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Tuesday, 14 May 2019

Willow Wand Magic


From this...
to this...
in just 10 weeks. 
Who would have guessed a bundle of twisted twigs could turn so quickly into a living sculpture? I received the bare bundle back at the end of February, popped it in a pot, and gave it plenty of water. Within days, green shoots appeared which have now developed into a topiary crown. The next step is  to prune it into a ball, and it will be ready to take its place as a delightful garden feature. As per the instructions, I’ve kept the tie around the stems, but over the years, these should graft together to become one single willow trunk, while retaining the beautiful twisted decorative effect of the stem. Definitely some magic at work there.

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