wattle border
Since we pruned the willow I have been meaning to do something with a bit of it. So I decided to make a simple bit of edging for one of the vegetable plots, to stop the grass encroaching. It was … read more…
annual willow prune
Once a year jobs seem to come round very quickly like this one to prune one row of the willow. Cut with a chainsaw and then gathered mostly for the bonfire, some saved for edging the bottom beds. The idea … read more…
the garden’s growing
Well it has been funny old weather, pretty hot, but pretty darned wet too which has made for fairly tropical conditions with plenty of thunderstorms and a suffocating humidity. The garden has enjoyed it though and has now decided to … read more…
willow pruning
There are two rows of willow in our willow hedge in front of the house and every winter we chop one whole row down – to just above the ground. We alternate this each year and the subsequent growth is … read more…
nearly there
Just finishing off a couple of baskets with handles this time. Shortly to be added to the shop listings.I used some fresh willow to add an extra bit of colour. The handles have not been wrapped yet, but apart from … read more…
basket base
I thought you might be interested to see how some of my baskets start. First, I make a round base that looks a bit like a wheel with spokes sticking out from usually 7 sticks. Then I weave (it’s called … read more…