It may be winter outside but in my heart it’s time to get out there and start cutting willow.

Yes it is early January, but for those who want a sustainable alternative to cinnamon for making wreath and garland decorations for use next winter now is the time to get outside gather and cut to length your willow rods, whips, withies, wands, stems, or sticks. If you don’t get them cut before the buds start to swell they really don’t look as good.

A little effort now is well worth it as cinnamon is getting to be very expensive so if you are going to buy it, save it for the potpourri.

We grow and harvest our own willow whips from the farm and cut them to length as soon as possible. They are dried indoors in trays for at least a year. A bit of effort but a truly sustainable, locally grown product can be offered at half the price of the cinnamon alternative. The diameters of our 10cm willow sticks range from 25mm down to 3mm just like the cinnamon packs so can be used singularly or bundled depending on the size of the wreath being decorated.

Wrap up well and save some money!