Dry Stone Retaining Wall & Stair Construction
Our dry stone wall and stair construction is a true testament to craftsmanship and tradition. Each wall is a carefully crafted work of art, combining timeless techniques with a modern appreciation for design and functionality. The precision and skill involved in selecting, shaping, and positioning every stone ensure not only structural integrity but also a natural aesthetic that enhances any landscape.
Whether it’s a rustic garden feature or a structural retaining wall, their dry stone work seamlessly blends durability with elegance, creating timeless pieces that stand as both practical and artistic elements in your outdoor space.
Make Your Dream Garden a Reality!
Talk to Clive, our Principal Designer & Landscaper.
Retaining Walls & Stairs in Dry Stone
The wonder of a dry stone wall for a garden is that it is a living entity, with plants growing in its pockets and native animals finding homes in its recesses. The wall itself is ever-changing, with the hues of the rock changing colour after rain and the wall’s ability to move and adapt around a tree as it grows and ages gracefully. Ultimately, a dry stone wall will not only be enjoyed by you, the garden lover, but by generations beyond.
Dry Stone Walls at Abben Art
Dry stone walling is a construction method using only stone, with no mortar to cement the rocks together. A dry stone retaining wall obtains its stability through a unique construction method of creating a load-bearing facade of interlocking stones.
Testimony to the longevity and durability of this age-old form of building is evident around the world. From the stone dykes in Scotland used for retaining stock, to Peru, where ancient walls built by the Incas still stand.
In Australia, (principally western Victoria, and some parts of Tasmania and New South Wales) we have our own slice of history, with dry rock walls that were constructed by our Scots/Irish ancestors.
There has been a marked resurgence in the use of rock walling as it is not only functional, but aesthetically a work of art.
Dry stone walling has been a passion of Clive’s since his interest was piqued as a child growing up in Wales. However, it wasn’t until Clive was in his early twenties, living in a small village in Surrey that he had the opportunity to work alongside a true artisan of dry stone walls and to hone his love and aptitude for working with stone.
The art of rock placement has been invaluable not only in rock wall construction but featuring stone in other landscaping aspects such as paths and paving, stairs, dry and wet creek beds, waterfalls, water features, rock gardens, rock sculpture and more. Migrating to Australia in the early 1990s Clive found the art of stone walling is now an integral component in many of his landscape projects, having built many retaining walls on the Mornington Peninsula.
Make Your Dream Garden a Reality!
Talk to Clive, our Principal Designer & Landscaper.
Garden Design & Landscaping From Sorrento to Frankston
At Abben Art, we are a local, family run Mornington Peninsula business with a passion for creating beautiful and functional outdoors spaces.
We work across the peninsula and up to Frankston making garden dreams a reality, including the following suburbs:
Arthurs Seat, Balnarring, Balnarring Beach, Baxter, Bittern, Blairgowrie, Boneo, Cape Schanck, Capel Sound, Cranbourne, Crib Point, Dromana, Fingal, Flinders, Frankston, Hastings, Main Ridge, McCrae, Merricks, Moorooduc, Mornington, Mount Eliza, Mount Martha, Point Leo, Portsea, Red Hill, Rosebud, Rye, Safety Beach, Shoreham, Somers, Somerville, Sorrento, Tootgarook, Tuerong, Tyabb.
We design and create coastal, drought tolerant gardens for our local climate.
