WILLOW IS AMAZING!!!! You can weave baskets, bassinets, backpacks, chairs, coffins, fences, fedges*, domes, trellises, and more.

Join this workshop and create a living willow sculpture for your garden - we’ll weave 30 living willow rods into a harlequin willow topiary!

Using locally harvested fresh willow cuttings means it is conditioned for our climate and didn’t grow up in a greenhouse. If you give it sun and plenty of water, the willow will do its thing and grow into a delightfully bushy woven friend. Easy to keep “under control” by trimming back new grow each winter so it can start fresh in the spring - whether in a pot or in the ground. Over the years, the woven stems will thicken and merge into one amazing trunk and produce more and more lovely wispy stems & leaves. By faithfully pruning each winter, not only are you limiting the height of the topiary you are controlling root growth and spread. I would encourage you to keep your potted harlequin in a tray/shallow dish of water year round - they are always thirsty! Your finished weaving will be 20-25 inches tall - willow species/color will vary.

TWO SESSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM:

Morning - 10am to 12:30pm

Afternoon - 2pm - 4:30pm

Minimum age: 14

Teacher: Erin Cox of Field and Forest Crafts, Seattle, WA

Workshop registration is NON-REFUNDABLE. However, if you want to sell or give your spot to a friend, we’re happy to welcome someone else in your place.

*Fedge - a living willow fence. A fence + a hedge = fedge