Lime Zinger or Rock N Grow® Coraljade SedumĪppreciating the extra drainage and spilling over stones, these plants thrive in sun and have lower moisture needs, making them well suited to the rock garden.Īdd a bistro set or a bench and maybe a bubbling water fountain or fire pit. Try any of these with some of the following mixed in: spring flowering bulbs like Reticulated Iris, Scotch Mosses, Wood Spurge, Snow-in-Summer, Rug Juniper, Ornamental Grasses, Spirea like Glow Girl and Speedwells. The usual plants rambling through a rock garden have also earned the name proving their worth - such as Rockcress and Stone Crop, but others include Creeping Thyme, Alyssum, Ice Plants, Lamb's Ears Like Helene Von Stein, Yuccas, Hens-n-Chicks, Candytufts, Ajuga, Creeping Phlox, Coreopsis. A rock garden doesn't need to be a dry, barren-looking area, it just has to have a few stones. Tall rocks in the center, smaller and medium stones skirting the edge, and plants tucked in between. Here are a few of the different styles that Rock Gardens can come in! A gully that has carved itself down a slope, a misused and sunbaked refuse area you tossed rocky rubbish into, or maybe you just want something that needs minimal water and care to highlight the front of your home - all are perfect for this specialized style of garden! Maybe you have a long, winding, and skinny expanse at the edge of your property that is always sunbaked or sunken. The best design is a simple, small round raised bed area over a trouble site in your garden. Rock gardens usually recreate naturalized sites, mimic dried river beds, or faux mountain sides with rustic mounds of stones, soil, and xeric plants. You can transform that area into a truly unique area with just a little imagination and ingenuity!
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Plus there are concrete, hypertufa, and faux rocks you can purchase or make, without the cost (or the backache) involved in lifting genuine stones. The size and shape do not matter, it's simply a few stones placed around an area, it doesn't even have to be a flat location.Īre you living in New England and have rocks that just appear everywhere or some leftover from a construction project? Or are you living in the Southeastern US where the landscape is a desert rock garden already? Rock gardens are easy to care for and require minimal upkeep for areas with low moisture environments!īoulders and stones can be a bit expensive if you have to buy a lot of them, but if you have an ample supply naturally, then you are lucky! Neighbors may have a few to spare too. Whether it's large-scale or just a small corner of the yard, on purpose or you are just dealing with what you've been dealt in the landscape lottery - a Rock Garden is a fantastic xeric garden design that adds interest to what would otherwise be an eyesore!
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