Deeside Willow

27/10/2026

Hey folks, hope you are doing ok with all of this wild weather! It's been great working on a few commissions and we couldn't resist sharing a picture - feels appropriate given some of the wet weather we have been having.

We are just back from the Scottish Basketmakers Circle Autumn Gathering - a fantastic weekend working alongside some super talented weavers. It was all about learning new skills and making new friends - and this has inspired us to crack-on and put some new workshop dates for the new year. Our next workshops are as follows:

- Autumnal Drop-In Session - The Fife Arms - 29th Oct (10-12)
- Festive Star Workshop with Fìor - Glen Tanar - 29th Nov (10-12:30)

We still have a few spaces for our Festive Star Workshop which we have combined our talents with the amazing Emily Fìor this takes place at the same time as the Glen Tanar Christmas Fair where we hope to be setting up our craft stall too! For more information and booking please visit our website: https://www.deesidewillow.com/willow-workshops

We don't plan on going to too many fairs this year - so give us a shout if you are looking for some locally grown and made - or you might be able to find some of crafts at these places too: The Secret Garden Ethical Gift Shop & Refillery and Crathie Gallery.

Thanks to all of those who have ordered willow cuttings and living willow kits already! You can find more information about all of our living willow kits and cuttings here: https://www.deesidewillow.com/cuttings-catalogue-shop and https://www.deesidewillow.com/livingwillowkits

Keep safe! 💚

16/09/2026

Hi and friends - just a quick post to say hello! We have been a bit quiet! We have been busy with a few workshops since returning after a nice summer break.
Due to some last minute cancellations we do have a couple of spaces for our beginners basket workshop this Saturday 19th September... More details here: https://www.deesidewillow.com/event-details/beginners-basket-workshop-sept-26

05/09/2026

We are looking forward to being at the Huntly Hairst today! Lots going on at this amazing event. Hope to see you there!!!!

Let’s chat stalls! 🛍️

Huntly Hairst 2026 is shaping up to be our biggest yet, with a fantastic 71 stalls joining us this year! 🎉

And there’s something for everyone, from local produce and sweet treats to drinks, bakes, cheese and so much more. Including live demonstrations from Willow 💚

Here’s just a taste of our Food & Drink stalls 👇

Berties sweets banff
Bogmoon Bees
Cairngorm Brewery
bakery
Carol's been cooking
Christie’s Cake Creations
Col’s Baking Kits
The Damn Fine Cheese Company
DIP Club UK
Elchies
Ellon Spirits
Findlay’s Fresh Fish
Highland Tea Box
Hungry Squirrel
Kilted Fudge Company
The Culinary Kiwi Bird
Little Molly's Cheesecake
Little Rowater - The Farm of Belting Ideers
The Moray Honey Company
Osprey Fishing
Outlandish Brewing Company
Outlaw Rum
Pork Fae The Park
Snochery Jock's
Spirits Embassy
The Green Cocoa Team
Torrisoule C***r & Juice
Twice Buried Rum Co
provider
Veg oot
Wagglehill Highland Beef
Wantonwells Farm
Wark Farm Pies

And that’s only the Food & Drink line-up, Street Food and crafters to go! 😍

📅 Saturday 5th September
📍 Huntly Town Centre & Square Number 30 upstairs, The Bank Cafe & Restaurant, Huntly Club Room
⏰ 9am–3pm
🎟️ FREE ENTRY

Come along, support fantastic local businesses, discover new favourites and make a day of it at Huntly Hairst! ❤️

02/07/2026

Looking forward to being with the Tarland Food & Music Festival this year!

Fancy learning a new skill at this year's festival? Two hands-on workshops with limited spaces - book now before they're full. 🧺🍲

Deeside Willow: basket making & willow tour - a full day learning to weave your own harvesting basket, tools/materials/lunch-friendly teas included. Fri 18th, 9am–4.30pm, £90pp.

Miso Masterclass with Slow Sauce Scotland's first miso & shoyu brewery (based in Banchory) teaches you the ancient art of miso-making. You'll leave with your own jar fermenting at home. Sat 19th, 9–10.30am, £55pp, limited to 12 spaces.

Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/tarland

11/06/2026

Hi all - hope you are all well and good! It's been a wee while since we last posted... time flies when you are having fun! Here are few updates...

🚙- Back on the road again!

We had an amazing time with folks representing the Scottish Basketmakers Circle at Scone Palace Garden Fair- we are still buzzing from the experience - amazing crowds, lovely vibes and stunning place!

