alpine garden

American  

noun

1. a rock garden.

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Etymology

Origin of alpine garden

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Inside the fences an alpine garden – Europe’s highest - has been created; narrow walkways allow visitors to take a closer look at the flowers, with QR codes explaining what they are.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

But Zermatt’s compromise with the alpine garden may be the right solution.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

As a child, Sandra used to explore the remnants of the alpine garden and hothouses once so loved by Ellen.

From BBC • May 27, 2022

When his seven-year-old daughter Olivia, my mum’s older sister, died suddenly from measles encephalitis, he spent many weekends with his other children planting a detailed alpine garden on her grave.

From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2016

For the alpine garden it is particularly suitable, and though growing rather slowly thrives well in good light soil.

From Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs by Webster, Angus Duncan