Wattle Fence Inspiration - Garden Personality - April 2026

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I came across this garden inspiration photo of a wattle fence on Instagram and I immediately bookmarked it.  They don't call it a wattle fence, but rather a "River of Sticks" and the commenters call it a 'dead hedge'.  Whatever you call it, you surely find it interesting and appealing.  And, full of personality.    The original idea (not this post below) comes from A.Zen.Gardener.  


I've tried a tiny pilot wattle fence in the stumpery a few Winters ago, but it never took off.  Mostly...because I never followed-through.  But, there are some lessons to learn from observing these photos that I can apply to a 2026 wattle fence:

1.  Layers of wattle vs one layer.  See the pegs in the ground creating that "thick" portion?  

2.  Curves and shapes.  The curves follow the border and some of them are 'triangle' shaped at the curve.

3.  In the comments, the poster talked about how they've begun to swap out the wood posts with rebar.  

4.  Material.  What to use?  The poster said: "Anything of the right thickness, straightness and length from the garden."  I have tons of downed branches in the yard.  Need to collect them and get the first few segments set up to hold the beginnings of something like this.

But, how do you get enough material?  Just takes years?

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