At the Scottish Garden Show near Edinburgh in June we were impressed by a dry stone wall garden seat installation created by Nigel Bialy. We still have a large pile of assorted stone and rubble left over from our house building so we decided to have a go at building our own version of Nigel’s wall feature. Here’s the display wall that we saw at the show:

The next few pictures show the progress over the last couple of months. Click on the pictures to see larger versions.

The initial rock pile with rocks from a dry stone wall round the old cottage and the remains of the old lean-to kitchen.

Starting the wall foundations with some of the larger rocks.

Lower layers in place, setting out the walls and a small planting bed on the sheltered side. Using lots of old mortar and bricks to fill in spaces in the middle of the wall.

First seat in place – looking out to sea. The wood beams are the original window lintels from the cottage.

Much appreciated help from Mark and Betty.

Second seat in place (on the right), facing the house.

Latest update – wine bottle storage alcove installed behind the seat.