Willow sculpture - 'spiked' cone approx. 1.65m high	Willow sculpture - 'sting' cone approx. 2.5m high	Willow sculpture - 'flat' cone approx. 1.5m high

 

Woven dried willow spheres approx. 1.2m and 75cm diameter	Woven willow spheres	Woven willow spheres with bantams

Willow ball approx. 30cm diameter 'rough' weave.	Willow ball approx 40 cm diameter 'rough' weave	Willow and red cornus oval on stick approx 20cm length.

 

Dried willow sphere, approx. 1.15m diameter 'smooth' weave.  Various sizes to order	Various willow and cornus balls and ovals. Assorted sizes, 'smooth' and 'curly' weave.

Willow ball, 'curly' loose weave. Approx. 40cm diameter.	Various willow and cornus balls,  ovals and cones. Assorted sizes, 'smooth, rough and curly' weave.	Willow and red cornus 'curly' weave oval, approx. 40cm length.

Woven willow seed pods on stems. Various sizes and shapes.	Willow and cornus balls and oval, loose 'curly'  weave and 'smooth' weave on small ball.

 

Hollow woven willow and cornus spheres, flat base, 75cms diameter		Spheres can suspended by chains from the flat base as an alternative means of display
Dragonfly in willow, better suited to interior display. 150cms span, 90cms body length		Willow and cornus butterfly, body 60cms, wing span75cms
Family of willow chooks	Willow chooks and friends!	Cockerel, hen and chick in willow

 

More images to follow, please check the site at intervals.

    

The life span of a dried willow sculpture can be increased by an annual application of wood preservative, of a type suitable for close contact with plants. Please read and follow the safety precautions and the application instructions on the container carefully.

  

 

 

The outline of the sculpture will be preserved by the growing plant after the original willow has partially succumbed to nature and the elements.

   

 

Willow Garden Structures

  

 

The Dancing Trees willow garden structures,

traditional and contemporary using dried and living willow with greenwood additions

  

All the willow, coppiced greenwood and hedgerow materials used in the structures and sculptures are taken from my willow plantation, newly established woodland and existing hedges surrounding the field and garden here in rural Rutland.

  

Willow garden structures, lattice supports  placed vertically for tall plants and climbers or horizontally for trailing and scrambling plants.  4 or 3 sided, wigwam style top or chopped. Heights from 1m to 2.5m.  Width of sides 60cms or more. Prices from £45 to £125 according to size and design.

    

Willow garden structures, compost heap containers, composters,  biodegradable, blending naturally with the garden planting. Line inside with polythene or use as they are. An annual application of a suitable preservative is recommended. Woven containers to cover unsightly plastic plant tubs and compost bins. Placing a woven container over tender small trees, shrubs and plants may afford them some winter protection, other measures may also be necessary eg packing with straw, rain cover for top and sides. Uprights left above rim for climbers and trailing plants to scramble over them. Various sizes available.  Heights 60cms to 1.5m  Diameters 60cms to 1m Other sizes to order, large containers can be made in situ by arrangement.  Prices from £65

  

Preservation of dried willow structures

 

Willow is biodegradable within a few years if left outside exposed to the elements all year round.

The life span of a dried willow structure can be increased by an annual application of wood preservative, of a type suitable for close contact with plants. Please read and follow the safety precautions and the application instructions on the container carefully.

  

 

  

Placing the structure under cover in dry, airy surroundings during the wettest months of the year (if not in use or required for display) will prolong its life span.

  

 

  

Alternatively the basic shape of the structure can be preserved by allowing a slow growing willow species, branching shrub or climbing plant (preferably nothing too vigorous so as not to swamp the framework) to scramble through and over it. This will require maintenance by regular clipping and pruning of the growth back to the structure framework.

The outline of the structure will be preserved by the growing plant after the original willow has partially succumbed to nature and the elements.

 

For further information on the preservation of dried willow structures please see

 Instructions, advice and helpful hints

  

    

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