Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th Sept 2024 9am to 4pm Dry stone walling workshop

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​Upcoming Wall Building Workshops
​Saturday 28th, Sunday 29th Sept 2024
(Two-day Workshop) 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Instructor: Andrew Pighills
Location: 39 Beckwith Rd, Stonewell Farm, Killingworth, CT

This two-day hands-on workshop is designed to teach the structural techniques and aesthetic considerations involved in building a dry stone wall ( a wall without mortar) using stone native to our region. The outdoor classroom provides the setting for practicing proper dry stone walling methods including safety, batter, hearting, throughs, and coping. Knowledge gained will prepare students for their own projects and help train their eyes to identify proper walling techniques in all walls. Saturday evening we have a Pizza party, where participants can discuss stonework in a more relaxed setting with drinks and pizza from our onsite outdoor wood fired oven and stroll through our magnificent gardens.

Great Gift idea


Cost: $400.
To register: contact Michelle Becker, Workshop Administrator
Tel: 860-810-8802
e-mail: stonewellcottage@gmail.com

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Presentations
These talks are powerpoint presentations with lots of wonderful photographs and run for approximately 45 minutes.

STONE WALLS & STRUCTURES OF ENGLAND & NEW ENGLAND: AN EVOLUTION
Concentrating on the stone structures of England and New England, this lecture draws comparisons, similar and dissimilar, between the geology, building styles and techniques, and follows the evolution of stone walls and structures from colonial times to the present day and explains how they fit into the garden and broader landscape, past and present.

BUILDING WITH STONE IN THE GARDEN
Explains the correct building techniques,safety,and tools for Stone Walls,Fire Pits,Patios etc and Outdoor Kitchens,including the Outdoor Wood Fired Oven. (see above)

STONE IN THE GARDEN
Describes not how, but where to place stone in the garden, and which material to use when creating contrast or harmony. From steps and paths to direct or invite,through mosaics, follies, benches, seats, and other whimsies, to ponds and patios to relax and refresh.

THE ART OF THE COTTAGE GARDEN
Horticulture maybe a science, but creating gardens that speak to one's soul is an art form. This presentation explores the qualities and characteristics that define cottage gardens and offers practical advice on how to achieve this in your landscape.

THE YORKSHIRE DALES:FROM HERRIOT TO HOME
Set in the heart of Northern England, this rural landscape formed the backdrop of James Herriot's book and PBS TV series "All Creatures Great & Small" Starting in the Northern Swaledale where Herriot first entered the Dales in 1939, to the Southern most Airedale where I spent my formative years.
This presentation includes photos and descriptions of the dales from medieval times, to the present day.

STONEWELL FARM: A SENSE OF PLACE
Join us on a journey as a couple of Artists/Gardeners and a flock of their feathered friends transform an abandoned property in rural Connecticut into a European inspired homestead of beauty and sustainability through imagination, adversity and determination.

PARMELEE FARM DRY STONE WALL RESTORATION
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