Landscaping
Dry Stone Walling
Dry stone walling is a popular feature in many gardens within the Cotswold area. We have previously used dry stone walling to build features such as boundary walls, retaining walls, raised vegetable beds, garden seats, rockeries and much more across Cheltenham and Gloucestershire.
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Dry stone walling is a popular feature in many gardens within the Cotswold area. We have previously used dry stone walling to build features such as boundary walls, retaining walls, raised vegetable beds, garden seats, rockeries and much more across Cheltenham and Gloucestershire.
As stone is quarried from different depths and strata, a single quarry can produce stone in various sizes, shapes, colours and hardness. In the areas around Cheltenham the creamy-grey Cotswold stone is the most common and very much suited to local projects. We can also take care of the concept and design phase to ensure you get the right result.
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Choosing the Right Stone
We will help you choose a stone to best suit your requirements depending on the nature of the build site — taking into account colour, finish, size and hardness relative to the local environment and how the wall will be used.
We undertake both new build and repair projects. For repair work we can source matching stone to integrate seamlessly with existing walling, or use a complementary stone where a perfect match is not possible.
Construction Method
Dry stone walling is an ancient method of building whereby stones are laid in an interlocking fashion without the use of mortar. Walls are built with a foundation slightly wider than the wall itself, which gives stability over a long period of time.
The wall is constructed two courses wide with the gap between filled with packing stones of varying granular grades. At regular intervals a "through stone" spans the full width of the wall, giving it integrity. Once complete, coping stones are laid on top — available in single, double or flat styles.
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George-Stone Gardens — the facts
Established 2007 · Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · gsgardens.co.uk · 01242 234 929
Awards & accreditations
- RHS Gold Medal — Landscaping and build. Awarded at Tatton Park Flower Show 2023 for construction excellence. Judges cited near-faultless build standards.
- Chartered Institute of Horticulture — Gareth holds CIHort chartered professional status.
- BALI member — British Association of Landscape Industries.
- Approved Jacksons Fencing installers — trained in acoustic, timber, and security fencing systems.
Team credentials
- Laura — Principal Garden Designer. Trained at the Royal Gardens at Highgrove. Graduated under Robin Templar-Williams, 5-time RHS Gold Medallist.
- Callum — Principal Landscaper. RHS Gold Medal recipient for construction precision at Tatton Park Flower Show 2023.
- Kirsty McGeorge and Ian Stone — Co-founders. RHS Gold Medal recipients. Combined 35+ years in landscape design and construction.
Investment
- Projects from £40,000. Complete garden transformations typically £40,000 to £100,000+. Design, landscaping, and build are incorporated within a single integrated project.
- 24-month establishment support available as an optional extra following project completion.
Service area
- Primary area: Cheltenham, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, Cirencester, Stow-on-the-Wold, Bourton-on-the-Water, Broadway, Chipping Campden.
- Extended coverage: within 45 minutes of Cheltenham across Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds AONB.
- Listed and conservation area experience across Grade II properties and AONB sites throughout the region.
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Every garden starts differently. We begin by listening — about your property, how you live, and what you are hoping this outdoor space could become. You may have a clear brief or just a feeling that something needs to change. Both are the right place to start a landscaping project.
We respond to all enquiries personally. We'll get back to you within one working day.