Sentences with phrase «of willow trees»

We didn't have much money when I was growing up and my sister and I created our own playhouse inside a circle of willow trees.

It gets its name from a large forest of willow trees located close to the town.

The front garden grows wild, the long grasses scattered with cowslips, reaching toward the low - hanging leaves of the willow trees.

My cousins and I climbed hills, while the elders reclined against huge pillows in the shade of willow trees or under the broad leafy branches of a panj chinar tree.

It may be an old joke, but this potent pill, derived from the bark of willow trees, was first recognized over 2,000 years ago by Hippocrates.

Geometry gives us a structure of that willow tree that is solid and extensive.

Humans have reduced fevers for thousands of years; Hippocrates recommended extracts of the willow tree bark, which was later found to contain salicylic acid, better known as aspirin; Romans, Chinese, and Native Americans used other plants containing similar compounds.

The bark of the willow tree contains the chemical salicin, which has a similar effect in the body as acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin).

Salicylic acid — Taken from the bark of the willow tree, this colorless acid is chemically similar to the active ingredient in aspirin.

But Foster, who once worked on a wholesale tree farm, didn't hire a professional to look at the trees and didn't realize the lifespan of a willow tree is about 20 years.

Not exact matches

The fleeting pomps of the world are like the green willow trees, which aspiring to permanence, are consumed by a fire, fall before the axe, are upturned by the wind, or are scarred and saddened by age.

Almost certainly the willow wands had come from local trees — the splay of weeping willows was everywhere evident in our town, usually near water of some sort, and for a moment, as I handed them out, I wondered how they had been harvested.

She is the patroness of fruit trees, but I am sure she keeps an eye out for the willow family.

CSIRO scientists have developed new tools to help control two feral pests wrecking havoc above and below the waters of the Murray - Darling Basin: the willow tree and the carp.

Fred Schein walked briskly through the play lot and then to the edge of the sand, where a lone willow tree was silhouetted against the darkening blue of the lake and sky.

Once buttoned and bundled, they scattered toward favorite spaces: a crab apple tree made for climbing, a cluster of bushes forming a secret nook under a willow tree, a sandbox growing muddier by the minute....

He has studied the influence of carnivores on their prey — such as deer and elk — and on vegetation from aspen trees to willows.

One of the main goals is to encourage native cottonwood and willow trees back into the delta.

Around West Lake, one of Hangzhou's more famous sightseeing spots, famed for its willow trees, lotus blossoms and ancient stone - arch bridges, public bike docking stations are set at every attraction.

Outside, in the sprawling front plaza rimmed by palm and willow trees, young couples cuddle by the steps, vendors sell wrestling masks and tacos, and five men dressed in traditional Totonac garb slowly spin upside down in the death defying «Dance of the Flyers» for the tourists.

Turns out, it uses roughly the same amount of water as native riparian trees like willows and cottonwoods.

But there is hope that periodic flows will bring back willow, mesquite, and cottonwood trees, revive insects and dormant crustaceans, give respite to birds migrating on the Pacific Flyway, and ease strains on fisheries in the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California).

But in the language of the poem, instead of a man and woman, there is a willow tree, where the leaves are soft and hanging down.

Species such as birch, tulip and linden release very low levels of VOCs, but others such as black gum, poplar, oak and willow produce a lot, leading to ozone levels that can be eight times higher than those linked to the low - impact trees.

The willows are deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Salix, part of the willow family Salicaceae.

According to Colin Speller of ADAS, a government - owned agricultural research agency near Ely in Cambridgeshire, it could compete with short - rotation coppicing using trees such as willow and poplar, which usually achieve yields of up to 16 tonnes per hectare per year.

At Argonne it will give way, over the next 20 to 30 years, to ecological restoration, as the pollutants are removed and the worker trees replaced by bur oaks and other hardwoods native to the Great Lakes region — trees that grow slowly and draw only a fraction of the water taken up by the hasty, thirsty poplars and willows.

