The Stenhouse Lido pool is bursting into life now that spring has finally come, the swans are nesting again too. There are lots of things that you would expect : some bright yellow marsh marigold, the frog spawn amongst the flag iris, and willow catkins. The swans...
From mudbath to curving boardwalk and wetland – the Bearsden project is just about finished. These were pretty rough conditions for the guys building the boardwalk and wetland system for Balfour Beatty over in Bearsden. We needed our big wellies to work on this one! The biggest...
We've really enjoyed working on this project at Hailes Quarry Park in Edinburgh. Here's Nick Easterbrook, Hubert and Stephen putting the finishing touches to the boardwalk and wetland. It looks a bit of a mud bath just now but once all the big wetland plants go...
Great article written by John McMullan, Commercial Manager at EPDM roofing and lining specialist FirestonebpUK, about the Botanic Garden refurbishment project completed by Water Gems in conjunction with Firestone. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh commissioned us to carry out a refurbishment project of the trio of...
We are delighted that the shapely pond is finally nearing completion. We love the shape of this pond that we are building for a client off Dalkeith Road. The dark slate cladding is on and topped with light sandstone copes. We have now filled the super shallow...
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. All the elements of the space are now really beginning to come together in this design and build project. The stream...
This project to build a stream for an East Lothian client was a very interesting challenge for us. The construction of the stream required a lot of stone to be brought in. In fact, we needed roughly two hundred tonnes of stone to complete the project....
This is the Oxgangs SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage System) pool that we look after, which takes the water from the roofs and roads around it. Now, a few years on from when we planted it, it has turned into a proper wetland area. We look after...
The female swan at the Lido pool in Stenhousemuir has decided to nest on the bank this year. This means she has no protection at all from passing dogs or people. However, on a recent visit to the Lido, it was noticed that passers-by were putting...
