House Digest on MSN

The eco-friendly driveway border that you can DIY on a budget

Having a border can make a big difference in a driveway's appearance. This eco-friendly driveway border idea is durable and ...
House Digest on MSN

We upgraded a plastic pot into a rustic planter with an ancient building technique

Old plastic nursery pots crowding up your garden space? We DIY'd ours with an ancient gabion technique that transforms them ...
Seattle Times

Create a yard that rocks by using gabion for walls and other structures

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 ...
Seattle Times

For proper yard drainage, homeowners are choosing gabion baskets

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 ...
The Desert Sun

Gabion, an ancient technique that still works for your garden.

They are a legacy of trench warfare, of ancient Nile shore stabilization, and later they evolved into the gabion of today. In ancient times, gabions were huge wicker baskets of willows woven to create ...
The Desert Sun

Gabion walls used in Civil War can give your garden project a sophisticated look on a budget

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 ...