Gifford Monk
Gifford monk - not the fat jolly kind with the funny haircut, but the concrete pond outlet kind. A monk is a very old design for a pond outlet structure. It is believed to be so named because abbeys were the first places to keep fish...
Firestone Pond Liner, Stirling
Water Gems have been installing a Firestone EPDM liner in a pond near Stirling. The guys have been persevering to finish lining this big pool. There's been lots of tricky details to do and the team has had to cope with a certain amount of unhelpful...
John Hope Gateway Pools
The John Hope Gateway pools at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh are filling up. The water in the top pools highlights the outlines and as it travels over the weirs it darkens the granite, which gives an unusual and interesting effect. We would like to take...
4th December 2016
Edinburgh Landscaper wins Principal BALI Award
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. Our Merchiston Garden won high praise from the judge who said, 'The quality of the...
17th November 2016
AWARDS SEASON 2016!
The 2016 awards season is already upon us! We are delighted to announce that Water Gems have once again become BALI award winners. The British Association of Landscape Industries awards ceremony takes place every December along with a champagne reception followed by a sumptuous lunch. This year...
14th November 2016
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Froggy Pond Makeover
Water Gems were delighted to carry out much needed improvements to this popular pond in Dedridge, Livingston. Funding was secured by West Lothian Council with the aim to improve the pond’s overall appearance. This also provided addition benefits of increasing the pond's biodiversity, as well...
4th June 2016
Ian Rankin opens Huntercombe Hospital Garden
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 is to give...
2014 Gardening Scotland Gold Medal for Water Gems
Water Gems has won another Gardening Scotland gold medal! This time it was for the garden we built for the charity ‘Freedom from Fistula Foundation’. The gold medal winning garden, designed by Carolyn Grohmann of Secret Gardens, was circular in shape. This allowed visitors to view...
10th May 2014
BALI National Landscape Awards 2014
The BALI National Landscape Awards are formally announced every year at a prestigious ceremony in London. Everyone at Water Gems was delighted to learn that we had won two awards at this year’s BALI ceremony. Both of our winning gardens are located in Edinburgh's New Town and...