Making Rock Gardens: Landscape Solutions for Problem Areas
This FAQ and its 3 companion articles focus on how to landscape problem areas, such as rocky slopes. Rocky slopes lend themselves naturally to rock garden designs. Learn about cultivating moss for your rocks, and what a "lichen" is. Learn ways to obtain and design rocks, and complement them with alpine plants. Explore Japanese Zen rock gardening. Rock Garden Plants That are Deer-Resistant
In making a rock garden, you need to select succulents and other plants that are both drought-tolerant and deer-resistant. This article discusses 4 popular rock garden plants that deer won't eat. Design a backyard rock garden that will last for years with these perennials.
Zen Rock Gardens: Plants, Stone, Gravel
A picture of a Zen rock garden, wondrously simple in its complexity. The picture is accompanied by a brief explanation of the Zen rock garden's ability to evoke a contemplative mood. Zen gardens are minimalist, with individual elements (plants, stones, gravel) sublimated for the sake of the "whole picture." Alpine and Rock Gardens for the Landscape
T. H. Everett’s excellent feature on alpine and rock gardens. Beginning with “Joy of Rock Gardening,” he covers the rock gardens of different regions (English, American), before launching into the How-To aspect of his site. Proper landscaping greatly enhances the real estate value of your property. GardenGuides’s Guide to Rock Gardens
GardenGuide.com’s feature on rock and plant selection for rock gardens. Instructions also provided for the construction of a rock garden. Introduction to Rock Gardens
Virginia Tech Extension’s article on all aspects of rock gardens: location and design, construction and soil, and the specimens to plant in your rock garden. Combining a rock garden with water garden is also alluded to. Japanese Rock Gardens: Design Pictures
A site describing the different styles of Japanese gardens, replete with beautiful pictures. Japanese garden designs include more than just Zen rock gardens. There are also the tea and water designs. But stones do play a large role in most Japanese garden designs. Perennial Plants for the Rock Garden
The Garden Helper.com offers this highly detailed table displaying the hardiness, sun requirements, water requirements, height, common and botanical names, and growth characteristics of perennials popular for rock gardens.
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