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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Its arching branches are perfect for trailing over a rock garden edge or retaining wall.
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Feb. 2025
Archaeologists have identified the remains of rock gardens on which islanders would have grown sweet potatoes and other crops.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 June 2024
Ornamental thyme can be a delicate boost of foliage to perennial bed linings on a patio or walkway, rock gardens, and stone walls.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
Solar panels are installed on the roof, and out back, the yard features a Japanese garden with a rock garden and a tea house.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Feb. 2025
Archaeologists have identified the remains of rock gardens on which islanders would have grown sweet potatoes and other crops.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 June 2024
Ornamental thyme can be a delicate boost of foliage to perennial bed linings on a patio or walkway, rock gardens, and stone walls.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2025
Solar panels are installed on the roof, and out back, the yard features a Japanese garden with a rock garden and a tea house.
—Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2024
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 27 May. 2025.
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