: a basket or cage filled with earth or rocks and used especially in building a support or abutment
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Features include gabions filled with natural materials representing coastal cliffs and a planting palette of sandy tones and wildflowers.
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Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Landscape experts agree that gabion walls make great DIY projects.
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Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
The development will also embrace a design theme that highlights the site’s industrial and commercial character, incorporating materials such as board-form concrete, stone veneer and gabion structures.
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Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
Opt for sustainable materials like gabions (cages filled with rocks) or interlocking permeable blocks to hold back soil while allowing water to seep through.
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Kristin Guy,
Sunset Magazine,
31 Oct. 2024
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Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
Landscape experts agree that gabion walls make great DIY projects.
—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
18 Apr. 2025
The development will also embrace a design theme that highlights the site’s industrial and commercial character, incorporating materials such as board-form concrete, stone veneer and gabion structures.
—
Jessica Alvarado Gamez,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2025
Opt for sustainable materials like gabions (cages filled with rocks) or interlocking permeable blocks to hold back soil while allowing water to seep through.
—
Kristin Guy,
Sunset Magazine,
31 Oct. 2024
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“Gabion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gabion. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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