Wouter Gijbels

All of these replies are amazing!

I added some pictures that somewhat show the situation i found on my phone.

I intended on using salix alba.  Planting them 3 ft apart,  letting one grow to 10 ft,  then one just above the border,  then weaving branches in between them.  Excess shoots are alright,  i’d use the goats to trim them.   Also chose willow because they produce amazing amounts of pollen and nectar for our bees.

As four the ground water levels,  when i dig down 6 ft in summer,  the hole fills with water.  But i’n guessing 6 feet will be a bit deep for the horizontal branches i intend to weave in

Quick situation explained:  we bought a property with around the edges a water draining ditch that lets rainwater flow away.  During the winter months its filmed with water constantly(for about 5 months),  after that its dry unless theres rainfal.  We have sown grass in it to prevent heavy erosion.  My neighbor has a 400ft woodshed that has no gutter and the water falling off the roof is destroying the ditch.  We used concrete plating to try and prevent the erosion,  whuch works but is a bit too expensive for the entire ditch...  

my thought now was planting willow trees on the eroding edge,  every 6 ft,  pollarding them so they dont get too big,  and weaving willow branches between the trunks(horizonally),  filling up one side with dirt.  So the branches should theoretically root and start shooting and i could treat it as a hedge,  pruning it yearly.

What do you guys think of that?  Would it work?  Would the willow thrive with the 5 months of being submerged?  What will happen with the horizontal branches when they start to get thicker?

I will add a picture of what i kinda mean,  but with living willow branches and poles instead of dead

I decided to stay away from the mesh floor and give my rabbits some more room.  They have a 120 sq ft pen.  I tried artificial burrows with large trash cans but they wont use it,  and the largest house pvc tubing to make entry holes is too small for the rabbits(and larger pvc pipipes are too expensive). Its a very large rabbit breed. I’ve also tried cinder blocks and wood but the wood got eaten and the cinderblocks didnt keep the nests drie... So i was thinking throwing a large pile of dirt and letting them make their own burrow.  I’ve seen some other people do it.  My concerns are catching the rabbits for processing,  and what if one of the older rabbits dies?  In nature they get eaten usually before they die,  but dince that wont happen in my case,  what if it dies in the burrow?