weave your own elevated flower bed

First of all: please excuse, if my english is some kind of funny - I am german ;-). But let's start with how you can weave your own elevated flower bed ... or fence. You can easily use this technique for other things too. I'd also like to mention, that this is the first time, that I've woven something like that. This confirms that it is really pretty simple. You should only be aware, that it is more difficult to weave something which is linear, since it is not so solid. So if you like to do a fence, you might want to make it meandering...

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Step 1: Gathering the rods

First of all you have to collect the rods. You can use willow of course. But dogwoods looks very nice too (I hope, this is the correct word - I also found the expressions "cornel" and "cornus"). Mind that the rods should be flexible and long enough. And that they have an diameter of app. 1 to 2 centimeters (0,4 to 06 inch). It looks very pretty, if you collect rods of different colors.

And please keep in mind, that the best time to cut the rods is January. Plus: you must not cut them after Febuary, because it then damages the plant. I was lucky, because I found a big pile of cut rods near my house. So maybe you also want to watch out for landscapers, that do some park cleaning in the spring...

Lisa2stewart says: Jul 12, 2012. 1:18 AM

It is quite a lot of sticks, do you think it is important to have them close in size, or can they be different sizes and lengths?

ikoglin (author) says: Jul 12, 2012. 11:04 PM

Hi LIsa, I used sticks that were very different in size and length. So: Yes, you can do that easily! You just have to make sure, that the sticks are long enough to be stuck between the vertical sticks, through wich you weave the whole stuff...

Lisa2stewart says: Jul 12, 2012. 1:14 AM

Very attractive, and simple. Also I love the usage of what might become trash.

Drakekay says: Dec 27, 2011. 9:35 AM

This is Super Cool!!!! :D and that Garden room you saw in the park, WOW! I have a grape garden and the cordons from those would be an excellent alternative to tree twigs. Muscadine grape vines tend to grow to almost 100 feet long under perfect conditions. Wow, I'm sooo gonna make myself a garden room, might take a few years. :D

bree.jay says: Jul 1, 2011. 8:30 PM

Looks absolutely beautiful! Love all the different shades of branches. Will definitely have to try this myself, thanks for the instructable!

dogsgomoo says: Jun 30, 2011. 6:41 AM

Really cool! I never thought of doing this and I always have so many long thin branches around.

I have been weaving a living hedge in our garden for about 5 years now to form a living privacy screen. It takes time, patience, planning and a bit of luck but it's coming along well now.

Graceanne says: Jun 28, 2011. 7:04 PM

That came out really nice. I especially like the variety of colors that you used. I wonder if this will work with forsythia branches; I've got tons of them here that I could work with.

ikoglin (author) says: Jun 29, 2011. 12:46 AM

Hey Graceanne, I think it depends on what you like to do. For a elevated flower bed like this, forsythia branches are probably too thin I guess...

Graceanne says: Jun 29, 2011. 2:59 PM

Yeah, I'd say you're probably right. Maybe I can just make something decorative with the thin branches and just place a planter inside. I'm stoked now, I really want to try this!