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Sometimes during conversations with unsuspecting friends, family members,  or brand new clients, we’ll drop in a term such as ‘nosings’ or ‘lithichrome’ or ‘porosity’ – only to be greeted by stony silence (pun intended) or an amused ‘Huh?’ It got us thinking, why don’t we create an A-Z glossary of our most-used granite terms that […]

HGH is currently in the midst of an exciting collaboration with The Catholic Cemeteries of Hamilton (Ontario) to deliver a series of sculptures for their cemeteries. Having worked with the Diocese previously, we were thrilled to get the call regarding this new project. For us, it’s a wonderful opportunity to blend our granite sourcing expertise […]

Whether you’re a landscape architect, memorial artist, or a monument company working granite, you choose it because of its timeless beauty and durability of granite pieces. We get that completely. From awe-inspiring monuments to meaningful, elegant headstones and resilient public ‘carpets’ – see the ‘granite carpet’ at the Four Seasons’ Hotel, Toronto, below – granite […]

In the world of public memorials, successful collaboration is the key to meaningful, beautiful pieces that stand the test of time – and become popular visit attractions. In this blog, we’re going to take a look at how we work with the different parties involved in the creation of a public memorial – whether that […]

What do the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Aberdeen Pavilion in Ottawa, Canada, the Taj Mahal, Stonehenge and the Statue of Liberty have in common? Aside from being iconic international landmarks that is. If you hadn’t already guessed, then let us shed some light: granite has played a key role in the construction of each […]

We were honoured to work alongside landscape architect Tom Ridout in the creation of the Landscape of Nations memorial in Queenston Heights Park, Niagara on the Lake, Ontario, back in 2015. The large outdoor permanent installation is a living memorial dedicated to the contributions and sacrifices made by the Six Nations and Native Allies on […]

Cemetery monument installation is an important part of our work here at HGH and a specialised procedure that we’re often asked about. From traditional memorials to benches and multi-piece monuments, the scope of work we carry out varies greatly. So let’s get started with some of our most frequently asked questions. Is there a typical […]

Granite has a romantic backstory. (And all artists love a romantic backstory!) Made up of quartz, mica and feldspar, it comes from crystallised magma cooled deep beneath the earth’s crust. While it’s under there, it’s heated and compressed to such a high pressure that it forms a super-strong interlocking structure – and it’s this that […]

Client: David M. General Commissioned by: PortsToronto Location: Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport, West Gap dock wall Testimonial: “The work that HGH Granite can produce fulfils my sense of Indigenous perspective and the relationship of our art to the land.” David General, Artist In this blog, we’re going to take a deep-dive into one of […]