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A growing willow arched seat - ('work in progress' by definition)
challenging position
At the end of the pond - the original seat placed there is reaching the end of it's useful life.  What to do?

The path leading from the right  - of stone slab and gravel - leads to a decking bridge and on to a decking and gravel path away to the left.  The blue fence could do with some screening / softening.

So, what about a seat over which a willow enclosing arch grows around you? 
Weird? - wait and watch ...

wet feet


The willow waits ... with its feet in water while the seat is constructed.

Can't wait too long though ...
clear and log





So, clear the site and bring in some log roll that will form both the support for the seat and a container for the rooting of the willow.
detail

Simply root the foot of the log roll about an inch or two into firm ground in the organic flowing shape that  will form the shape of the seat support.

Then fill with bulking material (gravel in this case) to about halfway up. 

Make sure the top of the logroll is held together by stainless wire that will prevent it being pushed pushed apart as a result of the weight of the fill material.
fill

Then,  fill to the top with compost, and water it in.
as it is now

The willow can now go in.
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Cut the wet end of the willow - to get a fresh end in to the earth to allow good growth potential.

Then, weave your magic ... (pardon the pun!) ...
willow in
There we go - willow in and we wait for the growth.   Planting Thyme around the bottom will produce divine fragrance as you incidentally brush it with your spare hand - the one without the Gin and Tonic ... mmmmm.
                                                    
                                      compare this with how we started !!     b4
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The lengths of willow can be bound by the stripped bark of discarded lengths
   ... 'strip the willow?!'     str3
willow july
 ... and then - early July -  the fresh shoots all came through strongly ...  with a lovely enveloping foliage all summer.
                                                
                                                                                                                                   willow grow  (fancy a Gin and tonic?)

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