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	Rock garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A rock garden, also known as a rockery or an alpine garden, is a type of garden that features extensive use of rocks or stones, along with plants native to rocky or alpine environments.
		Rock garden plants tend to be small, both because many of the species are naturally small, and so as not to cover up the rocks.
		The usual form of a rock garden is a pile of rocks, large and small, esthetically arranged, and with small gaps between, where the plants will be rooted.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rock_garden (217 words)

	Rock garden design
		A rock garden does not mean a "rockery." We might define a rock garden as a flower garden containing a few natural, weather-beaten rocks, so arranged that they look like a natural deposit.
		Before constructing this rock seat, remove the soil to a depth of from one to two feet and fill in the area with large stones, thus forming a solid foundation over which the seat is to be built.
		Rocks laid on the surface soil are seldom firm.
	www.homegardendesign.info /therockgarden.html (1466 words)

	the Rock Garden
		For the purposes of this article, I wish to deal with the rock garden that is to be built and planted by the keen cultivator of alpine plants who considers that the true home for an alpine is in the garden and not in a pot.
		The practice of building a rock garden against the garage wall, or at the foot of the garden to hide the compost heap should be discouraged.
		A rock garden should be a major feature of your garden, be it on a small or a grand scale and should not be confined to some 'out of the way' area.
	www.thealpinegarden.com /rockgarden2.htm (2706 words)

	Rock Garden
		Rock gardens are designed to use a small space to recreate images of rugged mountain landscapes.
		Combined with a recent escalation in interest in gardening and availability of unique plants, space efficient rock gardens offer an opportunity to indulge in a passion for plants without the benefit of acres of land or even a yard.
		The Rock Garden is divided into eight separate areas, which simulate rock gardens of various parts of the world.
	www.hort.wisc.edu /garden2001/Rock_Garden.htm (339 words)

	Rock Garden Plants
		Rock Gardens are effective if built on a natural slope or terrace.
		The ideal location for a rock Garden is a natural slope or terrace, such as those found at the side or rear of a house based on a split-level or Garden-level design.
		A common rock in Colorado is native granite covered with lichens (moss rock).
	www.ext.colostate.edu /pubs/garden/07401.html (312 words)

	AllRefer.com - rock garden (Horticulture) - Encyclopedia
		The concept of rock gardens is believed to have been introduced from China and Japan into the Western world in the 17th cent.; they have since gained wide popularity as an ideal method for the cultivation of mountain flora and for beautifying hilly, stony, or other awkward terrain.
		Rock plants usually have long roots that enable them to obtain moisture even when the surface is hot and dry.
		Low plants requiring well-drained conditions are suited to rock gardens: besides alpine plants, these include stonecrops and species of columbine, phlox, bluebell, and rockrose.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/R/rockgard.html (231 words)

	Rock Gardens
		The rock is soft and porous, allowing moisture to seep through, and some determined roots will be able to make their way through the rock.
		After the rocks are in place, let the soil settle around them for a few days, then take a look from a distance to be sure you like the layout before adding plants.
		Low growing perennials are the best, but since many of those best suited to rock gardens bloom only in the spring, consider strategic placement of summer-blooming heaths, heathers, herbs and annuals to add color during the rest of the season.
	www.gardenguides.com /TipsandTechniques/rock.htm (510 words)

	Creating A Rock Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Many rock garden plants, in their natural setting, grow in exposed locations so usually a site with full sun is most suitable, but rock gardens are also quite successful in a location where they get filtered afternoon shade from high-branching trees.
		Rocks should be of different sizes and traditionally of one type of rock such as river rock, broken granite, etc. A really wonderful rocky feature that you can create is the dry streambed, which is a 'stream' created out of crushed rock or gravel but doesn't have water.
		Many rock gardeners like the way water seems to be a natural complement to a rock garden and they create water features such as streams, waterfalls, ponds, or dish rocks (boulders with bowl-like depressions that collect rainwater).
	www.moscowfoodcoop.com /archive/rock_garden.html (872 words)

	Rock Garden
		For my rock garden I chose a variety of stones, some purchased, my sister supplied the majority from her country home and I collected the remainder skin diving at a friends cottage.
		After removal of part of the grass and weeds one rock was positioned and this particular rock is the cornerstone of the garden.
		After positioning the first large rock it was determined that the other heavy rock weighing approximately 600 pounds be placed in the centre of the garden as a focal point.
	www.susansgardenpatch.com /rock3.htm (713 words)

