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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His house bears all the hallmarks of a Vegas retirement refuge—a rock garden, a brilliant-green turf lawn, a view of the Strip across the Mojave Desert.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
During a low water trip like ours, the rapid is a bony rock garden that could easily bump a raft off its line.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
Use them along the edge of rock gardens or dry areas.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Tuck clumps into rock gardens or along pathways.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
During a low water trip like ours, the rapid is a bony rock garden that could easily bump a raft off its line.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 13 Sep. 2025
Use them along the edge of rock gardens or dry areas.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Tuck clumps into rock gardens or along pathways.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rock garden
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“Rock garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20garden. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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