Ideas For Rock Garden Landscaping

By Dean Given


One of the latest landscaping concept is rock garden designing. A majority of homeowners tend to assume that creating one merely means that you collect rocks and dump them in your yard. This concept is similar to other gardening ideas, but has some features that makes it a little bit different - it requires less time and calls for creative imagination. There are different forms of rock garden designing you can try out.

One of the best ideas is having a waterfall right in your garden. The concept of having a waterfall sounds appealing and simple but it requires patience and creativity. You only require part of the garden. This is how to go about it - pick up rocks of different size or shapes and place them at random all around your yard. Get a ready made waterfall-pump and camouflage it to match the background.
There is also the option of planting flowers. Colorful flowers add life to an otherwise a lack luster environment filled with dull rocks and boulders. There is a systematic way of setting up the flowering shrubs and bushes - fill your garden with smooth or crude rocks while leaving patches later are filled with flowers. For the best results, use evergreen flowering shrubs.

For homeowners leaving in dry environments, having flowers is both a tedious and expensive undertaking. Busy work schedules deny you the opportunity to water the plants regularly. There is a convenient alternative - adorning your rock garden with cacti. There are different types of cacti you can go for. Visit your local florist for advice on which type best suits your needs.

Another idea homeowners can try out is digging garden ponds. Depending on the magnitude of the project, it is always recommended that you place the rocks around the pond and plant hedges to prevent you kids from accessing it. If your pond is large, install a picket fence. It should have one gate used only for access whenever you need to clean it. Comply to your area's by-laws.

Those are a few of the rock-garden design you may try out. There are many others explained in gardening blogs and magazines. Before embarking on such a project, walk around the neighborhood and observe the ideas being implemented in most households. Talk to other gardeners around and ask for assistance where necessary.

Once you have identified the perfect rock-garden idea, you can now implement it. Keep in mind that your design has to complement the architectural design of your house. Armed with this information, you may opt for a symmetrical arrangement of flowerbeds or the asymmetrical co
Another idea homeowners can try out is digging garden ponds. Depending on the magnitude of the project, it is always recommended that you place the rocks around the pond and plant hedges to prevent you kids from accessing it. If your pond is large, install a picket fence. It should have one gate used only for access whenever you need to clean it. Comply to your area's by-laws.

Those are a few of the rock-garden design you may try out. There are many others explained in gardening blogs and magazines. Before embarking on such a project, walk around the neighborhood and observe the ideas being implemented in most households. Talk to other gardeners around and ask for assistance where necessary.

Once you have identified the perfect rock-garden idea, you can now implement it. Keep in mind that your design has to complement the architectural design of your house. Armed with this information, you may opt for a symmetrical arrangement of flowerbeds or the asymmetrical concept whose main feature is random profusion of the flowers.

Rock garden landscaping is a home improvement project guaranteed to increase the resale value of your house. Other such projects include interior design, bathroom design, re-painting, pool construction, kitchen remodeling and roofing. You can do this project all by yourself or hire professional landscapers.




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