Willow sheep
I decided it was only right that Flossy get to go and play with her real counterparts! Living Willow Wales
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Living Willow Cathedral in Taunton
I was very excited to see that a Willow Cathedral has been built in Taunton. I’ve been reading about Marcel Kabler’s creations in Germany for years.
Glyncoch Community Garden – Willow dome
I was down in the valleys on Saturday building a willow dome for the opening of their community garden.
Dim Cwn – Living willow man walking a dragon
I recently completed a living willow sculpture of a man walking a dragon in Maesyderi Playing Field, Lampeter. Well the sign on the gate says “Dim Cwn – No Dogs”, so I didn’t think anyone would complain about a dragon! More […]
Basketry Willow Harvest
I’ve started harvesting some of our basketry willow, and for the first time this year I’ve started advertising our cuttings on eBay. Don’t they make a colourful bunch. More info at Living Willow Wales
Cwrtnewydd Ysgol Living Willow Play Area
We’ve managed to go out with a bang again this year with the largest structure so far: a large tunnel enclosing a 5m area with three off-shoot tunnels and domes using 1100 rods. More information on the Living Willow Wales […]
Llanon School Living Willow Fish complete
I recently popped out and put the finsihing touches to Llanon School’s Living Willow Fish by firming the ground around the rods (the ground has been too hard up to now) and finishing off with woodchip. There is more information […]
Willow fish, hearts, tunnels and domes!
After the very unfriendly willow planting weather that has compressed the entire planting season into four very busy weeks, we’re finally away. We’ve just finished our largest structure to date, a 400 square foot willow maze of tunnels in the […]
Living Willow Maintenance
The willow will be dormant soon, so I’ve put together a list of maintenance tasks to keep your structure looking tip-top and not reverting to becoming a small grove of willow trees! You can download the list as a […]
Living Willow Wales at the Lampeter Apple Day
Living Willow Wales (me and Lisa) did our first willow stall back on Oct 10th 2009 at the Lampeter Apple Day, and lots of fun it was too! Getting everything together was hard work but it seemed to be appreciated. And […]