Living Willow:

Living Willow:, available at $44.99, has an average rating of 4.6, with 69 lectures, 1 quizzes, based on 10 reviews, and has 36 subscribers.

You will learn about Living Willow installation techniques Living willow pruning and shaping maintenance Choosing material and calculating quantities needed placing and positioning of living willow installations ground conditions living willow requires ideal timing for installation This course is ideal for individuals who are Those interested in living willow or Forest schools workers or Willow weavers looking to expand skills or Schools looking to improve their grounds or Those interested in the environment and sustainability or Gardeners or Childrens workers It is particularly useful for Those interested in living willow or Forest schools workers or Willow weavers looking to expand skills or Schools looking to improve their grounds or Those interested in the environment and sustainability or Gardeners or Childrens workers.

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Summary

Title: Living Willow:

Price: $44.99

Average Rating: 4.6

Number of Lectures: 69

Number of Quizzes: 1

Number of Published Lectures: 69

Number of Published Quizzes: 1

Number of Curriculum Items: 70

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 70

Original Price: £54.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Living Willow installation techniques
Living willow pruning and shaping maintenance
Choosing material and calculating quantities needed
placing and positioning of living willow installations
ground conditions living willow requires
ideal timing for installation

Who Should Attend

Those interested in living willow
Forest schools workers
Willow weavers looking to expand skills
Schools looking to improve their grounds
Those interested in the environment and sustainability
Gardeners
Childrens workers

Target Audiences

Those interested in living willow
Forest schools workers
Willow weavers looking to expand skills
Schools looking to improve their grounds
Those interested in the environment and sustainability
Gardeners
Childrens workers

In this course you will learn the construction and installation methods for making living willow:

Tunnels – long hooped structures that can be straight or follow curves. They just have an entrance at each end or further entrances can be worked into the sides at different points, especially if it is a particularly long tunnel.
Domes – (igloo like structures, which can have a single entrance or could have double entrances. facing each other.
Arbours- These are open fronted, curved areas of living willow that arch over the sitters head; generally these are constructed round benches or logs to provide shade.
Fedges – they are a combination between a fence and a hedge. They are living willow structures that can divide areas up and can be set at different heights. Like tunnels they can be set out in straight lines or curves. They are quite popular for making mazes.

I will teach you how to lay out the set up and the tools and materials you will need, including how to use a template where that increases efficiency of installation.

As you progress through the course, you will learn how to construct the frame that establishes the overall shape of the structure and then you will learn how to add the secondary layer or skin called the lattice. This gives the structure its profile shape and it is where the majority of growth occurs as the willow flourishes.

You will learn about the sizes of sticks needed for the frame and the lattice and the amount of material you need.

You will learn about the differences between cultivated and foraged willow, with some insights on coppicing your own.

You will also learn about the maintenance that is needed to maintain and develop the integrity and beauty of your living willow structures.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Living willow images with commentary.

Lecture 3: Power to grow.

Lecture 4: Meet the maker.

Lecture 5: Get creative

Lecture 6: Lets meet the willow: anatomy of a stick (and why it might matter)

Lecture 7: When can living willow be installed?

Lecture 8: Ground conditions necessary for installing Living Willow

Lecture 9: Foraging from young willow installations

Lecture 10: Foraging unpruned willow in the wild

Lecture 11: Comparing Cultivated and foraged Willow

Lecture 12: Equipment needed for installing living willow.

Lecture 13: Keep it fresh – the importance of yearly weaving

Lecture 14: A tunnel's Story – the importance of maintenance

Lecture 15: Garden Diagram

Chapter 2: Living Willow Domes

Lecture 1: Laying out and setting up

Lecture 2: Set up complete

Lecture 3: Making a template

Lecture 4: ready to start – site choice

Lecture 5: Starting on site

Lecture 6: Continuing the set up

Lecture 7: Timelapse – finishing the frame

Lecture 8: Reviewing the frame

Lecture 9: Adjusting the frame

Lecture 10: Looking at quantity of materials needed

Lecture 11: Strong Entrances

Lecture 12: Introducing the lattice

Lecture 13: Clockwise lattice ring

Lecture 14: Anti-clockwise lattice ring

Lecture 15: Timelapse lattice

Lecture 16: working the lattice around the entrance

Lecture 17: Adjusting the lattice

Lecture 18: pinning the lattice time-lapse

Lecture 19: Lashing and securing

Lecture 20: Finishing off

Lecture 21: Why maintenance is important

Lecture 22: Timing and extent of maintenance

Lecture 23: Keep your living willow safe!

Chapter 3: Living Willow Tunnel

Lecture 1: Foraging willow from well established installations

Lecture 2: Preparing the foraged willow

Lecture 3: What sizes and how much willow will I need for my tunnel?

Lecture 4: Checking out the position

Lecture 5: Laying down the line

Lecture 6: Using a spacing tool

Lecture 7: Angling the Ground Spike

Lecture 8: the first uprights

Lecture 9: completing the hoops

Lecture 10: mind the gap

Lecture 11: Strong Entrances

Lecture 12: Laying down the first layer of the lattice.

Lecture 13: lattice timelapse

Lecture 14: lattice edges

Lecture 15: Finishing the lattice

Lecture 16: Recap on setting out the lattice

Lecture 17: Lashing and securing

Lecture 18: Positioning to the sun

Lecture 19: Why maintenance is important

Lecture 20: Timing and extent of maintenance

Lecture 21: Inosculation

Chapter 4: Fedges and Arbours

Lecture 1: Introduction to Fedges and setting out the uprights

Lecture 2: Weaving the lattice

Lecture 3: Working the edges

Lecture 4: Making an arbour

Lecture 5: Final words

Chapter 5: Coppicing

Lecture 1: An introduction to coppicing

Lecture 2: An example of a coppice bed.

Lecture 3: A double domed tunnel made from material from this coppice bed.

Lecture 4: Tailored solutions – Tending for growth.

Lecture 5: Living willow in a time of drought.

Instructors

Chaz Friend
Willow artist

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