Two days working in a Priddy’s tiny school to make decorations for the marquees at Priddy Folk Festival next week. Previously I have worked at the festival making willow fish but these two days involved all the pupils making willow flowers as well as colourful tissue paper and willow flowers.
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Sweet pea support group – Shepton Mallet
Willow structures, garden focal point and support for sweet peas.
Shepton in Bloom
I have made a solid woven 3.5 meter ‘willow flower tower’ as part of Shepton in Bloom 2010. The tower, surprisingly heavy and only just fitting on my car roof rack, provides a focal point to the bottom of Town Street as well as a sense of fun and a reminder to Somerset’s willow growing tradition.
Old farmhouse garden on slope – Shepton Mallet
Outdoor reading room – Fareham
A school set in beautiful oak woodland asked me to create an outdoor reading room for pupils to incorporate native bulbs, scented shrubs, (reinstated) living willow structure, oak benching, log seating, areas for sculptures, etc…
Town garden – London
This is a family garden on split levels and on a heavy clay loam, it has been designed to attract bees, create year round colour, secret areas for the children, a vegetable growing area and a new front garden. In addition to the survey and detailed design, planting plans, drainage and electical plans were drawn…
Apple pruning – Gloucestershire
Formative pruning of apple trees – when apple trees are this young it is important to prune for strength, spacing of branches and formation of apple spurs.
Willow fish – Shepton Mallet
Today children of all ages descended on Kilver Court Gardens where they made willow fish to take home. I provided different coloured willows, including red dogwood, so that children could appreciate the natural colours of the twigs as well as the different feeling of stripped willow compared to withies with their bark on. All the…
Living Willow Tunnel – Basingstoke
Chilly weather with flurries of snow but I was helped by small groups of infants throughout the day.
Old Farmhouse garden – Somerset
The New Year has begun with an interesting design for a north facing, sloping site with the survey revealing a 3 metre drop across the garden. The design is going to incorporate stone walls, hedges for privacy, vegetable garden, water, tree house, contoured earth features, terraces, lean to greenhouse, sculpture, etc…