	Rock Garden Design
		A rock garden is defined as an outcropping of rocks into which a careful selection of low-growing perennials, annuals, bulbs and shrubs are nestled.
		Rock gardens are a good choice for sloping sites because the angle of the slope emulates the mountainous regions, and many plants traditionally used in rock gardens originate in these regions.
		Large garden centers and nurseries have a special section of rock garden plants to aid you in your decision.
	www.garden-services.com /rock_garden_design.htm (283 words)

	NARGS Home Page
		Through its publications, meetings, and garden visits, NARGS provides extensive opportunities for both beginners and experts to expand their knowledge of plant cultivation and propagation, and of construction, maintenance, and design of special interest gardens.
		Woodland gardens, bog gardens, raised beds, planted walls, container gardens, and alpine berms are all addressed.
		For an overview of the history of rock gardening in North America, see the short historical essay.
	www.nargs.org (185 words)

	Chandigarh - Rock Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		He built the Rock Garden from this improvised hut which was located by the side of a stream.
		On February 24, 1973, the Rock Garden was accidentally discovered by Dr. S K Sharma who headed an Anti-Malaria party during a vector reconnaissance duty in the forest in which the garden is located.
		Since the site where Rock Garden stands today was also used as a dumping ground for urban and industrial waste, Nek Chand picked up pieces of foundry lime-kiln and metal workshop wastes and also shaped them with his creative genius, resembling human, animal or abstract forms.
	citco.nic.in /chd_roc.htm (701 words)

	Rock Garden Plants -- Evermay Nursery
		Alpines and other rock garden plants come from some of the most inhospitable places in the world, such as high mountain peaks or other areas where taller plants can’t grow.
		This combination explains their appeal to gardeners around the world who are blessed with a climate suitable to their cultivation.
		Some of the more difficult rock garden plants can be grown in what is called a scree.
	www.evermaynursery.com /rock-garden-plants.htm (274 words)

	Rock Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Rock Garden was constructed in April 1999 by local Master Gardener, Chad Lauritzen.
		The East end of the garden is slightly richer in compost to create a section of garden that would hold water more readily for those moisture loving plants.
		The rock hill was created to give the garden a Southwestern slope for those plants that desire lots of sunshine and even a warmer microclimate.
	www.losalamos.org /lamg/rock.htm (163 words)

	Rock garden -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The plants will usually be types that prefer well-drained (The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock) soil and less water.
		Some rock gardens incorporate (A dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot) bonsai.
		The same approach is sometimes used in modern campus or commercial (Working as a landscape gardner) landscaping, but can also be applied in smaller private gardens.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rock_garden.htm (204 words)

	Amateur Woodworker: Zen Rock Garden
		Unfortunately, these miniature gardens are usually mass-produced and rather dull in design, typically being four planks of wood and a piece of plywood for the base.
		It is also a good idea to glue small pieces of felt to the underside of each corner post so stop the rock garden from possible causing scratches.
		A Zen garden without a rake is meaningless and so it is now necessary to built a miniature rake.
	www.am-wood.com /dec97/zen.html (1280 words)

	Rock Gardens
		The most attractive rock gardens are those with a natural setting that blend with a pile of stones on level ground.
		A rock garden should express the creative ability of the gardener to use the terrain and plant materials that are available.
		Each garden should be a unique development and not a reproduction of one that has been observed on other residential or public property.
	www.ext.vt.edu /departments/envirohort/factsheets2/specdesigns/oct94pr1.html (774 words)

	London Central London party venue, nightclub, restaurant, bar & function room for hire for parties and Christmas ...
		Established almost 30 years ago, The Rock Garden restaurant has evolved into one of London's premier dining and party venues, offering high quality dining with an intimate after-dinner lounge bar and nightclub.
		The Rock Garden is located in the very heart of Covent Garden and boasts one of the very best alfresco terraces in the whole of London, as well as two private dining rooms and function rooms overlooking the historic piazza.
		Customers dining at The Rock Garden restaurant are welcome to continue their evening in The Gardening Club nightclub, in the intimate, air conditioned vaults below the restaurant.
	www.rockgarden.co.uk (238 words)

	Penstemon Website
		Gardeners in the American western regions are in Penstemon nirvana because the choice of native plants amenable to most garden situations is luxuriously large.
		Rock garden penstemons comprise the low-growing deciduous species and the evergreeens and shrubs.
		They are also not suited for use by gardeners who have to plant their seeds outdoors for they take too long to come into bloom and frost usually catches them in most parts of the country.
	www.biosci.ohio-state.edu /~awolfe/Penstemon/Penstemon.html (1828 words)

	Read about Rock garden at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Rock garden and learn about Rock garden here! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A rock garden, also known as a rockery or an alpine garden, is a type of
		Some rock gardens are designed and built to look like natural
		The Alpine Garden, Rock Gardening on the Net (http://www.thealpinegarden.com/)
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Rock_garden (214 words)

