Seats with a sea view – Lower Largo
This was a fun job – undertaken part way through a much bigger job. It was good was to step away from a big free-standing... Read More
A wee wall and lots of bacon rolls – Glasgow
I like it when clients feed me. Given that landscaping and walling jobs usually take a while to do, clients will see a lot of... Read More
Sticky walls – Leadburn
I am a dry stone waller and don’t really “do” mortared walls. In fact I frequently use the term “Devil’s Cream” when talking about cement.... Read More
The Groundhog day wall – Fife
This job in Fife took a lot of effort. 45m of wall. A bell-mouth entrance. 700 hand-made copes. Curves, cheek-ends and changing heights. Stone that... Read More
A job made in installments – West Lothian
Some projects run from day one to completion. Some jobs take a few days; others take weeks. And some are run over an elongated time... Read More
The Nookie Wall – garden stone walls – Edinburgh.
Continuing my theme of complicated garden stone walls and landscaping jobs, the Nookie wall, as I called it, was a challenging build. Starting off, we had 10... Read More
Milnathort Recessed arch and seating area
After enjoying the challenge of building the moongate in the summer, I was pleased to be offered the chance to build another arched feature in... Read More
Dry Stone bench – Kirknewton
This dry stone bench was a fun, creative project to do. The original spec was to build a dry stone bench in the garden. Where... Read More
Water feature and garden landscaping – Edinburgh
This Edinburgh garden landscaping job involved taking a very dank and unused garden and transforming it into a beautiful space. The key requirements were for... Read More
Dr. Badger’s memorial dry stone bench – Dunbar
I was contacted in the Spring of 2013 with a proposal to build a dry stone bench in the East Lothian town of Dunbar. The... Read More