Recent Projects

Tillicoultry - Retaining wall built with shallow curve, and a set of steps

We were asked to build a retaining wall in this steeply sloping garden as the client wanted more planting space. The wall measures 20m long by 0.85m high, is built with a slight curve, and is finished with a flat top. The stone was chosen to match the existing blockwork in the garden.

In addition to the wall, a set of steps was built to provide an interesting, visual feature and to allow access to the terrace behind.

At the time the photographs were taken, the soil backfilling was still to be done.

The stone used is Alston Stone, supplied by Border Aggregates in Kelso.

Wallers - Jason Hoffman and Richard Love

Free estimates and consultations

We provide free estimates and initial consultations for all walling and landscaping work. If you are interested in redesigning your garden using natural stone, please contact us.

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.

This new award aims to celebrate heritage and hand-built crafts over seven materials categories including stone, wood and glass. The judging panel was TV presenter and author, Kevin McCloud, Chairman of the Heritage Crafts Association, Robin Wood, expert crafts photographer, Nick Hand, Editor of The Sunday Telegraph Life, Anne Cuthbertson and the whisky industry's longest standing Malt Master, David Stewart

Further details of the winners are on the Balvenie web site