With a concentration of antibacterial ingredients like tea tree and willow, our plant - based cleanser is perfect for acne prone skin.

A concentration of anti-bacterial tea tree and willow washes away excess oil, makeup, impurities, and bacteria that clog pores and cause acne breakouts.

Whether it's acne, back pain, or an infection getting you down, the naturally anti-inflammatory properties in tea tree and willow bark have been utilized for centuries to combat a variety of health issues.

The purifying concentration of tea tree and willow helps cleanse your face of excess oil and bacteria that's clogging your pores, which we all know is the main culprit of unwanted breakouts!

Surrounded by elements of nature, the magical afternoon is created by the girls seating under a large weeping willow tree tuck perfectly into this setting.

I added a small flocked tree to my crock, my willow tree nativity (which i LOVE pulling out year after year... i think this is my 9th year, and i love it today as much as i did the first day) and a few other touches of Christmas to the space.

Despite the repugnant malice he has to relay, McQueen gift for composing unforgettable tableaux shimmers through the horror of it all — the tender sun - soaked portrait of a young woman creating handmade dolls out of corn husks; the sick ritual of hanging being carried out with a casual slouch in the woods; the wind sifting through willow trees that dance in the breeze as they innocently drape shade over a plantation mansion.

She is also the author of two novels: PEARS ON A WILLOW TREE and A YEAR AND A DAY.

There are, in fact, only a few people whom she likes: Bashir, who sells well water from the back of his donkey but fills her tin cup for free; Qamar, the tall, plump, fragrant divorcee who wraps her up in fat arms and pets and kisses her in the market; and the blind ma'alim, Eid, who teaches the market boys and girls Kitab under a willow tree near the museum.

A stump of wood or tree twigs taken from fruit or willow trees.

White willow bark: An alternative medication derived from the bark of the white willow tree that supports joint health.

Perched above a bubbly stream that meanders through a rush of oak and willow trees, Willow Brooke is a cute Cape - styled country cottage with a green tin roof, rough white - washed walls, wonky terracotta paving, rietdak ceilings and cottage furniture.

This formal, European style landscape is characterized by man - made lakes, swans, weeping willow, English elms and a parrot tree, with a magnificent empress tree flanking the main facade of the house.

Lined with hanging willows and cypress trees, this pretty promenade is considered one of Varenna's principal attractions, and provides a wonderful introduction to the town.

The Holocaust Memorial, a weeping willow tree (by Imre Varga) with the names of Hungarian Jews killed during the Holocaust inscribed on each leaf, is located in the Raoul Wallenberg Memorial Park, and is visible from Wesselényi Street.

Zonnenstrahl Caravan park is situated on the outskirts of the picturesque village of Nieu - Bethesda and in a lush garden with big willow trees.

Spikes of beautiful and colourful lupins wave in the gentle breeze, backdropped by a willow tree and the scenery of the majestic Fiordland National Park.

The paintings reflect nature; they faithfully depict what Monet saw when he looked at the pond or the weeping willow trees but they don't rely on conventional space or mimic the appearance of things.

Around it, he planted hundreds of varieties of trees — palm, bamboo, coconut, willow — and filled the borders with jasmine, lilies and cacti.

I was doing a whole series based on the Victorian era and death in general, so I was obsessed with collecting these Victorian hairworks, which are these pictures made from around the turn of the century where people take the deceased person's hair and chop it up and make a little painting of the person's tombstone and willow trees.

An albino deer is camouflaged in a lattice of trees, shadow and light in one image; in another, a weeping willow is enshrined in an apocalyptic fog.

Vosdanig lived in a beautiful country, full of gardens, streams and willow trees.

Spindly, silhouetted trees shiver diminutive leaves in an almost anthropomorphic way («willows whiten aspens quiver, little breezes dusk and shiver» *), water rushes over rocks, so that the spray appears to rise like black smoke; repeating motifs, such as a glass of water effervescing, find visual rhymes with a sky full of black starlings whirling in a great mass.