willow
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More work will be carried out to prevent an invasion of willow plants which are threatening a wetland area, a council says.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
By late afternoon, the final miles carry me east toward the Colorado River, where it meanders past willow and cottonwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
A fenced enclosure was constructed, a pond created and willow planted - and a ditch was "re-wiggled" to restore more natural hydrological flow and habitat complexity.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Baker’s Indigenous and German heritage inform her three large abstract collage hangings, created using synthetic turf animated by acrylic paint, yarn and a variety of natural materials, including corn husk, willow, buffalo hide and buckskin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
What I recall most about that last day was swinging off the willow tree into the pond.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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Among them, the height to volume model was applied to heavily browsed willows with unusual growth forms, even though the model was not designed for such distorted shapes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
He previously lived for years in San Diego County, where he ran along waterways teeming with birds among reeds, willows and sycamores.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2026
The vast glass-domed exhibition space became a wonderland, with pink weeping willows and oversized toadstools adorning the runway.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
The vast Grand Palais exhibition space in central Paris was transformed into an enchanted and psychedelic forest populated by giant mushrooms and pink weeping willows.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
She inhales the scents of the village, the river, the forest, the blue willows.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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