We have just started a naturalisation project on a rather bleak public pond in Milngavie. The idea is to create beds full of soil and then plant with lots of native aquatic marginal plants. Prior to work starting we had assumed we could drive stakes...
https://youtu.be/TW23DLXybuU We're delighted to share a recent video of a spectacular garden we built in 2016, which has continued to flourish since then. Above this sloping site is a Victorian villa with stunning views out towards the Forth Bridges, Edinburgh and beyond. We wanted the garden to...
We are in Glasgow working on a very exciting project at the Glasgow Science Centre ahead of COP26 in November. We are transforming the space by the IMAX in Pacific Quay into a vibrant wetland and boardwalk. Planting beds have been constructed and planting has started with...
Merry Christmas and have a safe, happy new year everyone! Thank you for all of the support throughout 2020! Water Gems is now closed until the 4th January 2021 and we look forward to seeing you in the new year! ...
What a French cheese vat can do for your garden if put in the right place! This is a pool and centrepiece we did for Fiona Budden Garden Design out in East Lothian. Surrounding paviours by Boxelder Landscapes. ...
The reflective properties of water illustrated by a pond we dug for Froglife in Callendar Park, Falkirk last winter. Apart from reflecting the sky, the trees and the local architecture it will be a great frog spawning pond too. ...
As well as large ponds and pools, Water Gems build many smaller ponds and cascades and this is a great example of these projects. Finished in August of this year, the project was a complete rebuild of an existing pond in a garden in Fife. Using...
In the winter of 2019, Stuart and the team built this stunning wildlife pond on an estate in Perthshire. It sits within the beautiful garden designed by Carolyn Grohmann of Secret Gardens Design, alongside a new build house designed by Lorn Macneal Architects' Sula McEwan. The pond...
Eleven years later, the pool is still crystal clear right through to the floor 2m down and the clients swim in it every morning. The rebar garden shed is doing well too – the green roof has thrived and the steel rebar rod has hardly changed...
