rockery
Americannoun
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rockeries
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of rockery
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For yes, in case you’ve been living under a giant rockery, George Eliot was a “her,” with several roles other than her nom de plume: daughter, sister, friend, wife, stepmother.
From New York Times ● Aug. 13, 2023
Pathways feature mature trees, native perennials, colorful annuals in situ, and a pond, rain garden, rockery and a waterwheel.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2022
Its spiralling wall resembles a rockery, embedded with boulders, living plants and chunks of reused waste glass.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 10, 2020
Tracy Ward, from Guernsey, and her father Brian Russell were digging out a rockery when the pair started to find pieces of metal.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2018
Cool in that he had his own rockery style, procured from thrift stores and garage sales, not from Urban Outfitters knockoffs.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
Since trapping restarted, stoats have been found making dens in attics, under kitchen floorboards, in garden rockeries, and in greater density than on the UK mainland.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2023
The “National China Garden” is to feature a lake, a two-storey teahouse, rockeries, pavilions, bamboo groves, art exhibits and a homage to the White Pagoda of Yangzhou.
From Economist ● Jun. 26, 2014
“Old compost heaps, sheds and patios to nest under, rockeries full of cavities and so on.”
From Washington Post
“Oh, I get it. Harper’s Bazaar does a special on rockeries so of course we have to have one too.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Kingfisher Meadows was all rain-stained walls, dripping bird tables, wet gnomes, swilling ponds, and shiny rockeries.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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