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

The amenities scattered throughout the campus include a rock garden with a fake waterfall, a playground, a gym, an administration office, a senior center and a “moms cafe.”

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, all the attention goes to micro-shifts in people’s moods, which, for characters this manicured, are as dramatic as a new ripple in a rock garden.

From Los Angeles Times

Dry gravel, rock gardens, even a rocky parking strip approximate the bulbs’ native growing conditions.

From Seattle Times

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

If you can make space for a miniature rock garden — one of tiny plants growing within the confines of a faux-stone trough — the promise of an outsize payoff awaits.

From Seattle Times