The enduring beauty of Oamaru Stone walls and gardens
For timeless beauty and sheer presence, you just can’t beat Oamaru Stone – a drive through Oamaru town centre with its magnificent Victorian neo-classical buildings proves that. Even after more than 150 years, they still radiate an amazing feeling of light and strength. Which is exactly what Oamaru Stone still does today, even when it’s being used in exciting new architecture.
Besides making buildings and structures stand the test of time, Oamaru Stone is also a perfect medium for creating exceptional outdoor spaces. Oamaru Stone landscaping can be used to tie in a house built with Oamaru Stone to its surrounding gardens or to complement another construction style. Either way you can achieve fantastic results.
In this article we’ll take a wander through how Oamaru Stone can be used in landscaping:
- Garden walls
- Retaining walls
- Edging
- Raised garden beds
- Outdoor fireplace cladding
The beauty of aging naturally
As Kevin McCloud of Grand Designs might say ‘Oamaru Stone is a material that is actually of the land, making it a natural choice to use for landscaping that emphasises a building’s connection to the land.’
What’s more, the landscape itself is ever-changing, and as Oamaru Stone ages, it acquires a unique character and beauty all its own.
Garden Walls
With enormous flexibility in block sizes, shapes, and textures you can build a wall with Oamaru Stone that can match any design style you want – from large smooth blocks to small textured bricks.
Retaining Walls
The weight and substance of Oamaru stone and the ability to build using blocks in large sizes make it an ideal material for retaining walls.
Edging
A clear advantage that Oamaru Stone has over timber edging is durability. It won’t rot or splinter.
Raised garden beds
Oamaru Stone is an extremely versatile way to build great-looking, highly practical raised gardens. You can build to any height and scale and it will last, gaining character as it ages.
Outdoor fireplace cladding
Outdoor fireplaces are becoming a regular feature of many new houses and renovations. In most cases an internal firebox made of steel needs to be clad in another material. Oamaru Stone is naturally the ideal cladding material, whether you use it alone or to tie the fireplace into the rest of your outdoor design theme. Take a look at Trendz Fireplaces for inspiration.
Oamaru Stone landscaping will reward you with timeless beauty and substance that will make your home and garden truly special.
If you’re inspired by the possibilities of working with Oamaru Stone for your next landscaping project, give us a call today on 03 433 1134 or email sales@oamarustone.co.nz