About Willow

Willow is an important floodplain and wetland tree, it is a good wildlife host and stabilises silt to make soil, through its fibrous roots. It is used to stabilise river banks. Ther are many different types of Willow. It is the material that once packaged all our products, before the advent of oil derived plastics. Not much more than 200 acres of basket willow is now grown. Packaging and global transport of low grade foreign baskets are now real issues, as is the loss of skilled basket makers.

One thing you can do to protect the UK basket trade is to buy a basket from a local basket maker.You will have a quality product that will last indefinitely, that will combat global warming with no energy taken up from our dwindling natural resources. With the security of knowing the cost is ploughed back into our local economy and environment.

Buy more baskets and use them with pride whether you are shopping or gardening.