Use gabion baskets correctly for a garden wall
With a garden wall made of gabion baskets, there is nothing to build, so it can also be easily built by a layperson. It gets its appearance mainly from the choice of stones.
Gabions are wire baskets that are filled with stones. These baskets come in different sizes so you can use them as a Garden wall can create in any height and width.
The garden wall made of gabion baskets
Gabion baskets are available with different grids, often these are 5 x 10, 5 x 20 or 10 x 10 centimeters in size. If you want to fill the baskets with small stones, you should choose a grid that is as small as possible; the grid of the basket can be larger for large stones. The stones should be about twice the size of the grid so that they don't fall out later.
- The baskets themselves are also available in different sizes. However, if you cannot find a very special size, you can have the gabion baskets made to measure from some suppliers. Basically any size is possible, only the grid of the mesh mats has to be adhered to.
- There is a large selection of stones to fill the baskets, such as sandstone, quartz or granite. The shape of the stones also plays a major role in the look of the garden wall. Some are round, others are more rectangular and there are also very flat stones.
- Gabion baskets need a stable base on which they are set up because they are very heavy when filled. Depending on the nature of the ground on which you place the baskets, you may need an additional foundation.
- Then you can start assembling the gabion baskets, which are usually supplied in individual parts. For a garden wall you need several baskets that you place next to each other and connect with spirals.
- When all gabion baskets are in the right place and connected, you can start filling. Pay attention to the outer surfaces so that they look good later, but inside the gabions you can simply pour the material in. Finally, the gabion wall is closed from above with a wire mat and it is finished.
Gabions consist of wire baskets that are filled with stones. Such gabions ...
If you want, you can green your garden wall with gabion baskets. You can read how to do this in the instructions "Greening the gabion wall - this is how it works".
