This may look like an empty, barren field in the early spring. It is bare now. More than 10,000 willows have been harvested. They will be shipped all over in the form of willow whips and rods, and will be used in basket weaving. I visited Lakeshore Willows yesterday, and saw the crop just before it goes out.
There are many varieties and colours of willows, and you can get a sense below of the variations and the sheer number of single stems ready to go out.
The goal of the afternoon was to weave these stems in a pot to make the shape of a trunk. There's a mature one, about 4 years old, in the garden at Lakeshore Willow. Beside it is a woven willow sphere. As Spring arrives, the top will sprout leaves that are trimmed into a sphere to form a topiary.
You can find out more about it at www.lakeshorewillows.com. Workshops in willow weaving of fences, baskets, and events that Lene is involved in. |
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