Chris and Michael have been doing a good job on this project in Inveresk village, outside of Edinburgh. Designed by Carolyn Grohmann, this small courtyard has lots of tricky detail with fanned granite setts, reclaimed Yorkshire flagstones, black slate, paving, Corten steel, and pebbles set into...
Some new ways to do wildflower seeding at the big job that we are doing out in West Lothian. Wildflower and hedgerows are a great combination for new wildlife habitat, and will look lovely too. An Autumn sowing has germinated really well and is looking like...
The gabion wall construction in West Lothian has started. The baskets are filled with a facing layer of sandstone from CED, then backfilled with a conventional quarry stone for gabions. Once finished this retaining wall will hold up the soil banking behind it. It makes a really...
We love the shape of this pond that we are building for a client off Dalkeith Road, as part of a garden designed by New Dimensions. The pond is nearing completion. The dark slate cladding is on with light sandstone copes and it has been filled...
This is one of our design and build landscaped gardens in Ravelston. New photos show the garden now that the plants are starting to go in and the space is really coming together. The stream that runs through made the landscaping work quite tricky, as at...
National Landscaping Award for Water Gems Water Gems did it again! Another Principal Award for Edinburgh landscaper, Water Gems, at yesterday's glitzy BALI awards ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. Their Merchiston Garden won high praise from the judge who said, 'The quality of the...
Water Gems have once again become BALI award winners. The British Association of Landscape Industries awards ceremony takes place every December with a champagne reception followed by a sumptuous lunch. This year Nick and Annie, Robin, Struan, Hubert and Kenny will head down to the ceremony...
Last Friday, Water Gems were privileged to be invited to the opening of the Huntercombe Hospital Garden that we built last Autumn. Author Ian Rankin carried out the honours to officially open the garden, which was designed by Carolyn Grohmann of Secret Gardens. Its aim...
Water Gems has won another Gardening Scotland gold medal for the garden they built for the charity ‘Freedom from Fistula Foundation’. The garden, designed by Carolyn Grohmann of Secret Gardens, was circular in shape, allowing visitors to view the garden from all angles and incorporated a curving boardwalk...
Everyone at Water Gems was delighted to learn we had won two more BALI awards at this year’s awards ceremony. Both gardens, designed by Carolyn Grohmann of Secret Gardens, were built in Edinburgh’s New Town. The BALI National Landscape Awards are awarded every year at...