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Rock Garden Ideas
05.09.2024 - 15:28 / gardenersworld.com
Rock gardens are an attractive way of displaying a variety of small plants including alpines, dwarf shrubs and low-growing perennials. They can be adapted to suit any space – an alpine trough, old stone wall or sunny border can all be used to create a form of rock garden. One of the first rock gardens was built at the Chelsea Physic Garden in London in the late 1770s, and they became a popular feature in Victorian and Edwardian gardens, providing a way to display alpine plants from around the world.
Alpines comes from high altitude mountainous regions, and require good drainage and full sun. In modern rock gardens, the plants used not only include alpines, but miniature shrubs and low-growing, spreading perennials. To create a natural looking feature, source local stone that will fit in with your surroundings.
How to build a rock gardenChoose a sunny area that has good drainage. To build a rockery, you’ll need a variety of sizes of rock, gravel, a gritty planting mix, top soil and a mix of alpine plants or plants suitable for a rockery. Make a plan of how you want the rockery to look before you begin moving heavy rocks into place.
Remove any weeds from the area. Place the large stones, known as keystones, first, to get the shape of your design in place. Rocks should have about a third of their depth in the ground and be tilted backwards for a natural look. Then place the smaller stones. Use a gritty planting mix in-between the stones for the alpines and other plants, made up of one part loam, one part horticultural grit and one part leaf mould.
Low maintenance rock garden ideasUse drought-tolerant plants
Use plants that are drought tolerant such as succulents and sempervivums, lithodora or sedums for a low maintenance
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