How Do You Design A Rock Garden

It s a relatively easy task.

How do you design a rock garden. Choose the exact site of your rock garden and section it off with posts and string. A good foundation is everything. As in arranging the rocks in your rock garden take your cue from nature in arranging the plants.

As a general rule low growing or mid size plants are ideal because you don t want to obscure the natural beauty of the rocks. A random scattering of large and smaller rocks works well. Burying a portion of the rock into the ground not only stabilizes it but you can also control the exact positioning of the stone.

A nice trick is to place a stack of newspapers on the ground and to add soil on top. Planting the rock garden water the plants and place them in position while still in their pots. Select your rocks to create your garden.

Before you plant be sure the soil is well drained or you may end up with a rock garden filled with rotted plants. Place the largest rocks at the bottom to stabilise the soil behind. Also keep in mind the sun requirements of projected plant selections.

A rock sitting on top of the ground looks out of place. Rock gardens also known as alpine gardens began in the british islands. That s because most rock garden plants need soil to be at once water retentive and quick draining source.

Next add small pieces of rock underneath to stabilise the large ones. In some case we bury 1 3 to 1 2 of the rock into the ground. Even if you have the ideal natural slope for building a rock garden experts advise taking the time to dig up the area to put in a proper foundation.