Synopses & Reviews
Build for the ages with stone, a material that not only endures, but that actually becomes more beautiful with time. Whether you're constructing a wall, redesigning a garden, or adding paving, your structure will blend in naturally with its surroundings. As you accomplish a range of projects using dry-laid and mortared techniques, as well as decorative ones like carving, you'll find out how versatile working with stone is and that you can use fewer and simpler tools than with any other material and achieve spectacular results. You'll be surprised and pleased with the spectacular results you can achieve with a few simple tools and the natural beauty of stone.
Synopsis
Go beyond our own primer on drystacking, "Stonescaping, with artistic inspiration, instructions, recipes, and projects for both dry-stack and mortar techniques. Over 300 outstanding photos highlight the expressiveness of stone-work from New Jersey to Nepal. Turn your garden into a Zen sanctuary with stepping stones. Add a mortared veneer to a wall. Construct a magnificent hearth and fireplace. Enjoy the creative pleasures of boulderscaping, and of carving two- or three-dimensional sculptures. Even repair old and broken walls.
Synopsis
More than 300 outstanding photos highlight the expressiveness of stonework from New Jersey to Nepal. “Well written and beautifully illustrated...wonderful. Shows readers a variety of techniques used to shape and place stones in their yards [and] ideas for creating paths and walls. Provides much information on actually building things.”—
Library Journal