Landscaping (Skills Institute Press, 2011) is a comprehensive reference that provides practical tips for any homeowner looking to create a more attractive yard. Compiled by a number of landscaping ...
A stone wall in the Gettysburg National Military Park was recently damaged, according to the Gettysburg Foundation. In a release, the Gettysburg Foundation shared that sometime on Tuesday, Oct. 14, ...
The Portage Area School Board approved a $209,000 bid from Allegheny Restorations for a stone wall repair project at the district’s football stadium during a meeting Wednesday. Superintendent Pete ...
Listen to more stories on the Noa app. A dry stone wall is a purposeful pile of rocks, held in place by friction and gravity rather than mortar. It’s one of the oldest building methods known to ...
The stone wall on Washington Place was damaged during the May 16 tornado. A few weeks after the tornado on May 16th, a former neighbor from Washington Place texted looking for a recommendation. One of ...
My introduction to building a stone wall, like beginnings in so many homesteading skills, came unexpectedly, urgently, and at the wrong time. It was a rare clear morning during a rainy spring in the ...
When old stone retaining walls crumble along narrow, winding roads threading through the , government officials often turn to stone mason Don Olmstead to make repairs. Olmstead, owner of Nature's Edge ...
In a changing landscape, New England's old stone walls stand as the most visible and unique reminder of our agricultural past. But people have increasingly been poaching on that past, including in ...