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Public Education
LIVING WILLOW SEATS WAKEHURST PLACE
Thursday 27 March - 10.30am – 5pm - Fully booked
Tutor: John Waller
Venue: Wakehurst Place
Because many willows are so flexible, and because willow roots when pushed into the soil, it provides an excellent material for instant, living garden structures. On this course you’ll be using willow to create a delightful woven living seat with a canopy/hood. You’ll need to get it home – and have somewhere to plant it but you’ll be the envy of your friends when you do!
Course Fee: £65 (£55 Concessions, Friends of
Kew)
(maximum capacity 10 places)
The size of the finished willow seat is approximately 6ft high by 20 inches diameter. So some thought to transportation should be given before enrolling as you will require a roomy car or roof rack in order to get it home!
WILLOW DESIGNS FOR THE GARDEN WAKEHURST PLACE
Tuesday 8 April
10.30am – 5pm
Tutor: John Waller
Venue: Wakehurst Place
Coppiced willow is a very versatile material and when
worked ‘green’ is
easily, bent, split or twisted. Following in the footsteps of generations
of craftsmen we will learn how to exploit these special qualities to fashion
two garden structures, including a woven sweet pea frame or decorative
trellis.
During the workshops, emphasis will be placed on the creative side of
rustic design and in particular, the careful selection of materials required
to produce structures which combine strength with natural beauty.
Course
Fee: £65 (£55 Concessions, Friends of Kew)
(maximum capacity 10 places)
Participants can take home the structures they make on this course so some thought to transportation versus size of structure required should be given before enrolling. Small versions can easily be made to carry on to trains, buses etc. although full size sweet pea frames or trellises will require a roomy car or roof rack.
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