A weeping willow...in the middle of the garden

[alpacinou]

What can I use instead of "stood" in this sentence?

A weeping willow stood in the middle of the garden.

 

[emsr2d2]

You could use "grew". Otherwise, I'd change the sentence to the simpler "There was a weeping willow ...".

 

[alpacinou]

You could use "grew". Otherwise, I'd change the sentence to the simpler "There was a weeping willow ...".

Other than grew, there's no other verb?

 

[emsr2d2]

Other than grew, there's is there no other verb?

I can't think of one. I've just looked at the full list of synonyms for "stand" and there isn't one that fits your context.

 

[shootingstar]

Maybe, a bit more poetic: There was a weeping willow striving upward in the middle of the garden.

 

[emsr2d2]

Maybe, a bit more poetic: There was a weeping willow striving upward in the middle of the garden.

That doesn't work for me. I appreciate your reason for using "upward" but "striving upward" is unnatural, not least because weeping willow trees are known specifically for hanging towards the ground, not for their height.

 

[Rover_KE]

If you want to be a bit flippant, say ‘A weeping willow wept in the middle of the garden’.