If your property has excessively wet areas after it rains or it holds standing water, you don’t have to just live with it. There are several ways you can deal with all the extra water in your yard, such as planting a rain garden with pollinator-friendly flowers and native grasses — or adding a beautiful weeping willow tree (Salix babylonica) or two.
This gorgeous tree is native to northern China and is extremely popular in the United States, Asia, and Europe. You often see weeping willows in parks and golf courses along creeks or beside ponds or small lakes because they are pretty to look at and are beneficial anywhere there is a lot of water — especially for erosion control and soaking up that excess water. These gorgeous trees can definitely help reduce the amount of standing water in your yard, but there are several important aspects to know about this picturesque tree before you add one to your front or back yard.
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