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    Gabion Baskets Info & Inspiration

    Gabion baskets – industrial landscaping for the contemporary garden

    Gabion baskets are welded wire-mesh cages filled with pebbles or rocks that have been used to reinforce earth and prevent soil erosion for centuries. Scaled down for domestic landscaping, a gabion basket brings contemporary styling to a garden design whilst also affordable and highly functional as a retaining wall with bench-seating options.

    Using galvanised steel wire to ensure longevity, our gabion cages come in three sizes to suit a range of garden projects from low-level walls to taller structures, creating a striking backdrop for an outdoor dining area, property boundary, or terraced sun deck.

    Our gabions come pre-filled, or you can fill them with your choice of rocks or a mix of aggregates for a layered effect. We recommend our gabion or river rocks for durability and industrial aesthetic appeal, but you can stack them with bricks (whole or broken), tiles, or even coloured glass stones for a dramatic feature that will come alive at night with LED lighting.

    As a bold garden design tool, they can be planted to create a colourful living wall, raised flower bed or attractive lawn edging or, if non-retaining, used to shape hedging or filled with tall grasses to create natural geometrical structures in your garden. Why not alternate rock-filled gabions with evergreen-planted ones for a truly eye-catching feature wall. Your imagination is the only limit! See our PlaceMakers Landscaping Guide for more advice on their use and construction.

    A cost-effective solution, our gabion baskets are easy to install and low maintenance. The 4mm wire mesh grids of 75mm x 75mm squares redistribute forces evenly, so a slope or soil bank can be retained and stabilised. The natural spaces between the rocks allow water to drain freely, and the wires are galvanised to ensure the baskets remain rust-resistant. The lower height options can be topped with lengths of timber decking to create an attractive garden bench whilst the higher baskets can be fitted with outdoor lighting to illuminate a patio. There is the option to mix and match different-sized gabions to suit your project.

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    Gabion Basket 1000x500x500mm

    • Suitable for a low-height garden wall
    • Requires 400kg of Gabion or River rock to fill

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    Gabion Basket 2000x500x500mm

    • Suitable for a longer, low-height wall
    • Requires 800kg of Gabion or River rock to fill

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    Gabion Basket 2000x1000x500mm

    • Suitable for a tall retaining wall, decorative feature wall or property boundary
    • Requires 1600kg of Gabion or River rock to fill

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    Gabion Basket Inspiration

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