Humans have been building retaining walls for thousands of years to create flat, or gently sloping, terraces on hillsides. A lot of my readers have them on their own property — or need to build one — ...
When these systems are properly designed, built and maintained, they often last many decades.
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 ...