Haddonstone is probably best known for producing traditional and classical cast stone garden ornaments, but in recent years the company has expanded its collection of contemporary design products.

The range includes bold planters influenced by art deco, cubist and art nouveau styles, in addition to fountains, garden furniture and sundials.

Featured here are the large and small Highland Park Planters (A414) designed by Mark Salzman:

Large - Height: 415mm; Weight: 182kg; Width at top: 1016mm; At Base: 810mm. Priced at £410.00.

Small – Height: 355mm; Weight: 86kg; Width at top; 762mm; At Base: 635mm. Priced at £205.

Visit Haddonstone at BBC Gardeners’ World Live; also at the Daily Telegraph House & Garden Fair in June 2007.

Find more inspirational Haddonstone designs in cast stone online at:

Web: http://www.haddonstone.co.uk
Tel:  (01604) 770711

From planters to statuary and fountains to finials there is something in Haddonstone’s range for every garden.

But for the grandest ornaments of all take inspiration from classical architecture with a temple or pavilion.

Temples should not be regarded as mere buildings but as classical ornaments; they look magnificent when viewed from afar at the end of a vista or cresting a rise; essentially frivolous and mood evoking, often intended for no other purpose than to enliven the senses.

Featured here is a Small Classical Temple with Dome.

The octagonal sundial plinth, in the style of Robert Adam is decorated with masks and margents of husks, providing an elegant support for the Armillary Sphere sundial.

Cast stone orangeries make ideal pool houses or summer rooms, or why not let your imagination wander with a ruinous gothic grotto?

Visit the website to view a huge collection of inspiring architectural cast stone:

Web: http://www.haddonstone.co.uk
Tel: (01604) 770711

Bird-baths are a perfect way to attract wildlife into your garden all year round, as birds always need a supply of fresh water for drinking and bathing.

Haddonstone’s elegant range of cast stone bird-baths ensure that you will be giving nature a helping hand, whilst also enjoying a beautiful garden ornament.

The featured Hazelwood Bird Bath (HC280) is an attractive Victorian design with a striking shell decoration on the pedestal.

Height 850mm;Width At Rim 585mm; at Base 380mm; Priced at £325.00.

Visit the website to view other inspirational bird-baths:

Web: http://www.haddonstone.co.uk
Tel:   (01604) 770711

From the simplest seat to the grandest statuary, there is something in the Haddonstone range for every house and garden… whatever your budget.

All Haddonstone’s designs are manufactured from cast stone and include over 500 designs in traditional, contemporary and classical styles, including fountains, sundials, bird-baths, lawn edging, balustrading, chimney pieces and pavilions.
 
Prices range from a mere £65 for an Obelisk Finial to over £5,400 for an eye-catching Balustraded Temple.

For example, the imposing Raphael Seat featured, incorporates decorative panels, thought to be inspired by Raphael’s decorations in the Vatican, with both Etruscan and early English Renaissance influences. Priced at £3,200.

The Inspirational Haddonstone gardens and showroom are open to visitors from Monday to Friday - public holidays and Christmas period excepted - between the hours of 9am and 5pm.

See the full range in Haddonstone’s 200-page catalogue or online at:

Web: http://www.haddonstone.co.uk
Tel:  (01604) 770711

Wilstone House & Garden are specialists in original hand carved stone, wrought iron and unique architectural pieces to landscape designers, architects and gardening enthusiasts.

Over time they have established an extensive collection of over 45 carved sandstone urns, pots and planters for the English garden; they have now introduced several new designs for this season including the Cotswold Sandstone Urn featured here.
 
The attractive well-proportioned Cotswold Urn is inspired by a late 19th century design and hand-carved from one piece of natural sandstone.

The urn is suited to both contemporary and traditional gardens, stands 68 cms high and 54 cms wide and can be placed on the ground, or given more prominence on a Wilstone plinth.
 
The Wilstone designs are elegantly contoured and carved by traditionally skilled stonemasons from natural sandstone, which weathers, attracts lichens and ages to blend beautifully with the surroundings.

Retail price is around £600.

Web: http://www.wilstone.com
Tel: (01694) 771800 

Frenchstone offers a fascinating range of reproduction fountains in cast stone, all of which are faithful copies of original period garden ornaments from various regions of France.

