Back in late summer 2023, when the mercury climbed to a scorching 28°C on the Hampshire coast, we sat down by the poolside on one of our favorite collaboration projects to date. With the late summer sun beaming down and clear blue water shimmering against natural stone, you could easily…
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There can be moments in high-end garden design when civil engineering stops being a hidden technical requirement and becomes the secret framework for luxury living and the catalyst for improving an outdoor space. When you first step out onto this completed set of terraces in Southampton, you aren’t immediately thinking…
Are lines in your limestone paving cracks or natural calcite veins? Learn why fissure lines occur, why they aren’t defects, and how to spot authentic stone.
Check out this Ibiza inspired garden being built in Lymington. With Phase 1 of the property build complete and Phase 2’s extensive hard landscaping well underway, we sat down on-site with Andy to tour this spectacular home and discover how premium mediterranean limestone paving is turning a New Forest garden into a world-class outdoor sanctuary.
Follow the story of this garden and driveway renovation that took place over a few years and used a combination of Egyptian limestone products that made our clients now proud of their outside space.
We’re seeing a huge resurgence in demand for crazy paving, irregular paving and organic paving. It’s a trend that has been growing in Australia for years, and it has finally washed up on our shores. The new wave of crazy paving isn’t your grandad’s old patio.
Just outside Ringwood, on the western edge of the New Forest, we check in on this garden and swimming pool renovation. Midway through the build phase we showcase what the landscapers and garden designers have in store for our Egyptian Limestone on this large family garden.
This wasn’t just a building site; it was the final act in realising a vision—a modern, coastal dream home where architecture and landscape perform a seamless, breathtaking duet. And at the heart of this performance was a familiar, sun-bleached character: our Egyptian-sourced Lymington Dune Limestone.
We journey to the source of our beautiful Egyptian limestone to discover more about how it’s made and to find out what other secrets the quarries and stone yards of Egypt contain. This article tells a story of how we further fell in love with the stone of Egypt.
Step inside the dramatic transformation of a 30-year-old Hampshire garden, where bespoke limestone walling and a covered outdoor lounge create the ultimate space for year-round living. Here at Forest Stone, we live for those projects where a bold vision meets exceptional craftsmanship. Our recent site visit to a sprawling family…