Willow
Structures
creation and installation
by sculptor and designer
Laury Dizengremel
So you may ask
yourself
why plant a living willow structure in your
private garden, corporate grounds or school yard? The answer is that
living willow is magic and looks good in all seasons (in leaf or
not). It is a wonderfully organic plant that lends itself to
creating superb
structures in any outdoor space.
You can order your own kit from many suppliers (just search for willow kit
online) or ask a
professional sculptor such as Laury Dizengremel to create a bespoke
willow structure for your chosen location.
How
many types of willow structures are there?
There are many basic
structures: willow arch or archway, willow
arbour, willow tunnel, wigloo / willow igloo, willow dome,
willow
half-dome, willow shelter, willow seat, willow bench, willow trellis,
willow fence, willow hedge. There are also willow sculptures (either
dry willow or living willow) which won't have a structural role but a
purely aesthetic / decorative / playful one.
Below is just one example of an archway in a garden.
Since this is only its
first season, it is still an evolving living willow structure.
The archway will need
trimming later in the year, as well as rods woven back in. This was
actually created with a mixture of salix viminalis and red dogwood
which is not part of the salix family.
A living willow
structure
adds a different dimension to a garden, even before it starts to leaf
out. Here it frames the view towards the bottom of the garden and the
gate towards a field.
E-mail ask@laurydizengremel.com today to discuss
your ideas or to bash
around possibilities. Or if your project is in the UK, call me on
(01476) 879071.
I also offer a maintenance (weaving back in) and pruning service for
existing living willow structures.
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