The fountains are aged and manufactured in the heart of France by a team of highly skilled craftsmen, using a traditional process developed in the 19th century.

The original Grande Fontaine Avec Bassin Fountain is made from Volvic stone and is classified as an 18th century “historic monument” (it can still be seen in Champeix, Auvergne).

The reproduction fountain pictured here is fashioned from cast stone in a choice of finishes - Aged stone or Natural stone.
            
Dimensions:

The Small Pool consists of 13 pieces.
Height: 2′-0″ (60cm)
Diameter: 14′-3″ (430cm)
Weight: 308 lbs each piece.

The Large Pool also has 13 pieces.
Height: 3′-0″ (90cm)
Diameter: 14′-3″ (430cm)
Weight: 440 lbs each piece

Product Code is PR008PD

Web: http://www.frenchstone.co.uk
Tel: (01260) 224 516

Maggie Curtis is a freelance ceramic artist who lives and works in Appledore, North Devon.

Most of Maggie’s ceramic pieces are bespoke like the majestic dragon ridge tile featured here, designed and handmade to a customer’s specification.

Maggie’s varied and experimental work includes architectural and garden ceramics, and mixed media sculpture, using a wide range of techniques and materials.

Maggie’s bespoke architectural ceramics follow the tradition of Victorian terracotta and include sculptural ridge tiles, finials and capitals, embossed tiles and friezes, garden sculpture as well as restoration and reproduction work.

She also produces vessels using fumed and smoked fired methods, and the ancient technique of terrasigillata, raku and pit firing, play a part in her work.

Prices vary with the size and complexity of the design.

Web: http://www.maggiecurtis.co.uk
Tel: (01237) 476 887

Haddonstone’s Bayeux Fountain is the latest addition to their exquisite range of water features, which includes wall, centrepiece and self-contained designs.

This elegant new fountain inspired by Romanesque architecture is a double-tiered, freestanding fountain and features charming leaf mouldings on the fountain bowls, which are supported by slender columns.

The fountain is self-circulating and so does not require a constant supply of fresh water – very practical in areas hit by water shortages and hosepipe bans. 

The fountain is 152.5cm high with a diameter of 95cm at its widest point, and retails at £1200.

Haddonstone intend to introduce a wall version of the Bayeux Fountain in Summer 2007 – an ideal and beautiful feature for smaller gardens.

Web: http://www.haddonstone.com
Tel: (01604) 770711 

When furnishing a garden your choice of ornaments, such as fountains, urns, statues and benches should reflect the character of your garden and complement the mood you wish to create, from the very formal through to a more rustic approach.

Frenchstone offers a host of attractive and interesting pieces for the imaginative garden designer, with a wide range of fountains, benches, urns, statues and ornaments, made from either cast or carved stone or terracotta.

Many of the designs originate from a private collection assembled from French chateaux and villages.

The stoneware pieces are all aged and manufactured to a high standard in the heart of France, by highly skilled craftsmen using a traditional process developed in the 19th century.

The delightful cast stone group of four statues the ‘Quatre Saisons’ (one of which is pictured here) can’t fail to deliver grace and character to any grand formal garden.

The price for the set of all 4 statues and pedestals is £4,450 (plus VAT).

Product code: PR0036P
Height: 6.9ft (210cm)
Height pedestal: 1.96ft (60cm)
Diameter pedestal: 0.43ft (141cm)

Web: www.frenchstone.co.uk
Tel: (01260) 224 516

This decorative Greek Key Urn from traditional stonemasons After the Antique, would lend a bit of classical elegance to almost any outdoor setting.

After the Antique are a traditional stonemasonry company specialising in hand carved natural stonework, which they believe looks far better than the cast composite stone alternative, yet is not as expensive as people imagine. Much of their work is bespoke, and they pride themselves on being able to tackle any stone carving project, from a fireplace to a complete orangery.

This urn, which pays homage to Georgian garden stonework was originally carved for the Savills Show Garden at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. The hand carved stone urn proved so popular with visitors to Chelsea that After the Antique have added it to their range of stone garden ornaments.

You can order the Greek Key Urn in limestone, sandstone or even marble. It costs from £1,550 and a matching plinth is available from £550.

web: http://www.aftertheantique.com
tel: (01366) 327 210