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​Gecko Stonework

Based in North Hampshire

Covering most areas

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Turning designs into reality

Working with you through the design and build process

About Me

​I have been involved in construction and hard landscaping since 1988 and have worked alongside many leading garden designers and architects.  

 

My work has been featured at the prestigious RHS Chelsea Flower Show and RHS Hampton Court Flower Show, helping to raise awareness of the crafts and traditional skills about which I am so passionate.​

 

Working with organic products such as natural stone, reclaimed materials and lime mortars, whilst promoting and keeping heritage crafts alive.  

 

My work has been published in OK Magazine, Homes & Gardens, Garden Design Journal and the Dry Stone Walling Association's magazine Waller & Dyker.

DSWA Dry Stone Walling Association
APL Association of Professional Landscapers

Areas of Expertise

With over 35 years of experience in the construction and landscaping industry we have extensive knowledge of all aspects of landscaping, especially bespoke designs.
Offering a wide range of skills to the most challenging landscaping project.

Ionia quartz stone cladding Guildford Surrey. Terraced stone garden cladding

Designer Led Projects

Have worked with many designers and architects over the years, bringing their designs to life

Dry stone wall in Hampshire
Lime stone
Cotswold stone
Hampshire
Stone feature
Stone feature panel

Dry Stone Walling

Dry stone walls have an ageless beauty using one of the oldest construction techniques

Patio detail
Sandstone paving
Sandstone
Sett detail
Granite setts
Garden design
Porphyry 
Hampshire

Paving

Paving in all its forms especially when combined with detail creates a beautiful surface
 

Drawing for garden design 
Construction details
Design drawing
Hand drawn

Project Planning

Bespoke designs require detail and thought

Unique handmade stone ball garden feature

Bespoke Features

Creating focal points to draw the eye to different elements of a garden design
 

Detailed brickwork with lime mortar
Handmade bricks
Edwin Lutyens 
Brick piers
Brick pillars
Brick arch
Tile creasing
Tile detail
English bond
Oak gate

Brickwork

Brickwork can have a beauty all of its own, bringing height and structure to any garden

Dry stone wall repair in Hampshire UK
Gertrude Jekyll
The Manor House Upton Grey
Limestone
Sandstone
Hand dressed
Dry laid
Heritage work
Traditional skills
Conservation

Restoration

Bringing old structures back to life for people to enjoy for many more years to come
 

Using traditional method of plugs and feather to split stone
Plugs and feathers
Feathers and wedges
Stone split
Splitting stone

Traditional Skills

Traditional techniques help us to keep the craft alive

Garden wall built with purbeck stone and lime mortar

Stone Walls

Stone walls built with lime give a timeless structure with a low carbon footprint
 

Flintwork with lime mortar
Chalk flint
Knapped flint
Hampshire flint
Flint knapper

Flintwork

Flintwork in its many forms detail and interest when used within walls or paving

Lime mortar
Non hydraulic lime
Hydraulic lime
Quick lime
Reclaimed bricks
Mortar analysis
Pozzolan

Lime

Lime is one of the oldest construction materials and has many advantages when used within mortars

Edwin Lutyens design
Design detail
Brick design detail
Tile detail

Attention to Detail

Every element of the project gets the same attention to detail 

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Located in North Hampshire

Covering most areas

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