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Garden design ideas, fountain care guides, and news from the workshop.
14 September 2026
Stone Garden Benches: Curved or Straight, Small or Large?
A stone bench is part seat, part ornament, and it stays put all year. Where curved and straight benches work best, how to fit a small bench into a narrow space, the base it needs, and how to make it comfortable.
14 September 2026
Stone Bird Baths: Where to Put One and How to Look After It
Birds need clean water all year, and a stone bird bath gives them somewhere safe to drink and bathe. The best position, how deep the water should be, how to keep it clean, and what to do when it freezes.
14 September 2026
Large Garden Ornaments: How to Choose the Right Size, Spot and Base
Most garden ornaments are bought too small. How to judge scale from where you sit, where a large piece earns its place, what it needs underneath, and how a heavy stone ornament is delivered.
14 September 2026
Garden Buddha Statues: What the Poses Mean and Where to Place One
Not every Buddha statue shows the same figure or the same idea. A guide to meditation and teaching poses, crowned Thai-style figures, the Laughing Buddha and Buddha heads, and how to place a statue thoughtfully in a garden.
14 September 2026
Large Stone Garden Planters: Choosing Tubs, Troughs and Olive Tree Pots
A big stone planter can anchor a patio for decades. How to choose between tubs, troughs and cluster pots, how to size a pot for an olive tree, and how to keep drainage and winter weather from causing trouble.
18 August 2026
Self Contained Water Features: The Easiest Way to Add a Fountain to a Small Garden
No digging, no pond, no builders. A self contained water feature recirculates from its own base and sits straight onto a patio, which makes it the simplest way to get running water into a small garden. Here's how to choose one.
6 August 2026
How to Install a Premier Range Fountain: Step-by-Step Assembly Guide
One tier, two tiers or three, a premier range fountain goes together the same way. Here's the full assembly sequence, from setting the pump housing to fitting the top finial, plus how the exclusive fibreglass base pool works.
31 July 2026
How to Install a Contemporary Designer Fountain: No Foundations, No Builders
Most people assume a stone water feature means groundwork, a builder and a concrete base. Our contemporary designer fountains need none of it — two people, level ground and an afternoon. Here's exactly what's involved, step by step.
30 July 2026
3 Tiered Edwardian Fountain: How to Choose the Right Pool Surround
A guide to the 3 tiered Edwardian fountain — sizes, pool surround options, liners, colour finishes and lighting — to help you pick the right combination for your garden.