rockery

American  

[rok-uh-ree] / ˈrɒk ə ri /

noun

plural

rockeries

1. rock garden.

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rockery British  

/ ˈrɒkərɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of rockery

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

Example Sentences

The garden sits at the top of a steep rockery with stairs leading to an entry arbor swagged with the sweetly fragrant pink blooms of that original ‘New Dawn’.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 2024

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

Over the years, Peter and Vanessa have done all the work in the garden themselves, except for pouring concrete and sculpting the undulating junipers in the front rockery, which need pruning just once a year.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2017

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

She's on a work-to-rule till she gets her rockery, I reckon.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell