Viaër Ponier à cou National Trust of Guernsey collection

National Trust of Guernsey collection

circumference at widest point 175 cm

As seen at Raymond Evison Clematis exhibit at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

and number of ribs

Predominantly made by fisher-folk

Viaër Ponier à cou National Trust of Guernsey collectionMy family my father, his grandfather, and his great uncle all made ponier cou (traditional Guernsey fishing, or ormering, baskets) using wire frames. This basket which I am calling Le Viar Ponier Cou is made with buff willow ribs, brittany green willow weavers and a hazel wood handle. In earlier generations, ponier cou would have been made in all willow. There are one or two such examples in the National Trust of Guernsey collection. Over time,