Have you ever heard of gabion baskets or a gabion wall? Maybe not heard of them, but seen them. We frequently see garden gabion structures used in commercial and industrial landscaping to build retaining walls and create a very interesting and artistic look in a very sturdy and practical application.
The term “gabion” comes from the Italian word “gabbione”, which means “big cage”. This “cage” or gabion basket uses metal mesh to create a big basket. A gabion wire faced wall, fence or basket holds some interesting and useful landscaping material such as:
Artistically Arranged Tiles
Broken Brick
Pinecones
Pebbles
Rocks