**Gallery update - new photos added July 2023** The brief from the owners was simple – make it beautiful! They wanted their tired garden transformed into a tranquil and relaxing natural space that linked to the surrounding countryside and welcomed the local wildlife. Following the removal of...
This large but uneven front garden in Edinburgh’s Morningside area required a complete makeover to create a garden space with accessible ramp, parking, bin storage, seating and privacy. The clients were keen that the garden did not look like it had wheelchair access. Materials include black...
In September 2020 the Glasgow Science Centre approached us with a request to improve the existing shallow concrete ponds that wrap round the building. These had always presented a maintenance problem. The Centre was to host part of the COP26 Climate Change Conference in 2021...
One of our specialities is transforming relatively sterile gardens, dominated by grass and paving, into natural wildlife havens, with ponds, stone features and wildflower beds. We designed and built this wildlife garden using local stone to create raised planting beds, path & pond edging, and a...
Our clients had recently purchased a lovely mid-century house and they wanted an outdoor space that offered a social entertaining area, as well as a place to enhance a home-based business. It needed to look cohesive, while still giving individual zones. Following some demolition works...
Harmonising with Nature in the Trossachs Our client wanted to enhance this area of naturally wet ground for both her family and the local wildlife. Small, unlined ponds, as well as a boardwalk, shelter and bench give this space further purpose and interest for both. The boardwalk, constructed...
A note from Nick Benge, Water Gems’ founding director. . . "These are some of my favourite water features that we have done. I love the way the water surface sits higher than the edge of the trough and the curved meniscus edge to the water. ...
The brief here was to create a pool with clean lines, two waterfalls and a pool hut. The work was done over the winter of 2018/19 in some pretty bad weather and we discovered various underground services that were not on any drawings but the end...
The 2010 Gardening Scotland show garden we created at Gardening Scotland won us a gold medal and the coveted Best in Show title. We designed and built an ambitious structure from rebar - reinforcing bars used in the construction industry....
Shepherd House is the home of Sir Charles and Lady Ann Fraser, and has been recognised as one of the best small gardens in Scotland....