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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). |
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MKDA also created a rock garden on the second floor and an interior staircase, which replaced some of MKDA's original, award-winning designs. Remove grass where possible and replace it with a rock garden, deck, xeriscaping, or other low water-use features. The Tour: The tasting room is located in a restored warehouse with a rock garden in Portland's industrial district, which is teeming with hip galleries (local artists also exhibit at the winery) and nightspots. |
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