- Other side of hedge with granite gate post
- Lovely big grounders found on site.
- Classic Cornish hedging with a granite gate post.
- What an office to work in!!
- All the granite used in this hedge came out from a barn conversion on site . From a cattle shed to a luxury holiday let.
- Almost there….
- All the slate used in this bench was found on site. Meaning no extra cost for the client.
- Using a line to give the hedge a lovely flat finish.
- The idea for the bench came naturally as we had to curve the hedge around the root formation of the tree on the old Cornish hedge.
- “hay you back to work!!”
- Topping out in good clean top soil.
- Taking time to enjoy the view from the bench.
- Wall finished Granite and mess cleared away, topsoiled and seeded
- Planter built up to make gardening easy.
- Concrete cattle trough faced in granite to form a pond with a bedded planter.
- Lovely little stone wall after a few months growing in.
- Small hedge to form a gateway.
- Work in progress.
- The inside curve of the hedge.
- My father on the tools
- Lovely curved hedge
- Nice to see the finished product
The Cornish Hedge
Cornish Hedges have been around for about 4000-6000 years and the ancient art of Cornish Hedging has been passed down typically from father to son. . They are always called ‘hedges’, never ‘hedgerows’ or ‘walls’. A typical Cornish hedge is of stone construction with an earth core, forming a hedge bank as wide at the base as it is high. Natural vegetation grows between the stones, and usually there are bushes or trees growing naturally along the top. The Cornish Hedge is also supports a wide variety of wildlife which helps form part of Cornwall rich ecosystem.
We have the expertise and skills to build all aspects of Cornish hedging, stock proof hedges and walling undertaken. For more information please feel free to contact us.
1 comment
john bates says:
Jan 31, 2013
hi
i like your work pics.
i need a granite gate post to put in a gate at my farm near camborne
6ft by 1ft by 1ft rough will do
can you help.
john