rock garden
noun
: a garden laid out among rocks or decorated with rocks and adapted for the growth of particular kinds of plants (such as alpines)
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The 'Blue Waterfall' cultivar is a low-growing ground cover with starry, sky-blue flowers that also works great in rock gardens.
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Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 12 Apr. 2026
Specialty areas include a Japanese dry garden, ravine garden, herb and sensory garden, wetlands, hosta collection, rock garden, and lily pond.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 9 Apr. 2026
These fast-growing annuals add a sweet honey scent and shades of pink to rock gardens, hanging baskets, and flower garden borders.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
Use perennial geraniums in the front of the border, rock garden, or woodland setting.
—Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
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Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 12 Apr. 2026
Specialty areas include a Japanese dry garden, ravine garden, herb and sensory garden, wetlands, hosta collection, rock garden, and lily pond.
—Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 9 Apr. 2026
These fast-growing annuals add a sweet honey scent and shades of pink to rock gardens, hanging baskets, and flower garden borders.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
Use perennial geraniums in the front of the border, rock garden, or woodland setting.
—Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Rock garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20garden. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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