Growing Willow for Basketry
Lakeshore Willows provides answers to our most frequently asked questions about planting and growing willow for basketry.
Willow is an extremely beautiful natural 'product' – and we are proud to grow some of the finest varieties available.
Browse our photo galleries of handmade willow creations that can be made to order or offered for you to make at a workshop.
On our farms, we grow over 30 varieties of cultured willows.
We sell handmade willow creations, dormant cuttings, living rods, and occasionally dried willow for your basketry projects. We also offer a variety of basketry workshops for weavers of all experience levels.
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Fresh Off The Press
Our blog stories feature past events and resources on how to grow and work with willow for basket weaving.
Lakeshore Willows provides answers to our most frequently asked questions about planting and growing willow for basketry.
Lakeshore Willows provides you with instructions on how to build your own Living Willow Play Hut and Tunnel using dormant willow rods.
In the Summer of 2017, Danish willow basket maker SteenHedegaard Madsen came to Lakeshore Willows to teach basketry weaving at our willow farm in Wainfleet, Ontario.
Danish willow basket maker Anne Mette Hjornholm taught a series of workshops at Lakeshore Willows in the Fall of 2015.