Weaving for the Gardener Week

A willow hurdle is one of the most versatile and satisfying structures you can add to a garden. Traditionally used as fencing, today it makes a beautiful garden screen, windbreak, or backdrop for planting.

On this course, you’ll learn how to weave supple willow rods into a strong, long-lasting panel that can be used to divide spaces, shelter a vegetable patch, hide a compost area, or support climbing plants. The finished hurdle has a timeless, natural look that sits perfectly in both cottage gardens and more contemporary spaces.

You’ll go home with a solid understanding of tension, pattern, and structure — and the confidence to make more screens for your own garden.

These elegant willow obelisks and domes are practical and beautiful. Designed to support herbaceous perennials, peas, beans, or sweet peas, it gently holds plants upright while allowing them to grow naturally through the structure.

During the course, you’ll learn how to create a freestanding, sculptural plant support that blends into the garden, and is more environmentally friendly than metal or plastic alternatives. You will be able to make up to two supports in the day.

These supports are very satisfying to make, practical in purpose, whilst adding a touch of charm to your garden — and once you’ve learned the technique, it’s easily adapted to different sizes and uses.

Please ensure you have the means to transport your finished items home afterwards.

A willow pot sleeve is a brilliant way to elevate large containers and soften hard landscaping. Woven to fit around an existing plant pot, it adds warmth, texture, and a handcrafted feel to patios, doorways, and garden seating areas.

On this course, you’ll learn how to weave willow around a form to create a sturdy, reusable sleeve that can be moved from pot to pot as planting changes through the seasons. It’s ideal for gardeners who love container planting and want a natural alternative to ceramic or plastic pots.

You’ll come away with a finished piece that’s both decorative and practical — and a technique you can use again and again.