As June marks midsummer in the garden, I thought I would begin this post by reminding myself how much the willow has grown. Here is a before and after photo of the mound area, the first was taken at the beginning of January and the second at the end of June: The majority of the willow planted along the boundary
Continue readingCategory: willow
January 2020: Structural planting
We’ve really hit the ground running in 2020. Over the Christmas break we decided – rather spontaneously – to lay a living willow hedge or ‘fedge‘ as they are known. Our boundary line is approximately 150ft long, so we’d discounted the idea of planting a traditional hedge due to the cost. We were able to pick up 360 willow rods
Continue reading