The Art And Craft of Stonescaping: Setting & Stacking Stone

by David Reed

From a large waterfall to retaining walls, paths, patios, culverts, and steps, a beautifully illustrated handbook introduces the ancient art of dry-stacked stonework and explains how to transform a pile of ordinary stone into a remarkable landscape and garden feature. BOMC Country Homes & Gardens.

Genres: Gardening, Reference, Nonfiction

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

David Reed is a stonemason.

Librarian Note: David[6spaces]Reed

Reviews

[Stephanie R. · Rating 5 out of 5]

I got this book for my husband but I ended up reading it for fun. I enjoyed looking at the pictures and learning about capstones, dry-stacking, building walls, patios, and other things. However, after reading this book, I would not attempt any of the projects described because they all looked way too hard.

[Jacquie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book inspired the building of my field stone wall. I collected each stone from my friend Rhonda's pasture and hillside.

[Marta Mellinger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Thinking about building with stone; My friend Kathy wants to have a labryinth