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rock garden, garden planned around natural rock formations or rocks artificially arranged to simulate natural (often mountainous) conditions. 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 alpine plants, high-altitude representatives of various flowering plants (chiefly perennials) that because of their dwarf habit, profuse blooming, and the preference of many for shady places are cultivated in alpine and rock gardens . ..... Click the link for more information. , these include stonecrops and species of columbine, phlox, bluebell, and rockrose. BibliographySee E. B. Anderson, Rock Gardens (1964), and H. L. Foster, Rock Gardening (1968). rock garden a garden featuring rocks or rockeries How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Their small size makes them ideally suited for crevices in paving, rock gardens, and containers. Good freeride trails start with flow and add technical challenges such as rock gardens and dirt jumps. Both writers' historical tracing and interpretation of "Karesansui" (Dry Landscape Garden) give a satisfying account of why these enigmatic and obscure Japanese rock gardens appeal to Western readers who are searching for something in the depths of the human soul. |
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