But there is a great drainage solution that will keep your yard from becoming a swamp: gabion baskets. Gabion baskets have been used in functional structures for 7,000 years. In the last century ...

In ancient times, gabions were huge wicker baskets of willows woven to create stable protective barriers without concrete. Each basket was filled with rocks if available, or soil if not.

While the concept can be traced as far back as ancient Egypt, when woven reed baskets were used to shore up the Nile’s banks, the word gabion spun off from gabbione, meaning “big cage” in ...

Twenty-three young men from the Gordon Town community have recently finished a two-day training session is building and packing gabion baskets. The training session started on Tuesday of this week ...

Two tiers of gabion baskets line the storm water channel that ... approval to use rock for what is hoped to be a more permanent solution. Work began in mid July. The Duck Pond was a gift to ...

Incorporating gabions into Kenya’s climate action and reforestation programs would ensure long-term land stability, protect water resources, and create lasting solutions to environmental ...

"The project includes removing these trees and constructing a new retaining wall using gabion baskets, providing a durable and environmentally friendly solution. "The gabion wall will improve long ...