[valr]

What's a Kunekune??   Whatever it is (unless it's a reptile) I am sure I would love it!
I'll let you know how many soon - need to do some sums!
Cheers

[valr]

Just googled kunekune! 
Toooooooooooooooooo cute! I want six!
 

[doganjo]

Yes, Val, I loved them too when I first saw them and they are sooo friendly.  I was told they don't dig up the ground so much as other breeds, Karen, is that true?  My (vegetarian) pal and I nearly bought some - she was a wannabee entrepreneur and acquisittee, and organic to boot, I had teh land - but I moved here instead!

[bamford6]

Willow .iv got 300 yards off this 18 foot high looks good in the spring and in september layer and thred it to make it look better .after the first yere put stakes in it

[dixie]

I'd go for a hawthorn hedge, get the bare root plants in the autumn, its a very chepa way to plant a good hedge, just means you have to wait til then though!

[HappyHippy]

Ah but Dixie, my willow's free - don't get much cheaper than that 

Annie, they don't dig AS MUCH as other pigs - but they do still dig 

Valr, I'll hopefully have piglets for sale towards the end of the summer (if you're interested  ) But you're more than welcome just to come and visit for a cuddle and a scratch (with the pigs - obviously  )

[dixie]

I've never seen a willow hedge, we have planted willow branches and grown trees but never tried a hedge!

[HappyHippy]

It's just a case of either 'laying' the willow as it grows (like weaving it into a hurdle effect) or cutting it all back once you've got the height/bushieness you want. We've got a hawthorn 'hedge' that's not been cut for years and has turned into a row of trees (though it's getting chopped and replaced with something lower soon)

[Wizard]

Have you a wood burner HH Dry Hawthorne is one of the best woods to burn if it is seasoned

[valr]

Karen I like the sound of giving one of those piglets a squeeze!

I have never seen woven willow hurdles in Scotland - can anyone post a link to what it looks like or how to do it? I can't quite imagine .... and how thick is it? Will maybe have a wee google myself.