rockery
Alpine plant display
A rockery is a garden feature built from arranged stones with plants growing between them, typically alpine or drought-tolerant species that thrive in rocky terrain.
The stones create varied microclimates and drainage conditions: She planted sedums and creeping thyme in the rockery.
Also called a rock garden.
Of high elevations
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- tufaPorous calcium carbonate deposit
- heathersMoorland evergreen shrubs
- sedumSucculent groundcover genus
crevice · drought-tolerant · terracing · perennials · boulders · soil · trowel · landscaping
Symbiotic rock dweller
- mossesSmall spore-bearing plants
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- microclimateLocalized atmospheric zone
niche · crevices · shelter · lizards · insects · snails · spiders · biodiversity
Formed from cooled magma
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
limestone · sandstone · slate · quartz · minerals · crystals · weathering · erosion
Falling in stages
- tieredHaving multiple levels
- sculpturalRelating to carved forms
- naturalisticImitating actual appearance
- zenMeditative calm
waterfall · pond · ornamental · display · design · contour · layering · contrast
alpine
Of high elevations
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- tufaPorous calcium carbonate deposit
- heathersMoorland evergreen shrubs
sedum · crevice · drought-tolerant · terracing · perennials · boulders · soil · trowel · landscaping · mulch
lichen
Symbiotic rock dweller
- mossesSmall spore-bearing plants
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
microclimate · niche · crevices · shelter · lizards · insects · snails · spiders · biodiversity · endemic
igneous
Formed from cooled magma
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
basalt · limestone · sandstone · slate · quartz · minerals · crystals · weathering · erosion · strata
cascading
Falling in stages
- tieredHaving multiple levels
- sculpturalRelating to carved forms
- naturalisticImitating actual appearance
zen · waterfall · pond · ornamental · display · design · contour · layering · contrast · texture
- garden featurespath, lawn, hedge, koi pond, arbor
- planting spotsgarden, rose garden, flowerbed, pot, planter
- Asian gardenszen garden, Japanese garden, Chinese garden, bonsai, stone lantern
- British GardensKew Gardens, cottage garden, walled garden, rose garden, kitchen garden
- palace gardensformal gardens, parterre, topiary, topiaries, boxwood
- rock gardensalpine garden, stones, gravel, boulders, gravel paths
rockerybog garden
Cultivated marshy plot
water garden · pond · aquatic garden · water feature · flower bed
- rocked the boatCreated unwanted disruption
- rocked outPerformed music intensely
- off one's rockerInsane, mentally unstable
- punk rockerAggressive antiestablishment musician
- hard rockerHeavy music performer
- baby rockerRocking seat for infants