Before you start building a stone retaining wall, it's important to assess your garden's landscape and determine where the wall will be most effective. Take note of any slopes, erosion-prone areas, or ...

Create intimate spaces that ground the rest of your outdoor living area by building a stone wall. As Jamie Durie showcases in this outdoor living room, stone walls can create intimate spaces that ...

This class on Saturday is a little spendy ($90, including lunch), but I've always wanted to build a stone wall across the front yard. Haven't you? A talk on the ancient art of dry stack stone walls ...

Are you looking for a winter project that will add a sense of solidity and style to your garden, while solving landscape problems at the same time? Consider building a stone wall to level a slope for ...

Stone walls have purpose, personality and permanence. Historically, their purpose was to contain livestock, define boundaries and serve as convenient storage for the many rocks removed from fields to ...

Something there is that doesn't love a wall,That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it,And spills the upper boulders in the sun;And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. A look at the state of some ...

The practice of dry stone wall construction in Ireland has been added to UNESCO's list of protected cultural heritages around the world. Dry stone walls are an iconic part of many Irish landscapes, ...

The practice of building dry stone walls in Ireland has been recognised by Unesco for its important cultural heritage, following on from hurling and uilleann piping which also received recognition in ...