Braid a privacy screen from cut twigs and branches
If a privacy screen is to be woven from natural materials, the first question that arises is whether it is be a fence connected to the ground in place or a mobile privacy screen target. In any case, the cut material of hazelnut bushes and other vigorous garden plants can be used all the more weave into a privacy screen element more easily and flexibly, the fresher it is processed directly after the cut will. To create an edging around a cottage garden or a privacy screen next to a terrace, you can use long, straight branches directly in a row and with a distance of approx. Insert 5 to 10 cm into the ground. Then weave thinner branches in a horizontal direction between the branches protruding vertically from the ground so that one gradually becomes closed Privacy screen results.
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Bamboo and reeds as wicker material
Many Reed species are cut back completely to the ground level every spring. Some types of bamboo also show growth with age, which leads to large amounts of cut material every year. Due to their straight growth shape, these cut stalks can be used even better for weaving privacy screens than many other branches of shrubs and trees. The regular shape also makes it possible to create entire privacy mats made of reed and bamboo stalks to be made by fixing the individual stalks with braided wire loops at two different heights get connected.
An eye-catcher, dead or alive: braided willow branches
The willow branches, which are known to be extremely easy to root, are very popular when it comes to inexpensive and uncomplicated creation of creatively designed play areas for children in the garden. The willow branches that grow on the spot can not only become a teepee or a labyrinth but also by skilfully interlacing diagonal branches for the education living privacy fences be used. The branches should:
- processed as fresh as possible after the cut
- be inserted deep enough into the ground (at least 10 to 15 cm)
- be sufficiently watered (willows prefer a location that is more humid)
Tips
If a living privacy screen made of willow branches does not stay in the braided form by itself, the Crossing positions only specially sheathed binding wire is used, which does not easily penetrate the bark of the branches can cut into.
