Accessories - Housewares - Finishing Touches - Bulrushes and Salix discolor (*****willows)

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ahowes01
09-23-08, 12:25 PM
I am planning to create a series of dried arrangements using both bulrushes and *****willows, and would like to be able to gather them myself rather than purchasing them. Does any one have an idea where I can go to get these items where I wouldnt be trespassing on someone elses property and stealing their plants?

I am located in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.

twelvepole
09-23-08, 02:18 PM
The Glaucous Willow is usually planted as an ornamental. Conservationists sometimes use them to stabilize stream banks. The pretty catkins are produced in the spring. Bulrush is a wetland plant. Perhaps some hiking along streams and wetlands would provide you with a source for plant material. But, if expecting to collect the willow with catkins, it will have to be done in spring.