The Living Wall / Privacy Screen Fence:
The Living Wall / Privacy Screen Fence
The privacy screen fence is based on an old craft of using willow to make wicket fences and is patterned on the natural growth of willow.
It consists of robust 2 - 3 year old willow of various species, joined together with weather resistant laths and posts.
This ensures fast and simple erection and controlled growth.
A drip system is used the first year to ensure the best conditions for growth.
Maintenance consists of an annual trimming of new shoots. The healthy growing power of willow is the strength of The Living Wall
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Technical information:
Maintenance:
WATERING:
Summer: From April to September, watering should be done twice daily for 1/2 hour.
It is important to ensure that the soil is always moist. In the event of extreme temperatures, more frequent watering may be necessary
TRIMMING:
One trim per year at least is necessary. This should take place after the winter, at the time when frost is no longer expected. Each shoot should be trimmed back to a length of approximately 2-3 feet. You can trim the shoots back twice or even three times each year, however, after the end of July you should no longer trim The Living Wall.
FERTILIZING:
At the beginning of the season (from May to early July) you can use sheep manure or a light fertilizer to supplement the soil.
This will ensure healthy growth of The Living Wall
Testimonials:
I absolutely love The Living Wall screen fence that I had installed in my backyard. The Living Wall screen fence provides my backyard with privacy and a sense of tranquility
because of its unique design. Sitting in my backyard in the middle of the city I feel surrounded by nature. The Living Wall screen fence eliminates that boxed in feeling that
most pressure treated wood fenced backyards provide and replaces it with a lush, green, serene backyard.
The screen fence has also been a great investment because it requires minimal care in terms of watering or trimming, while it matures and sprouts quickly.
Karen Diamond - Home owner
Fortunately I found a terrific solution, and it has performed beyond my dreams. Within its first season, “The Living Wall” quickly demonstrated its value as a fast growing, extremely attractive landscape feature. Bearing a strong resemblance to bamboo, it’s constructed of native willow shrubs that are hardy through our weather extremes.
At the time of installation The Living Wall looked something like a wall of twigs, basically a row of bare-root 8' long sticks woven vertically through a 2x4 framework.
Within a few weeks, the 2-3 year old willow stalks (planted without roots or any trace of greenery) began to sprout.
And then they took off!
Three months after installation, the Living Wall’s delicately waving fronds completely screened our backyard view of the grocery store. It has impressed everyone who has seen it, and not only provides privacy but is a lovely backdrop in its own right. To this day I remain convinced that no other solution would have worked nearly as well.
To reach a useful privacy height for our situation, a wall of cedars would have taken many years.
Lynn Holliday – Home owner
