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APPRENTICES in the region are to be taught the traditional countryside skill of dry stone walling after funding was secured. The North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB ...
A four-mile (7km) dry stone wall is being built to help a major new commuter road blend into its Cotswolds surroundings. Twelve stonemasons have already spent a year constructing the wall ...
A dry stone wall’s worst enemy is vegetation. If you notice a small seedling growing in the wall’s base, remove it before it becomes a full-grown tree and destroys your wall.
As Jamie Durie showcases in this outdoor living room, stone walls can create intimate spaces that ground the rest of your outdoor living area. One easy, low-maintenance style of outdoor wall is a ...
Whatever the shape and size of your plot, a stone garden wall will boost its style credentials. From smart, contemporary cladding, majestic gabions or rustic dry stone walls there are endless ...
Residents of a Cotswolds village are furious after a historic dry stone wall was replaced with a wooden fence. Selsey villagers are fuming about the ‘bodge job’, which reportedly cost £ ...
If you've never installed a stone wall, talk to an installer, watch him work or study existing walls to see how they were constructed. Take photos of old walls and copy the pattern and method as ...