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A SIMPLE WIGWAM MADE FROM LONG WILLOW WHIPS Push your longest whips into the ground (about 6 to 9 inches is sufficient for them to root - go deeper if you wish). Space them evenly - ideally no more than say 18 inches apart - leaving an opening for the entrance. Tie them together towards the top. |
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Add 2 diagonals per gap - except at the entrance - planted diagonally to encourage denser side growth. Ideally weave the diagonal whips 'in front of one vertical and behind the next' as this makes the structure more rigid - although tying the whips together may help while you are working especially towards the tips. Where the diagonals go across the entrance simply bend them around the vertical whip a weave them back into the criss-cross pattern. |
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The whips were planted in January . The two photographs above show growth in early May . You will see that extra diagonal whips were added after the upper photographs were taken. Baby - Rachel - included for scale ! The two photographs below show the same wigwam the following year in June with Rachel enjoying herself in it after some weaving in of the new growth - it can be left if you prefer for a shaggier and denser look. |
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Index How to grow Willow from Cuttings Kits for Living Willow Structures Teachers & Parents ordering for SCHOOLS Description of Willow Varieties Prices of Cuttings and Long Whips How to make a Wigwam |
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Left - See the diagonal willow whip bent around a vertical one. |
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Below - See the criss-cross weave 'in front/then behind' |
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. . And just for continuity - here is Rachel and the Wigwam in June. |
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See 'More Willow' for more photographs |
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