"Pleaching creates an effect of a living arch or tunnel. To achieve the effect a row of plants is grown up and their tops intertwined. A temporary wooden or bamboo framework is used to get the plants established." So says Don Burke, creator of a Web site on Australian landscape design. Don specifically discusses pleached walkways using Laburnum trees. As my picture of a Laburnum tree shows, the plant veritably drips with luxurious, golden racemes when in bloom (thus the common name of "golden chains" for Laburnum trees), making them an ideal candidate for such a project.




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