Decorative Landscaping Rocks Examplesdecorative landscaping rocks example
The example below is a successful feature. The "outcrops" of rock of which it is made look natural, resembling strata exposed by the elements. Much of the planting appears to be shaped by its site so that replica rocks and plants complement one another.
In the design example below a specific weathering process has been simulated in the replica rocks. A still sheet of water will reflect a landscaping with rocks and provide an area of calm that will balance the drama of rock and plants.
In the design example below, weathering has supposedly exposed the rock faces. A gravel path splits the rock group. In the designs the plants used are mostly ground hugging.
When planting landscape with rocks, think carefully about the natural form you are copying. An alpine bluff has characteristics that the landscaper should note. An exposed rock face will produce a crumble of rock particles, at its base in which only hardy, tufted plants could find a home. Larger, less hardy plants only survive in the areas sheltered by the rock formation away from the exposed face. It is in such areas that any fastigiate plant must be sited. A well-sited vertically growing plant will relieve the otherwise horizontal forms that go to make a landscaping with rocks.
Rockery feature In the example below, the rockery is a separate feature divided by paths from the rest of the garden. Lines of rock strata are discernible, giving the rockery island a feel of authenticity. Planting includes attractive, low-growing species in the foreground and shrubby masses behind the main rock grouping
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