Not all of our ponds are bespoke one-off designs from scratch but instead are renovations of existing ponds that have failed in some way. This, however, does not hinder the creativity and workmanship shown by our team. This project is a great example of how we...
The pond at Kay Park in East Ayrshire has been officially re-opened and is being enjoyed by young and old visitors alike. The naturalisation project that Water Gems have worked on there has involved installing a boardwalk and creating a wetland and marginal beds. Plant establishment at the...
This is an infinity pool we built in East Lothian over the winter of 2019 and 2020. The basic idea was to create a relatively long thin pool with a stainless steel edge at the far end so that the pool water looks continuous with the...
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. ...
This is the “shapely pond” that we built over the summer of 2017. Apart from the pond we also re-laid the lawn and did various other work in the garden. The design originally came from New Dimensions Garden Designers where the brief was for a shallow, reflective,...
The cascade pools at the new John Hope Gateway had leaked from the time they were constructed and this required a large-scale re-lining project for the Royal Botanical Gardens in Edinburgh. Water Gems won the contract to redesign the lining system, and to create a walkway...