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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Various species are adapted to a wide range of sites, from sunny rock gardens to moist woodlands.
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Tuck clumps into rock gardens or along pathways.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
The essence of these spaces has been refined in Japan for more than a thousand years, from Indigenous sacred rock gardens to the unique landscapes with soothing sounds and textures of today.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 23 July 2025
Over time, the Concrete Park emerged and grew as mementos arose, one by one, around his house, bar and ornamental rock garden, as if the seeds for his sculptures had been planted long ago.
—Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
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Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2025
Tuck clumps into rock gardens or along pathways.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Aug. 2025
The essence of these spaces has been refined in Japan for more than a thousand years, from Indigenous sacred rock gardens to the unique landscapes with soothing sounds and textures of today.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 23 July 2025
Over time, the Concrete Park emerged and grew as mementos arose, one by one, around his house, bar and ornamental rock garden, as if the seeds for his sculptures had been planted long ago.
—Paul Nicolaus, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 2025
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“Rock garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rock%20garden. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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