We are busy preparing for a return visit to the North Scotland Garden Show which runs from tomorrow (Friday 12th June) - we will be selling our garden crafts and running workshops alongside Fìor. We will have everything from plant supports/trellis, garden crafts, baskets, living willow and more will be available to buy. Hope to see you there - but if you are unable to catch us at the show, and are looking for something - just get in touch...

We joined in with the Winchburgh Community Growing Group's birthday celebrations last weekend too... we are delighted to have made a wee contribution over the last few years to this fine example of a wonderful community group!

💚- We have been making new friends and welcoming some friendly faces back (thanks to the The Hoggs for taking some lovely photos!) to our beginner willow workshops too and if you would like to join us on one our future workshops - some available spaces:

-- Flower Workshop - 28th June
-- Swallow Workshop - 30th Aug
-- Tarland Food & Music Festival -Beginners Basket - 18th Sep
-- Swallow Workshop - 26th Sep

More details on all of these workshop on our website here:: https://www.deesidewillow.com/willow-workshops

03/06/2026

Love the walkthrough Wallace Collective ! 💚

04/05/2026

Happy May! A few updates and new workshop dates...

💚- We had a fantastic afternoon working with an amazing group in Strachan Hall last Sunday for our second plant support workshop of the year. We still have a couple of spaces left for our final plant support workshop on the 10th May if you would like to join us?

🌱- It was great to be back working with the Forget Me Not Club in Banchory making plant supports for their garden - a massive thank you to local businesses for their kind donations in helping us make this happen!

💐- We also managed to catch-up with our friends Fìor - we have started to collaborate on future workshops and more. Emily will be joining us to run a Summer Heart-making/decorating workshop at this year's North Scotland Garden Show

⚒️- Here is a full list of the workshops with available spaces:
-- Obelisk Plant Support - 10th May
-- Beginners Basket - 15th May
-- Shopper Basket - 18th / 22nd May
-- Flowers - 28th May
-- Hearts w. Fìor / North Scotland Garden Show - 12th June
-- Swallow Workshop - 30th Aug
More details on all of these workshop on our website here:: https://www.deesidewillow.com/willow-workshops

🐦‍⬛- And finally, we were delighted to be asked to provide a woven screen for the rejuvenation of the bird hide near Tarland.

14/04/2026

Hey folks - hope you all had a great Easter-break and have been enjoying some of the fine weather in between April showers! After a busy end to the planting season, we took some time out with family and friends - and now we are back working on spring crafts again!

We feel privileged to be working on some commissions for some special return customers - from plant supports to veg-trays our hands have been kept busy! We worked with the amazing Alcohol & Drugs Action group to make some plant supports for their outdoor spaces and we are just working on confirming some dates to be back with Forget Me Not Club later this month.

We have added some new workshops dates over the warmer months - including some extra dates for some of our sold-out sessions:

🌱- Willow Plant Support Workshop - 10th May
👜- Shopper Basket Workshop - 18th / 22nd May
🌼- Flower Workshop - 28th May
🐦‍⬛- Swallow Workshop - 30th Aug

For more information and ticketing please visit our website: https://www.deesidewillow.com/willow-workshops

And finally - we are super excited to be back at the North Scotland Garden Show (Friday 12th / Saturday 13th June) - hope to see you there!

28/02/2026

Hey friends and - where did February go?

💪- As we write this post, we are half-way through making log baskets with a lovely group of people! Great to see some friendly faces returning with us to the workshop! We had an awesome group of people join us for our willow harvesting afternoon earlier in the month too. Many thanks to all of those who have been helping us with this year's harvest. We still have a couple of spaces on our next living willow workshop and harvesting afternoon:

- Living Willow Workshop - next Saturday 7th March
- Willow Harvest Afternoon - Saturday 14th March
For more info / booking: https://www.deesidewillow.com/willow-workshops

🚙- Last week was all about delivering living willow hedge, fedge and arch kits to folks all over Scotland and closer to home - helping locals with coppicing their willow, including a wee visit back to Logie Coldstone Primary School to give their outdoor classroom a tidy-up!

🌱- Requests for willow cuttings have been keeping us busy too - available from now to mid-March - more information on our willow cuttings varieties and living structure kits can be found on our website: https://www.deesidewillow.com/cuttings-catalogue-shop

See you in spring? 💚

10/02/2026

Awesome being back with Winchburgh Community Growing Group! 💚