Stone in the Garden

Presenter: Andrew Pighills

Explore the myriad of ways in which structure is created in the landscape using natural stone. Andrew Pighills will share where to place stone and which material to use when creating contrast or harmony in the garden. His firm, English Gardens & Landscaping, creates and installs award-winning residential garden designs and landscapes that evoke the abundant color and luxuriant verdure of English and European gardens. They design landscapes that incorporate natural stonework and plantings tailored to the clients’ architecture, environment, and lifestyle.

 Bio: Andrew Pighills

Transplanted from Yorkshire, England, Andrew Pighills received his formal horticulture training with the Royal Horticultural Society and has completed stone building apprenticeships with master stone artisans in the Yorkshire Dales, including certification with the Drystone Walling Association of Great Britain.

With many years of experience in creating gardens and constructing traditional stone structures in his native England, he has built a loyal clientele of both private and public clients in the USA and England.