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rock garden

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.



rock garden

noun

  1. a garden featuring rocks or rockeries

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rock garden1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

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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.”

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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.

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

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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.

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Conifers are another element frequently used in troughs and other rock gardens, including gravel gardens and crevice gardens.

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