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 fine, stiff needles add gorgeous year-round texture to mixed borders, rock gardens, and open woodlands.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Use perennial geraniums in the front of the border, rock garden, or woodland setting.
—Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
Landscape architect Paul Ortega has surrounded the home with native plants and rock gardens that continue the humble dwelling’s stone theme.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
The spa Each of the six treatment rooms are built within a natural volcanic rock garden.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
Use perennial geraniums in the front of the border, rock garden, or woodland setting.
—Lynn McAlpine, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2026
Landscape architect Paul Ortega has surrounded the home with native plants and rock gardens that continue the humble dwelling’s stone theme.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
The spa Each of the six treatment rooms are built within a natural volcanic rock garden.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Rock garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20garden. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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