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
2014 Review of dry stone walling projects – July to December
The second half of 2014 was dominated by three big projects plus my first stone building in the USA. July 2014 Edinburgh – Moongate project.... Read More
Review of dry stone walling projects – January to June 2014
January 2014 West Lothian – grand stair case A winter project building a grand entrance staircase and raised bed and retaining walls. This project would... Read More
Leonardo Lifelong learning Dry Stone Walling project – Spain 2013
I was fortunate to be selected as one of the British wallers to be offered a place on an EU funded cultural exchange programme, called... Read More
Pro-landscaper magazine
Pro-landscaper article A garden designed by Carolyn Grohman, and built by Watergems has made the front cover of this month’s Pro-Landscaper, a UK garden design... Read More
A review of 2012 – Part 2
Following on from part 1 of the review of the jobs of 2012, here is part two. Highlights include our first arch and a long... Read More
A review of 2012 – part 1
2012 has been a busy year for Stone Inspired. We have been lucky to have worked with many wonderful clients who have involved us in... Read More
BALI Award winning garden 2012
At the the recent BALI Landscaping award ceremony held in London this garden won the award for Domestic Garden Construction – Construction cost btwn £30 –... Read More
Homes and interiors magazine article
A garden created in Fife by the Edinburgh Garden Designer Carolyn Grohman, – which included some stone work built by Stone Inspired – was featured in... Read More
Balvenie Masters of Craft Awards
I am very pleased to announce that I was one of three people short-listed in the stone category for the inaugural Balvenie/Sunday Telegraph craftsman of the year 2011.