Spring is just around the corner, and thoughts of new landscaping are on everyone’s mind. But something very old is one of the newest and most modern trends occupying people’s minds: gabions — wire ...

Randy Meyers, Coachella Valley's premier tree nurseryman has expanded his growing grounds oasis in Sky Valley. Formerly private, it has been expanded by this skilled landscaper into The Well, a huge ...

Gabion is one of those landscape words with a couple of accepted pronunciations. Some prefer gah-bion, while others like gay-bion. Any way you say it, gabion structures are incredibly versatile ...

Gabion walls are the perfect fusion of rugged design and contemporary lines. Gabion simply means “big cage” in Italian. These functional, low-cost walls have been in use for thousands years. Their ...

Homeowners build retaining walls, typically in sloped areas, for several important reasons — holding soil in place on that slope, preventing erosion and flooding as water runs down the slope, and ...

Tino builds a gabion wall as a mini retaining wall that he can also use as a seat. This option also provides lots of habitat for lizards and insects, which is a real bonus for your garden’s ...

You’ve seen them many times along the terrain of freeways cutting through the mountains. Gabion retaining walls are very common in such areas that have ongoing drainage issues and potential collapse ...

Q: I need to build a retaining wall in my yard, but I’m worried about having proper drainage. What can I use to avoid drainage issues? A: Living in a state as soggy as ours gives people pause when ...

A retaining wall designed to prevent landslips has been constructed along the Coimbatore-Ooty-Gundlupet Highway passing through the Nilgiris in Manthada near Yellanalli. The structure, known as a ...