Rocks Are Used For Many Purposes When It Comes To Landscaping

You May Simply Want To

Spruce Up Your Garden

Adding A Large Rock Or Rocks

To Be A Decorative

Focal Point Of Your Garden

You May Like To Use Large Rocks As A Retaining Wall

 Build A DIY Eye Catching Water Feature From Rocks

Or Simply Create A Rock Garden

How Do You Arrange Rocks In A Rock Garden?

For A More Natural Appearance

 Face The Rocks

The Same Direction They Would Have Been Placed In Their

 Natural Habitat

 Arrange Smaller Rocks Around Larger Ones So They Appear Natural

If Your Backyard Rock

Garden Is On A Slope

Place Larger Rocks Or Boulders Towards The Bottom Of The Garden

Rock Gardens Are One Of The Most Unique Types Of Gardens That You Can Have With Proper Care For

The Plants That Grow In The Garden You Can Have A Beautiful Place Where Plants Can Flourish

 For This To Occur You Will Need To Select Plants That Can Grow In Areas With Poor Soil

That May Not Get Adequate Water All Of The Time

 There Are A Lot Of Plants That Fall Into This Category

Recommendations Of Plants For Your Rock Garden

Yellow Alpine Alyssum - Douglas Moss Phlox - Blue Fescue

 Prickly Pear Cactus - Hens & Chicks

Rock Cress - Coral Bells - Thyme -Sedum Aubrieta

How Do You Plant A Rock Garden?

Before Planting Your Choice Plants Combine Small Rocks

With A layer of sand (use a few inches) & A Layer Of A Lean Topsoil

 The Top Layer Of Soil Should Have Some Peat & Small Lava Rock Mixed In You Don't Want To Use A Rich Nutrient Or Rich Soil

With Lots Of Compost Because Rock Garden Plants Like It Lean & Mean

WATER ROCK FEATURE