one-day course

living willow seat

location: nr Edenbridge, Kent

Create a living willow seat for your garden, to your own design.

Weave a hood, arms and back support, and have a living seat. Plant the seat with turf or  chamomile....or use an oak slab with bark mulch.  Be sure to have somewhere to plant it though!

Finished seats are approx 6’ high x 20” in diameter, and you’ll need to be able to get them home!

Living Willow Structures require minimal maintenance. They can be planted once the leaves have dropped off the willow (normally November) and before the willow starts growing again at the beginning of April.

They require a clear, open site with minimal competition from large trees. They are planted into soil or turf - and need to be clear of drains etc.

The course tutor is John Waller, experienced green woodsman.

dates: see 'book online' below

more on living willow structures

more on basketry, willow and rush

how to book:

 

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arrive:
 
after 9.30 for a 10am prompt start
depart:
 
after the course finishes at 4.30pm
directions:
 
sent with booking confirmation
what to bring:
 
pen and notebook, warm clothes
let us know:
 
if you have any special needs
price:
 
£65
Refundable up to two weeks prior to course (minus £20 admin fee)
No refunds for cancellations within two weeks of course
lunch:
 
please bring a packed lunch
car sharing:
 
visit our car sharing forum to offer or request a lift
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the venue is an environmental and educational charity on a 500 acre organic dairy farm, set in beautiful low weald countryside