Ann Loves Plants

Tag: living willow

  • The Willow Arbor in Winter

    A week or so ago my husband trimmed up our willow arbor in the back garden. It is a task that we neglected to do last year and we paid heavily for it this year. Much of the growth that could have been harnessed for the structure’s integrity was lost, but next year, this won’t…

  • Things Fall Apart, Rereading the Garden

    Our willow arbor is beginning to fall apart. I was introduced to the book Things Fall Apart by the Nigerian author Chinua Achebe many years ago when I was a freshman at Lewis & Clark College. Surprisingly, the book was not assigned, but instead, it was recommended to me by my boyfriend at the time,…