rock-garden

A small rock-garden sits peacefully in the corner of the backyard.

Definition

Noun: A rock-garden is a garden that features an arrangement of rocks and stones, often combined with small, hardy plants, designed to mimic a natural rocky landscape.

Usage Examples

• (A garden with rocks and plants.)
• (A garden designed to look like a rocky terrain.)

Advanced Usage

• "to create a rock-garden": to design and construct a garden using rocks as the primary structural element.
  • He created a rock-garden on the slope to prevent soil erosion. (He built a rocky garden on a hill.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rock-gardening (n): the practice or hobby of designing and maintaining rock-gardens.

  • Rock-gardening requires knowledge of drainage and plant selection. (The activity of caring for rock gardens.)

• Rock-garden plant (n): a plant species suitable for growing in a rock-garden, typically small and drought-tolerant.

  • Alpine plants are common rock-garden plants. (Plants that thrive in rocky environments.)

Synonyms

• Rockery: a garden or part of a garden with rocks and plants.
• Alpine garden: a garden specifically designed for alpine plants, often featuring rocks.

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