Welcome to the rock and water website

RHS medal winning garden designer Jack Bartholomew seeks his inspiration from nature as the name of his company – Rock & Water – implies. A keen mountaineer with a passion for geology, he studies the landscape when he is climbing, enabling him to create highly authentic bespoke designs.

Nationally renowned for his original aquatic features, Jack and his team have gained a reputation over the past 13 years for recreating swirling streams, babbling brooks and craggy creeks as the focal point of both residential and commercial gardens. They also use the classic combination of water and natural materials with imaginative planting schemes to craft gardens with a more contemporary look.

  • Emphasis on personal service with focus on client relations
    and efficient project management.

  • Specialists in eco gardening and aquatic features.

  • In house construction teams – no sub-contracting of work.

  • Prize winning designs.

  • Commissions undertaken all over the UK.

  • Garden maintenance and aftercare service.

Professional not Pretentious

We pride ourselves on listening to our clients and using our skills and knowledge to give them the garden that they want – on time and on budget.

We believe that communication is the key to a successful design project and we achieve this by giving our clients detailed quotations for work (not estimates) and holding weekly feedback meetings with them – read more»

Rock & Water win top employer award

Stratford upon Avon based Rock & Water has been named as one of the top employers in Warwickshire…

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Nursery nurse with a difference

Stratford upon Avon landscape gardener Victoria Gallagher gives a whole new meaning to the term "nursery nurse"…

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Designing gardens self sufficient in water

Stratford upon Avon based Rock & Water has appointed a new member of staff to undertake research on sustainable water management techniques…

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