Here in the US, I find that our native silver maple (Acer saccharinum) coppices very well. I also use the many small branches shed by my big river birch as plant supports (mostly as pea sticks). I have never tried soaking the dry maple sticks, but will do so now. Thank you for sharing these great ideas.
Brilliant…I was thinking about using sycamore and you said it at the end. Even though using willow would be easy for me, live next to a river, thinking about it spreading through my garden puts me in a high speed wobble. But we coppice cottonwood for fence posts, burn the in ground portion, and that works beautifully. Red bud, mimosa…this is going to be fun. Thank you
My cousin has bamboo she offered me for stakes, and I just started 2 arctic fire and 2 arctic sun dogwoods for their colorful canes. Originally planted for winter interest and floral arrangements, they could also make decorative stakes.
Thanks for the great tips on creating woven structures. I'm in Western Australia so don't have access to many of the tree materials you suggest however, alternatives can always be found. I have a lot of mature gum trees E. grandis and use the fallen branches in place of your chestnut wood for pea tee pees and grapevines for weaving up and around.
Great ideas. Love your attitude. I ordered some willow starts. I want to make a planting of them so i can make a few baskets. Guess i could make tuters as well.
Brilliant Ms. Bunny! I love the rustic look of the supports.... I have so much straight wood laying around and will create several of these throughout the garden. Thanks for the inspiration!😉
Please put something over the tops of the hazel? stakes around the Delphiniums. The thought of someone losing an eye on them (bending down to look or weed, falling on them, etc) gives me the shivers. Any kind of cane topper will do. Bags of pool balls and bath ducks are inexpensive and you just need to melt a hole in the bottom. They're gaudy, but fun if there are children around, however wine corks drilled out and wine bottle screw tops or milk bottle tops glued on are good too. I would just never, ever have naked sticks poking up in the garden like that, unless they're above head height.
I've been wanting to get serious about this for years! With the huge rains this year in California, my freesia stems grew very long and flopped. Next year I'll get ahead of them with supports like this. I always love the "Hobbit fences", and pyramids I see in English gardens. I figure you can make most items for free or on the cheap, then save up for a fancy gazebo, arch, or huge trellis for impact. In the past I've screwed in finials from thrift store drapery rods on top of stakes to make hose guides. Here we don't have your terrific selection of trees, but I have mature pecan and mulberry, as well as Golden Rain Trees, which grow very fast; I prune them in winter and end up with hefty sticks between 4ft and 6ft long. Another tree (it may be some type of willow, not sure) has very long, thin pliable branches which will be great for weaving. Thanks for the reminder to soak them. P.S. If you have time, check out the California or Arizona "Superbloom" videos online. The color from the wildflowers and California poppies can be seen from space!
Hi Bunny, I’m in Australia and we don’t have willow or beech commonly but lots of eucalyptus. Can I ask what are the varieties you grow for their leaves please?
I'm in Australia (WA) too and I've planted Eucalyptus. pulverulenta or E. cinerea which are both the silver formed leaf that you see in many floral bunches and displays. E. kruseana is a similar leaf form but that one is not as happy in my WA south-west garden as it's a goldfields mallee and I suspect the southwest winters are a little too damp for it.
I'm about to invest in a hedge trimmer. I'm considering a 12" blade since most of my boxwood borders are only about a foot tall. Does a larger blade make any sense and if so why?
Here in the US, I find that our native silver maple (Acer saccharinum) coppices very well. I also use the many small branches shed by my big river birch as plant supports (mostly as pea sticks). I have never tried soaking the dry maple sticks, but will do so now. Thank you for sharing these great ideas.
Brilliant…I was thinking about using sycamore and you said it at the end. Even though using willow would be easy for me, live next to a river, thinking about it spreading through my garden puts me in a high speed wobble. But we coppice cottonwood for fence posts, burn the in ground portion, and that works beautifully. Red bud, mimosa…this is going to be fun. Thank you
Your Box balls look amazing Thank You
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Some great ideas there thank you
This was a great video. Love how applicable this is. Thanks!
