Dry Stone Walling & Retaining Wall Construction Experts
A beautiful stone wall can add character and style to your garden design. There are many ways to incorporate this feature into your landscaping plans, and we can design and build walls that suit all types of gardens, from contemporary to traditional.
Stone walls can be used both practically and decoratively. Consider one for your external boundaries, helping to integrate with the landscape beyond your garden, while providing a naturally secure perimeter. Or think about using stone as a retaining wall for beds and borders – with built-in seating and lighting to spotlight planting or views.
Hand-building stone walls is in danger of becoming a lost artisan craft. At PC Landscapes we have the skills and experience to build walls that blend into your garden design – or stand out, if you’d like to use them as a particular design feature. Our founder Paul Cowell started drystone walling at the age of nine! So he understands exactly how to create those special feature walls.
HOW STONE WALLS CAN ENHANCE YOUR GARDEN DESIGN
From a stunning entrance to your home to a circular feature seating area, stone is a natural and traditional material that works well in any garden. We always look for ways to build sustainably, so if you are redeveloping or adding to your property, we can reuse leftover stone so that there is less wastage and more harmony with your home. This lowers both the cost and the carbon footprint of your project, and can help with gaining planning permission.
Stone is also a great material for steps and pathways, so building walls in the same stone helps to bring your design together and create a sense of cohesion throughout the garden. And, because we can integrate lighting, seating and even controls for electric gates or gas-fuelled firepits into your walls, we can make them completely contemporary too.
DEFINING YOUR MULTI - LEVEL GARDEN WITH STONE WALLS
Where you have a sloping garden, designing on a multi-level basis helps to make the most of your natural terrain, and take advantage of the views around you. Stone walls can help to define the various levels and areas of your garden, providing a structural backdrop for planting and fulfilling a critical retaining function.
Stone walls can also provide fantastic screening for your pool, tennis court, an outdoor kitchen and various other key areas of your garden design.
