| Planting a Rock Garden is a great
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| | together.
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| alternative to the normal flower and
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| | Also don't limit your choices to just
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| vegetable garden.
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| | plants, small dwarf evergreen shrubs can
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| Where Should This Garden Go:
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| | also be used and will add another texture
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| Typically an ideal spot for a rock garden
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| | to the garden.
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| is on a slope or naturally terraced area
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| | In fact is space permits add a few larger
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| with rock formations already in place.
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| | shrubs to the back of the garden, which
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| However nature has not blessed every home
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| | works as a backdrop to really put the
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| with this perfect set up which means you
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| | rock garden in the spot light.
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| will need to create an area from scratch
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| | Examples of Plants & Shrubs:
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| using topsoil and rocks.
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| | Perennials:
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| This can be done most anywhere you choose
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| | - Creeping Myrtle - green leaves with
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| against a wall or fence, along the house
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| | violet blue spring flowers
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| or back of a garage - this is where I had
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| | - Hens & Chicks - many varieties of
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| one of my rock gardens - having one
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| | color and texture
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| within an existing garden would also look
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| | - Sedum - creeping in gold or red
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| quite nice.
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| | - Phlox - creeping in pink, red, blue and
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| How Big Should It Be:
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| | white
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| This decision of course is going to be
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| | Shrubs:
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| entirely up to you taking into
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| | - Juniper
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| consideration how much time you have and
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| | - Dwarf Mugho Pine
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| how much space you have to work with.
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| | - Birds Nest Spruce
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| You may have seen pictures in magazines
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| | Maintaining A Rock Garden:
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| of very elaborate looking rock gardens
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| | Routine care like with any garden is
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| with waterfalls or streams running
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| | needed. Cutting back leggy plants, dead
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| through them and paths made up of large
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| | heading any flowering plants, removal of
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| flat rock for walking.
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| | any dead stems and dividing any plants
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| However, small, simply designed gardens
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| | that have become to big.
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| look just as good and in the long run for
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| | Also like with all gardens water when
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| many of use will work out better.
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| | necessary and feed occasionally.
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| This is especially true if you are making
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| | Putting down a thick layer of mulch will
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| one from scratch, you need to consider
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| | help during the hot summer to keep
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| the amount of time needed to build it and
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| | moisture where it belongs around the
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| the cost factor as you'll be needing
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| | plants roots; this is also beneficial if
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| topsoil, rocks and plants.
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| | you live in an area where winters are
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| Remember the old saying we all head
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| | harsh.
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| growing up "Your eyes are bigger than
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| | To Add Decorative Accents or Not - Here's
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| your stomach" well it applies here as
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| | a Good Question:
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| well, start small and build up over time.
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| | Many articles and experienced gardeners
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| I've had rock gardens at two different
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| | will more than likely tell you that the
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| homes both had to be started from scratch
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| | addition of decorative accents is not
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| and both started out small.
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| | necessary as the simple lines of plants
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| The first started small mainly because
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| | and rocks is the decorative element.
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| I'd never done one before, in fact it
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| | I on the other hand disagree, to me
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| didn't start out to be a rock garden at
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| | adding a little something like a small
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| all. It started as a flower garden right
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| | figurine, a mini birdbath or a tiny wind
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| behind the garage, but the discovery of
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| | chime hanging from a miniature Shepard's
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| some Hens & Chicks at a local nursery
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| | hook only add to the beauty of the
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| changed everything.
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| | garden.
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| Which now leads to the next section,
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| | However as with indoor decorating, a
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| plants.
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| | garden whether it is rock, flower or
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| What Plants To Use
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| | vegetable should express and represent
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| This type of garden is a little different
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| | the creative side to each individual
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| from what you may normally be accustomed
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| | gardener, so if you like the way
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| to - large plants with brightly colored
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| | something looks go ahead and use it.
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| blooms.
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| | Give Rock Gardening a try. Happy
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| Here you want plants that are relatively
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| | Gardening
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| small, there are many low growing
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| | This is a share ware article. Give this
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| perennials available.
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| | article away for free on your site, or
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| And don't get to caught up in whether the
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| | include it as part of any paid package as
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| plants has flowers or not, what your
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| | long as the entire article is left intact
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| looking for is something to enhance and
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| complement the rock clusters you've put
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