Rocks and stones and water – The Wavey Wall – creative dry stone walling in the Japanese garden of Collessie, Fife.
I’ve worked for Peter and Caroline at their property in Collessie, Fife since 2008. Over the years I’ve built a lot of stonework for them... Read More
2023 – Building dry stone bridges and going Japanese
2023 has been a year of big dry stone walling jobs and feeling the impact on my daily commute after moving to Fife. I’ve also... Read More
The Dry Stone walling bucket list
When I first started dry stone walling many moons ago, I was happy to just be out there on the hill farms repairing walls. It... Read More
Stone Inspired in the Movies
In 2017 I was asked to organise the building of various pieces of stonework for the Netflix film about Robert the Bruce, “Outlaw King”. This... Read More
2022 – a year of dry stone walling firsts and new experiences
2022 was a good year for new walling experiences – a first Chelsea Flower show build; a first trip to remote St Kilda, my first... Read More
Coccolith – dry stone viewpoint and bench, Titsey Estate, Tatsfield, Surrey
I was asked to build the stonework by the designers Trish Evans and Nick Humphreys from Instar. The work was commissioned by Surrey Hills Arts... Read More
The art of forensic dry stone walling on St Kilda
St Kilda Euan Thompson (aka the stone dyker) and I spent 10 days on St Kilda this July working with the National Trust for Scotland... Read More
Chelsea Flower Show 2022 – The Still Garden gold medal
Jane Porter, a Garden Designer from Bristol, first got in touch with me in January of this year to ask if I was interested in... Read More
2021 – dry stone walling and landscaping review
It’s been another interesting year of dry stone walling and garden landscaping projects for me. I’ve had some lovely projects, worked with some excellent clients... Read More
Body of work – 16 years of dry stone walls
Last week my LinkedIn account told me it had been 16 years since I started working as professional building dry stone walls. It got me... Read More