The easiest way to do that is to purchase icy branches, like ChopiLine's 10-piece Lifelike Curly Willow Branches, from your favorite retailer and display them around the house. However ...

At some point every April, I start to collect branches. And almost overnight, my studio becomes a riot of seasonal favourites like curly willow, pussy willow, quince and, my favourite, magnolia.

Q: How do you get a branch cutting from a red-twig dogwood to root? Also, how easy is it to root those curly willow stems that are sold at garden shows?