I am in full production of willow hearts !
I grow willow in West Somerset without herbicide or pesticide, I cut the wands in the winter and make these unique heart sculptures by hand from the green willow.
Traditional English crafts and materials. Not from China or Eastern Europe.
Each heart is different, the colours, the size and the pattern is never the same twice.
Looking for a wedding present, or any present ?
Hearts are both beautiful and useful.
Hang it in the hall and keep your rain hat, dog lead, and letter to post in it.
Have it in the kitchen with your postcards and taxi numbers slipped into the willows so you can always find them.
Looks great above the mantlepiece in the living room.
Goes with any decor, country, antique or modern, shabby chic, natural.
Suitable for indoor use, if used outdoors it will slowly decay over a few years.
Hearts are sent by parcelforce and cost around £12 for a two day delivery on the small and £15 medium, the large will have to be sent by courier. You can always collect them from SW2 2UB, Brixton Hill, South London.
Size of the hearts are Small at approx 30" at £38, Medium at approx 36" at £48 and large at approx 55" at £68.
In the pictures are a medium and a large.
WHY WILL MY PICTURES NOT UPLOAD !
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Friday, 1 February 2013
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Well, latest from Naughty Magpies,
I was down at the field to see to the willows, one nice day, the rest weather, got chilblains.
Very wet.
I went to wassailing for the first time and met some amazing people. The couple in matching camoflage anoracks and shotguns, along with another six guns, they fired volley after volley to ask for good apples in 2013, crack, crack, crackety bang, we put soggy toast in a tree and slapped it awake in the dark, cold orchard. A toast to someone past, a volley, a toast to the spring a volley, a toast to the Green-man a double volley, a song about a boxer, and so on . . . .
Songs were sung until late at night, most of which I have never heard before, being from Yorkshire, not Somerset. Several barrels of delicious hot spiced cider were consumed during the proceedings.
I made some willow hearts with fresh willow.
It was a snowy ride back
Stonehenge in a blizzard.
7 hrs to do 180 miles,
The car looked amazing with two 1.75m hearts on the top, a giant bluebottle, will post a pic later.
I installed the hearts at an event at Jasper Conrans gastro-pub in W2, The Cow near Westbourne Grove.
I made the big flares that are burning each side of the door, what an entrance !
I sat with the flares for H&S and it was good to see people arriving to an exciting, sparkly destination.
Watch this space for more heart designs.
I was down at the field to see to the willows, one nice day, the rest weather, got chilblains.
Very wet.
I went to wassailing for the first time and met some amazing people. The couple in matching camoflage anoracks and shotguns, along with another six guns, they fired volley after volley to ask for good apples in 2013, crack, crack, crackety bang, we put soggy toast in a tree and slapped it awake in the dark, cold orchard. A toast to someone past, a volley, a toast to the spring a volley, a toast to the Green-man a double volley, a song about a boxer, and so on . . . .
Songs were sung until late at night, most of which I have never heard before, being from Yorkshire, not Somerset. Several barrels of delicious hot spiced cider were consumed during the proceedings.
I made some willow hearts with fresh willow.
It was a snowy ride back
7 hrs to do 180 miles,
The car looked amazing with two 1.75m hearts on the top, a giant bluebottle, will post a pic later.
I installed the hearts at an event at Jasper Conrans gastro-pub in W2, The Cow near Westbourne Grove.
I made the big flares that are burning each side of the door, what an entrance !
I sat with the flares for H&S and it was good to see people arriving to an exciting, sparkly destination.
Watch this space for more heart designs.
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Living Willow Structures, March 2013
I will be able to answer any questions you may have, and there is a good selection of fast and slower growing willow.
I can also arrange a planting service.
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Obelisk Christmas Trees double as plant climbers.
I have been making obelisk plant climbers for a couple of years now and they are very popular with gardeners because of their multiple use, as a "tree" decoration in the house, then after the midwinter festivities are over, as a plant support in the garden.
Grow your green beans up it, use as a centrepiece in the garden, or put it over a large pot on the patio and have a vertical garden right outside your window with a bird feeder hanging in the top.
It will last three or four years, unlike the christmas tree which has long since gone to landfill or been burnt.
Just take off the baubles in the spring, bend a couple of coathanger wire into u shapes and use them to anchor the plant support into the ground in the garden, or secure the base round a large plantpot with twine. Hopefully the green willow will have dried out enough for it not to take root in the garden, if it does just gently pull it up, and shave the bark off the offending whip.
Grow your green beans up it, use as a centrepiece in the garden, or put it over a large pot on the patio and have a vertical garden right outside your window with a bird feeder hanging in the top.
It will last three or four years, unlike the christmas tree which has long since gone to landfill or been burnt.
Monday, 17 December 2012
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