dry stone walling - LJN Blog Posts - Landscape Juice Network2024-03-28T17:30:15Zhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/dry+stone+wallingLiking the sustainability page on the LJNhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profiles/blogs/liking-the-sustainability-page2009-03-16T21:30:00.000Z2009-03-16T21:30:00.000ZSi Stone Wallerhttps://landscapejuicenetwork.com/profil/SiStoneWaller<div>I'm loving seeing the 'Sustainable Group' on LJN, for me it's a huge part of why I so enjoy the work that I do.For me, dry stone walling and Cornish hedging are fantastic methods of building boundary walls, retaining walls and garden features that look great but also are perfect habitats for all manner of insects, small mammals and beautiful fauna. With the many people joining this group, its great to see that other people are interested in ongoing environmental concerns, taking animal, plant and insect habitats as an example.A good example for me is a job that I was involved in at the end of last year. This job was to build a slate retaining wall of 35 metres by 1.4 metres, replacing the existing concrete block wall which had started to 'push out' and crack due to pressure from behind the wall from lack of suitable drainage. They had had quotes from various landscapers for the work, one of which included £1000 just to remove the existing concrete block wall, which would of course go straight to landfill. The way for me of working sustainably was to re-use the concrete blocks, smashing them out then using the pieces as backfill, thereby recycling the blocks and passing savings back to the customer to boot.Being lucky enough to live and work around Cornwall is a constant inspiration to my work. Its great to know that by building these walls and using sustainable hard landscaping methods, I am helping to work towards a sustainable environment.</div>