Rock Garden

Rock gardening on the West Coast has come a long way. The early English rock garden was likely to be a scaled-down replica of some minute fraction of the Alps,

Laying up the rocks for a rock garden is probably too complex a subject for a short article. Besides, the subject has been covered fairly well in standard books which

Where do I get the stones for my rock garden? Happy is the gardener if the rocks are already on the property, such as a natural ledge, an old quarry,

Low-growing veronicas are among the best rock plants; even out of bloom, they are attractive, and when sheeted with blue or white, or pink flowers, they are truly delightful. Plants

When it comes to building a rock garden, some folks are blissfully overconfident, while most of us are altogether too timid. In truth, rock gardening is one of the most

Rocks, pastel drifts of miniature bloom, trickling water, and green shade – all so well placed that all suggestion of design is lost in the satisfying whole – that is

When my wife and I moved to our farm in the hills a few years ago, we found a great rock on the lawn near the old stone farmhouse, over

While thinking of all the places where rock gardens are to be seen or of sites where rock plants might be growing, there seem to be three types of terrain

My woodland rock garden abounds in the shade, for it is nestled among tulip trees, dogwoods, tall oaks, and other deciduous trees. The many rocky outcrops and slopes face various