Hey Tom,
I would be thrilled to walk you through this step by step, including footing dimentions and ground depth, mortar (actually grout, do not use mortar with real stone) sand & cement ratio, proper concrete sack mix and slump, stone placement and water proofing, etc. I've been doing stone...
Hey Tom,
I sent an email w/ some suggestions for your project from your web ste. Hope it helps, I've done this kind of thing many times. I enjoy sharing some of what others shared with me as well as what I've learned from trial and error.
Good luck...