February 5, 2016 – Friday
Puling out the twisted willow branches that I put in the pots in front of the house. I painted them with burgundy, purple and gold glitter paint last fall, so when the eastern sun rises and hits the front of the house, the sticks sparkle in the sunshine. I think they looked pretty good, at least compared to lonely empty pots.
So as I was I was pulling the branches out, one of them wouldn’t come out. I thought it must be frozen so I pulled harder and it finally came out, along with a clump of soil around the bottom with little roots sticking out.
Surprise!
I got 5 well rooted willow shoots out of the three pots, which I then planted together in another pot so their roots will continue to strengthen. Later in the spring I’ll find a good place to use these willows. I love free plants!
UPDATE: they didn’t make it. 🙁