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rockery

American  
[rok-uh-ree] / ˈrɒk ə ri /

noun

rockeries plural
  1. rock garden.


rockery British  
/ ˈrɒkərɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: rock garden.  a garden constructed with rocks, esp one where alpine plants are grown

"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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Origin of rockery

First recorded in 1835–45; rock 1 + -ery

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I asked Goetz whether there is ever a time to just give up, like when a rockery is filled with weeds and needs to be rebuilt to correct the problem.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

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

In the Essex village of Easthorpe, a sheela was deemed too obscene to keep and so was given to a museum after serving time in the vicarage garden rockery.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2019

Removing part of the rock garden may be an option, or hiring someone to help maintain the rockery if you are very attached to it and to the interesting plants.

From New York Times • Jun. 26, 2013

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

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