Bespoke Wall Feature Focuses Attention At RHS Tatton Park – learn more about the highly bespoke detail on Kirstean Reay’s garden

When you have a message you want the world to hear, it’s not a bad idea to put it up in where everyone can see it.

The bespoke piece in all it’s glory. Kristian Reay, RHS Tatton Park 2019

Last month, we gave you a quick tour of Kristian Reay’s award-winning The Phytosanctuary Garden at RHS Tatton Park. It’s time to focus on one of its major elements —the engraved feature wall designed by Kristian to represent the Xylella fastidiosa bacterium. read more

Save Time And Money With London Stone’s Delivery Reminders – a simple service which can be of great benefit

Communication is probably the most important element in business. In fact, it’s true to say that the better the communications, the better everything runs. That includes deliveries, which is why we’re delighted to announce our new text message and email reminders of your upcoming deliveries.

Glad to be of service! A ringing endorsement of our delivery service from Grand Urban Ideas read more

Celebrating Budhpura! A joyous and momentous occasion in India.

On Sunday the 24th March, something momentous and joyous happened in the village of Budhpura, Rajasthan, India. To understand why the 24th March was such a momentous day though we need to understand the history of this semi-rural village, tucked away in the back waters of Rajasthan.

85% of the worlds Sandstone is quarried in Rajasthan and the Bundi highway cuts through this stone quarrying region like a knife. There is a stretch of this highway where for 20km all you can see in every direction are quarries and mining activity! read more

A market first; Fall In Love With Our 900x600mm Porcelain Range

When we announced the arrival of our larger format Porcelain range here in February, it was Valentine’s Day. We’d like to say this date was deliberate – because it really hasn’t taken long for people to fall in love with it.

Centre-stage on Main Avenue – Kate Gould makes the most of our Florence Grey Porcelain at RHS Chelsea 2019

We can’t say that we’re overly surprised. Gorgeous-looking, easy to live with: don’t you just want to invite them to dinner and run your fingers over their tempting texture…? Oh, all right, perhaps we’re taking the analogy a little too far, so we’ll just say that 900x600mm slabs pack a punch, size-wise, while remaining manageable when handling. read more

Artistry Harvests Young Designer Award For Kristian Reay At RHS Tatton Park – learn about this years competition – and it’s winner!

Kristian Reay, 27, from Bath, managed something of a hat-trick at RHS Tatton Park last week with his The Phytosanctuary Garden. He not only scooped a Gold medal in the Young Designer category and is now, no less, the proud holder of the coveted title of Young Designer 2019, but also spread an important message about a horticultural threat.

The final, gold-medal-winning The Phytosanctuary Garden, that won Kristian Reay the coveted RHS Young Designer award at RHS Tatton Park, July 2019 read more