rock garden

American  

noun

1. a garden on rocky ground or among rocks, for the growing of alpine or other plants.

2. a garden decorated with rocks, usually a wide variety of interestingly shaped, multicolored rocks, especially quartz.

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rock garden British  

noun

1. a garden featuring rocks or rockeries

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Etymology

Origin of rock garden

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Leclerc frowns: It’ll be difficult enough to install the mirrored walls and indoor rock garden in time for men’s fashion week in January.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2024

If your soil is lean and rocky, run with it and plant shallow-rooted succulents and rock garden plants, she says.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 16, 2023

She cultivated stunning new species of daffodils and introduced a striking alpine rock garden, with cascading streams and a fern grotto.

From BBC • May 27, 2022

Indeed, it not only remains — the architects framed it with a rock garden.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2022

Right next to our stairs, in Papa’s rock garden, the moss was dry, the sand needed raking.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston