Papillon Premium Hazel Hurdle Woven Wattle Garden Fence Panel Fencing Panels 1.8m x 0.9m (6ft x 3ft)

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Any more shallow and the picket may not stand up to the stress and pressure of having the wattle built onto it. Willow hurdles come in standard and bunched weaves for unique patterns, while hazel hurdles can be made with whole or split branches for a modern touch. She is also a passionate farmer who keeps goats, chickens, turkeys cows and pigs on her farm, and an instructor for her community’s Organic and Sustainable Farming project. Split hazel hurdles are renowned for their durability and strength, thanks to their larger diameter rods that are split in half to reveal distinctive wood grain that ages beautifully over time. The almost forgotten skill of handcrafted hazel hurdle making has been passed down from father to son in the Parsons family over five generations, ensuring that none of the specialist techniques, secrets or pride in the craft have been lost.

If you break a picket, see if you can insert a new one along side it before you pull out the pieces. It was—and is still seen as—a solid fence construction that could be made from renewable sources that grow in large quantities on the land. The hazel horizontals are large, appearing more like 'branches' of a tree, generally from 1 to 2cm thick giving a more sturdy and robust feel to your fencing.However, if you don’t have a driver, you can certainly use a post hole digger or a slim trenching shovel. Note that if you choose to use willow for the uprights, the cut stakes will live on, re-root and grow.

My wattle fence utilises a wide range of woods from our property, including elder, ash, apple and plum branches.Our hurdles are available in multiple sizes, but it's easy for you to cut them to the perfect size -(you have the weaver's permission). You can easily adjust their height by cutting the vertical elements and removing unwanted horizontals. An attractive option, you can soften the appearance of the wicker barrier further by training roses or flowering perennials such as the clematis or sweet pea along the length of the panel.

Place the driver over the upright end and carefully but firmly drive it into the ground until you’ve submerged it at least 1 foot. If you’re making a moveable fence panel, then you need to use a wooden jig the same length as your finished panel.However, this may not be necessary if you are creating your fence where the ground is relatively soft and easy to work. Removing the bark from some and leaving it on others would allow you to create a range of interesting decorative effects. The simplest weave would be toweave each row of saplings alternating around the stakes, the next row is woven on the opposite side of the stake from the sapling below it.