	Oregon Rock Garden Event!
		Most rock plants are wildlings, often with spe-cial habitats or narrow ranges, and success in growing them starts with an understanding of their adaptations.
		Ernie and Marietta O’Byrne, Eugene “Garden Niches: from Woodland to Desert” Ernie and Marietta are proprietors of Northwest Garden Nursery.
		Her paintings graced the covers of the 2002 issues of Rock Garden Quarterly and her photographs have appeared in RGQ and the AGS Bulletin.
	www.peak.org /~parsont/emerald/WWSW2004Text.htm (1058 words)

	Pacific Northwest Rock Garden
		This is a south facing view of my garden where the rock garden resides.
		The soil was to hard to have Alpines or Rock garden plants to thrive so I had to raise the soil.
		The neighbor had a few large bolder left from the rock wall and a little talking the the tractor guy, I was able to get the rocks moved in place.
	www.backyardgardener.com /rock.html (364 words)

	Garden Book: 'Rock Garden Design and Construction'
		Rock solid advice from the more than 40 expert members of the North American Rock Garden Society who contributed to this reference book.
		The chapters take the beginning rock gardener through the basics of rock placement, materials, planting and maintenance, with more than 100 color photos.
		If your garden is a stone's throw from having perfect, loamy soil and instead could be described as rocky and well-drained, then this book could make you rejoice at your good fortune.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /nwgardens/148987_gardenbook20.html (178 words)

	Geological Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Peter Russell Rock Garden is located between the Biology & Mathematics Buildings on the University of Waterloo Campus.
		These rocks and minerals formed by the interaction of igneous and sedimentary rocks deep under a mountain range.
		Donors of Rocks to The Peter Russell Rock Garden
	www.science.uwaterloo.ca /earth/museum/rgarden/rgarden.html (135 words)

	The Berry Botanic Garden \| Welcome
		The largest public rock garden on the West coast is a beautiful place to view flowers of the mountains.
		We are partners with agencies and organizations, local and world-wide, in all aspects of plant conservation, including field studies, seed storage and, when appropriate, the re-introduction of plants nearing extinction.
		Garden Tours two tours are scheduled for October.
	www.berrybot.org (199 words)

	Rock Garden Campground is your family vacation retreat
		Rock Garden Campground is your family vacation retreat
		Rock Garden is a family owned and operated camping getaway.
		Rock Garden Campground strives to go that "extra mile" for our customers.
	www.rockgarden.ca (191 words)

	» Flower & Garden Articles, Tips and Information at Garden-Source.com
		Then there are one or two other rocks close by that tend to lend overall attractiveness and appeal to the entire arrangement.
		Over the past thirty years, butterfly gardening has become popular, both to attract the beautiful travelers and to help preserve species of butterflies that were dwindling due...
		Once you've chosen a spot for your container water garden â“ remember, 6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day, no overhanging trees, and a nearby water source (and power source if you'll be using a circulating pump for a waterfall) â“ you get to the fun part.
	www.garden-source.com (1314 words)

	Welcome to Northwest Garden Nursery - Eugene, Oregon
		The woodland garden is at its peak from February to June with hellebores, bulbs, podophyllums, cyclamens, epimediums, corydalis, primulas, arisaemas, ferns and the blue Himalayan poppy and oh so much more jostling for room.
		Northwest Garden Nursery specializes in unusual border perennials for sun and shade including a large selection of hard-to-find perennials such as hepatica, podophyllums, primulas, arisaemas, Meconopsis, hardy Geraniums, Pacific Hybrid Irises and all types of Hellebores, etc. We carry many woodland plants, also rock garden plants and some choice shrubs and vines.
		It features: extensive herbaceous perennial borders and mixed borders; woodland gardens underplanted with a tapestry of groundcovers, ferns, primulas, pulmonarias, arisaemas, meconopsis, etc.; a rock garden with a collection of rare alpines, many planted hypertufa troughs; water features and a conifer garden with a mixed planting in predominantly hot colors.
	www.northwestgardennursery.com (501 words)

	Timber Press: Rock Garden Design and Construction
		Eye-catching rock gardens are among the most challenging — and satisfying — expressions of the gardener's craft.
		A true rock garden is a specialized habitat that allows the gardener to grow plants that do not flourish anywhere else.
		The North American Rock Garden Society, with members throughout the world, is devoted to all aspects of growing plants in rock gardens: what they are, where to obtain them, and where to observe them in the wild.
	www.timberpress.com /books/index.cfm?do=details&ID=642 (322 words)

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