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Hi Butler arent u Sweet little fella X

AAAAAAaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwww such a Big Cutie Pie so sorry hes no longer with u :(

What a Fantastic Idea Noseypotter 4 a Bird Box i love It :)

This is Awsome! ur so good @what u do everything is so Unique :)

Must of taken ages to make?its fab :)

Its Fantastic:O

it looks very tall !

Do u have pics of dogs&fish2 Noseypotter? :D id love 2see them im a big animal lover ;)

Wow my 18yr old son would love this Head in his bedroom,Its Fab :)

Grenville has a similar sized lawn, maybe you'll need a lawn mower like Grenville has - (see his pictures)
Then again if it's being eaten, maybe not lol :-)

Looks gr8 :-)

What animal's this then? Certainly showing some teeth lol.

Very Private & Lush :)

wow it looks great Noseypotter & Welcome2goy hope ul enjoy the site as much as many other members do :)

If I may offer a note of caution, Willow is not a plant you want anywhere near your house - the roots of the larger species of willow (Salix) and also poplar, are notorious for causing subsidence by sucking large qualitities of water out of the soil and building foundations. They are also very fast growing - which means long whippy growth that might not in fact be very easy to train into intricate bends - think they'd snap too easily.

If I were you, I'd go for one of the traditional topiary plants - box or yew. I've also seen the Blue Spruce trained into intricate shapes - and the colouring makes it really very beautiful. With any of these you'll get good results within 5 years. I grew a yew peacock from scratch wtihin 4 years! - he's about 6ft tall. Whatever you do, you'll be doing a lot of trimming and tying in during the growing season for several years to come. Good luck!

Old grape arbors comes to mind - good texture to the branches and trunks, infinitely pliable, easy to prune, many to choose from. I know it is not a tree, but might allow more intricate concrete design. Blooms and grapes would be a changing visual element. Great engineering on the circle fence! My thought is that a tree with a strong trunk/branch structure might eventually lift your concrete design as it grows skyward.

I would think that a Willow would be the best bet - they are certaily pliant trees and do grow quickly. PLEASE post a photo if you do it, I reckon we'd all be fascinated!