Building with Living Wood: The idea of plant architecture, creating structures from living, native woody plants through controlled growth processes, is particularly fascinating in our era of industrialized construction. The technique is simple: the growth power of branches and trunks is utilized to create woven structures from intersecting living wood, which over time form stable lattice-like or solid walls and load-bearing structures. In this way, not only attractive arbors and playhouses can be created, but tables, chairs, and benches can also be shaped. The author details the fundamentals of this building method and illustrates, starting from the initial planning steps, with many images, how easy it essentially is to grow a living arbor with a stable roof and window openings in your home garden.