rockeries
Boulder-strewn garden beds
Rockeries is the plural of rockery, a garden feature built from rocks arranged to create pockets of soil for alpine plants, succulents, and other species suited to rocky terrain.
Rockeries became popular in Victorian England and remain common in ornamental landscaping: The estate's rockeries were planted with sedums and saxifrages.
Of high elevations
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
- heathersMoorland evergreen shrubs
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
groundcover · crevices · terracing · drainage · slopes · tiers · arrangement · cascading
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
- slateFissile metamorphic rock
- sandstoneCemented grain sediment
quartzite · boulders · pebbles · cobbles · gravel · weathered · moss-covered · lichen
Succulent perennial plants
- saxifrageStone-crevice dwelling plant
- thymeAromatic culinary herb
- dianthusCarnation family flowers
- gentianFlowering alpine plant
edelweiss · phlox · stonecrop · rockfoil · candytuft · alyssum · moss · mat-forming
Ground matter for planting
- compostDecayed organic fertilizer
- drainageLiquid removal system
- gravelLoose small rock fragments
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
excavation · layering · anchoring · positioning · backfill · compacting · contouring · foundation
alpine
Of high elevations
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- perennialsFlora regrowing annually
- heathersMoorland evergreen shrubs
ferns · groundcover · crevices · terracing · drainage · slopes · tiers · arrangement · cascading · miniature
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
sandstone · quartzite · boulders · pebbles · cobbles · gravel · weathered · moss-covered · lichen · crevices
sedums
Succulent perennial plants
gentian · edelweiss · phlox · stonecrop · rockfoil · candytuft · alyssum · moss · mat-forming · drought-tolerant
soil
Ground matter for planting
topsoil · excavation · layering · anchoring · positioning · backfill · compacting · contouring · foundation · retaining
- British gardeningEnglish gardens, cottage gardens, walled gardens, Kew Gardens, Chelsea Flower Show
- rock gardensalpine garden, stones, gravel, boulders, gravel paths
- JiangnanSuzhou, Hangzhou, Grand Canal, Nanjing, silk weaving
- park featurespark bench, bench, benches, trail, trails
- stone landscapingstone pathways, dry stone walls, gravel beds, stone terraces, flagstone
- formal gardensparterre, topiary, topiaries, fountains, hedges
rockeriesflowerbeds
Cultivated planting areas
lawns · turf · manicured lawns · grass · flower gardens
rock, rocks, rocking, bedrock, rocked, petrify, rocker, petroleum, rockers