Galvanized wire baskets filled with stones. The sober definition of gabions reveals nothing about their multi-faceted variants for modern front garden design. This collection of ideas would like to inspire you to creatively integrate trendy gabions into your front garden.
How can gabions be used in the front garden?
Gabions in the front garden offer a variety of design options such as enclosures with privacy screens, raised beds, hiding places for garbage cans, seating and water features. They are customizable, easy to care for and available in different sizes and materials.
Gabions as fencing – design ideas with and without privacy protection
Gabions have enjoyed a distinguished career as the modern version of a front garden wall. The wire baskets owe their high esteem not least to the advantage that they are suitable for home construction. Due to the flexible construction, garden walls can be built with gabions at any desired height. We have discovered the following variants for you in specialist retailers:
- Privacy protection for the small front garden: extra narrow wire mats with a depth of 17 cm, a width of 100 cm and a height of 200 cm
- Privacy protection with a bulwark character: massive wire mesh with a depth of 47 cm, a width of 100 cm and a height of 200 cm
- Low fencing as a territory boundary: elegant gabions with a depth of 27 cm, a width of 100 cm and a height of 90 cm
- Noble combination with WPC wood: as a set of gabions with bas alt stones and anthracite-colored WPC composite panels
There are matching angle pieces for every gabion enclosure. Natural stones in a variety of sizes and colors are suitable for filling. Bas alt quarry stones, Alpine stones and Norway granite are popular. If you choose wire baskets with a mesh size of 50 x 50 mm, you can also fill in small stones.
Hot accessories in the front garden – this is how gabions are useful
The use of gabions is by no means limited to their function as modern fencing. The trendy wire baskets equip your front garden with smart accessories, as the following collection of ideas shows:
- Modern frame for a raised bed
- Tasteful hiding place for garbage cans
- Stylish seating with side table
- Stylish as a frame for the mailbox
- Spectacular as a water feature
The special advantage of gabions is the possibility of having wire baskets made according to individual specifications. Plan the desired wire mats according to the modular system according to your wishes and ideas. For this purpose, competent providers offer simple design modules that immediately show you the final price.
Tip
Do you follow the principles of Feng Shui philosophy when designing your front garden? Then massive gabion columns take on the task of slowing down the loss of positive energies. By flanking the garden gate with stone-filled wire baskets, valuable 'Chi' is symbolically prevented from leaving the property too quickly.
