Garden Structures

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Garden Structures

Natural structures for your garden and allotment made from organically grown willows.

We create living willow plaited trees available from the end of May. Throughout the year we weave a variety of shapes and sizes of plant climbers and supports for your garden or allotment. If you have a particular design in mind do contact us to discuss your idea and we will do our best to make this for you. Bear in mind that willow disintegrates over time when kept outside, especially through wet winters. We advise you to treat your structures annually with a wood preserve and bring them indoors throughout the winter.

  • 07415 240944
  • suekirkwillowbaskets@outlook.com
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Living willow plaited trees can grow in large pots but thrive in the ground. Eventually the willow pressure grafts together and grows into a solid tree which retains the diamond shaped gaps. New growth can be removed from the trunk of the tree allowing the leaves to grow from the top of the tree.

The cost for each tree is £40, sorry we cannot post these, so collection only. We have three varieties, Green dicks (yellow/lime green), Dark dicks (rose red), Le bleu ( deep purple)

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Cloches are great for supporting flowers such as peonies and dahlias . Prices start at £35 for a standard 65-70cm high cloche with a 35-40cm diameter base.

 

We make a variety of plant supports for your veggies and flowers to grow up.Our spiral plant climbers start at £35 , they have a one foot diameter base and are 6 foot high.We can make the climbers to suit your requirements.

Bird feeders can be used for hanging fat balls or crusts of bread in trees.  £15 each , 35cm long x 12 cm wide

We recommend all garden structures are treated annually with a wood preserve, such as teak oil or linseed oil. You can also prolong the life of your structures by bringing them indoors during the damp winter months. Delivery costs are not included in the prices above.

Our 2025 Workshop Programme

There are spaces available on the following workshops in 2025.

If you are a beginner and want to try willow weaving for the first time we have three fabulous tutors who will be teaching here in April and October. Judi Evans will be teaching Spring Garden Structures and Round Shoppers. Emma and Stuart from the Coddiwomplers will be teaching Bird feeders as well as Spirals and Plaits. They are all experts in teaching beginners and have some fun projects to teach. These introductory courses are designed to give you a flavour of working with willow.

If you fancy working with materials other than willow, we are also offering the following courses:

*Ply-Split Braiding with Helen Leach using cord, wool, cotton and linen.

*Random Weave Baskets with Polly Pollock using glossy lapping cane cane and paper yarn.

*Arch and Nut Baskets using rush and hazel with Nadine Anderson.

Judy Simmonds will also be here in November to teach the beautiful willow Celtic Knot Basket which is an incredible structure, held together with tension and balance.

 

 

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