Great article written by John McMullan, Commercial Manager at EPDM roofing and lining specialist FirestonebpUK, about the refurbishment project completed by Water Gems in conjunction with Firestone. The Botanic Garden commissioned us to carry out a refurbishment project of the trio of terraced ornamental pools which...
We are delighted that the shapely pond is finally nearing completion. We love the shape of this pond that we are building for a client off Dalkeith Road, as part of a garden designed by New Dimensions. The dark slate cladding is on and topped with light...
This is one of our design and build landscaped gardens in Ravelston. New photos show the garden now that the plants are starting to go in. All the elements of the space are now really beginning to come together in this design and build project. The stream...
This project to build a stream for an East Lothian client was a very interesting challenge for us. The construction of the stream required a lot of stone to be brought in. In fact, we needed roughly two hundred tonnes of stone to complete the project....
This is the Oxgangs SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage System) pool that we look after, which takes the water from the roofs and roads around it. Now, a few years on from when we planted it, it has turned into a proper wetland area. We look after...
The female swan at the Lido pool in Stenhousemuir has decided to nest on the bank this year. This means she has no protection at all from passing dogs or people. However, while I was there today, I noticed passers-by were putting their dogs on the...
Nick is presenting a talk on the The Practical Aspects of Urban Waterbody Regeneration next week, at the UK & Ireland Lakes Network Annual Conference. He will talk about a practical approach to the problems, and focus on techniques we use and results we have achieved....
Nick Easterbrook, Rosie, Ronnie and Bruce started building a raft this week, in order to apply Phoslock to the Heritage Loch in East Kilbride. Phoslock is a bentonite based material that absorbs phosphorous thereby preventing it from being available to algae for growth. The work...
The above photo is of Nick standing in the boating lake in Rosyth during the launch of the new wetland and boardwalk project, that we designed and planted up. The picture Nick is holding shows how the pond was used many years ago, as a...
Rosyth boating lake was a bleak, shallow concrete pool which was drained most of the time. See the photo which looks more like a car park than a boating lake! We designed the wetland and boardwalk and planted it up. Although, on an early February...