059858774072695860.post-59660771748749471972019-12-09T11:31:45.578+00:002019-12-09T11:31:45.578+00:00Nice closeup detail of those willows. Woven willow...Nice closeup detail of those willows. Woven willow structures seem to make a garden even more beautiful.Susie - pbmGardenhttp://pbmgarden.blognoreply@blogger.com