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POBphotocontest New Round: CLOSE-UP

Here we have a few close-up pictures of Pussy Willows. They remind me of Q-tips cotton swabs. The name is applied to the North American native deciduous shrub, Salix

Winter Blooms: Pussywillow, Sweet Violet, and Snowdrops [Garden Photos]

Welcome! Here is a collection of photos from my garden in February 2021. In February, there is a lot more green things alive this year than previously. We've had

Pussywillow Starter 1 of 2: Replanting [Bonsai]

Recently, I replanted some of my potted trees. These are the ones that I found were tipping over most frequently on windy days. Even when they tip over, the soil

Pussywillow: Full Growth on Display [Bonsai]

Hope nobody is getting tired of my recent splurge of daily bonsai posts. My collection is close to 30 trees or so, and I have plenty more upcoming updates on my

Cottonwood Wetland Restoration - Phase 1 Complete - Let The Biodiversity Begin

Well well well, It took a long time but the major work on the Cottonwood restoration is complete and the pumps are filling the wetland. All that is left is to design

Pussywillow: Transformers... Bonsai in Disguise [Bonsai]

Enjoy another transformation of a tree I've wired. Perhaps one day it will become a bonsai masterpiece. As a hobbyist, I learn mostly by observation and experimenting,

Pussywillows and SoilFloc Pond Sealant - Permaculture Design Elements -One Native and One Purposeful

Pussywillows are popping and the pond needs sealing. I explain the concept and show you how to apply...I think. SoilFloc Pond Sealant Pussy Willow Plant Profile

Pussy Willows

Having an off day from work I ventured a bit outside to do the first outside workout of the year and took the chance to take some pictures, too. It's slowly finally

Snip-Snip: Let's trim a small tree [Bonsai]

Blixen, flitzen, murs, and trixens Bites and fleas, furs and mittens Voungen fweep, whirren-bray Lounge and sleep, purr and play If a cat could talk, what would

Winter Pruning Strategies for Pussywillow [Bonsai]

This post is a continuation of my bonsai winter pruning and clean-up series, in which I feature a different potted tree in each post, and show what it looks like

Winter Tree Grooming [Bonsai]

These are my shears. This is the first tool I managed to collect in my bonsai arsenal, and it has served me well over the years. Today in this post I am going to

The tree of cats is also very down to Earth

Today's bonsai of the day is chosen for being the total diva of my collection. It has class and style, and is booming with natural talent and potential. ID: 0008

Break me off a piece of that Kitkat branch

For today's bonsai, I have selected the tree that seems to need the most work on it today. Looking back at past posts, I talk a lot about what I'm going to do, but