Perfect timing! I was just considering coppicing one or two of my elm trees.
I envy your ability to just stick something in the ground there. Here in Mallorca the ground is hard, mostly rock and clay.
I envy your living in Mallorca!
Give the ground plenty of organic matter theres always so many different containers . I ve made some just from wood I found in the garage
My cousin has bamboo she offered me for stakes, and I just started 2 arctic fire and 2 arctic sun dogwoods for their colorful canes. Originally planted for winter interest and floral arrangements, they could also make decorative stakes.
This is a terrific follow up to some research I have been doing this week on rose pegging.
This was great Bunny! Thank you!
Thanks for the great tips on creating woven structures. I'm in Western Australia so don't have access to many of the tree materials you suggest however, alternatives can always be found. I have a lot of mature gum trees E. grandis and use the fallen branches in place of your chestnut wood for pea tee pees and grapevines for weaving up and around.
Great ideas. Love your attitude. I ordered some willow starts. I want to make a planting of them so i can make a few baskets. Guess i could make tuters as well.
Brilliant Ms. Bunny! I love the rustic look of the supports.... I have so much straight wood laying around and will create several of these throughout the garden. Thanks for the inspiration!😉
I use bamboo stakes in Lafayette,Louisiana !
Lovely videos, thank you 😊
Thanx for this inspiring episode!
This is so helpful, Bunny!
Thank you! 👱🏻♀️🙏🪴
Please put something over the tops of the hazel? stakes around the Delphiniums. The thought of someone losing an eye on them (bending down to look or weed, falling on them, etc) gives me the shivers. Any kind of cane topper will do. Bags of pool balls and bath ducks are inexpensive and you just need to melt a hole in the bottom. They're gaudy, but fun if there are children around, however wine corks drilled out and wine bottle screw tops or milk bottle tops glued on are good too. I would just never, ever have naked sticks poking up in the garden like that, unless they're above head height.
lovely work
I've started red Dogwood and a few willows in my yard. Perhaps the red twig will look nice with the willow
Fabo as always 🌿
I may use some of the tomato cages too.
So very clever !!!!
I've been wanting to get serious about this for years! With the huge rains this year in California, my freesia stems grew very long and flopped. Next year I'll get ahead of them with supports like this. I always love the "Hobbit fences", and pyramids I see in English gardens. I figure you can make most items for free or on the cheap, then save up for a fancy gazebo, arch, or huge trellis for impact. In the past I've screwed in finials from thrift store drapery rods on top of stakes to make hose guides. Here we don't have your terrific selection of trees, but I have mature pecan and mulberry, as well as Golden Rain Trees, which grow very fast; I prune them in winter and end up with hefty sticks between 4ft and 6ft long. Another tree (it may be some type of willow, not sure) has very long, thin pliable branches which will be great for weaving. Thanks for the reminder to soak them. P.S. If you have time, check out the California or Arizona "Superbloom" videos online. The color from the wildflowers and California poppies can be seen from space!
Thanks for the advice re superbloom
Lovely supports! What are the varieties of Eucalyptus are you growing for foliage please?
Hi Bunny, I’m in Australia and we don’t have willow or beech commonly but lots of eucalyptus. Can I ask what are the varieties you grow for their leaves please?
I'm in Australia (WA) too and I've planted Eucalyptus. pulverulenta or E. cinerea which are both the silver formed leaf that you see in many floral bunches and displays. E. kruseana is a similar leaf form but that one is not as happy in my WA south-west garden as it's a goldfields mallee and I suspect the southwest winters are a little too damp for it.
Are hazel wands witch hazel? Sorry for the very basic question.
I want to know this too - or are they Hazelnuts?
I'm about to invest in a hedge trimmer. I'm considering a 12" blade since most of my boxwood borders are only about a foot tall. Does a larger blade make any sense and if so why?
What is the tool you use to cut the trees called please?
Great - if you just happen have an avenue of birch or oak in the garden ...
No sound?
I can hear it perfectly.
Can’t understand this, can anyone else not hear it please? 🐇