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toward the bank to cause water to run into the soil around the roots of your plants. The rocks should be large, and each one should be about half buried in the soil to make it stationary.
Provide an adequate depth of good soil for your plants in the pockets between and behind rocks. This should be done while the garden is being constructed. The soil should be well drained to a depth of at least 18 inches to promote desirable growth of plants. Most rock garden plants cannot tolerate poor drainage.
Add compost or shredded peat moss to the soil to increase the organic matter content, and add dried manure to improve the fertility. Do not use too much manure — it will cause excessive vegetative growth of your plants. A mixture containing 2 parts loam soil, 1 part shredded peat moss, and 1/2 part dried manure is suggested. Plants for the rock garden
Except for trees that provide partial shade and shrubs that serve as background or accent features, most of the plants in a rock garden should be relatively small or dwarf in size. Plants are used to complement the rocks and must not hide or detract from the beauty of the stones.
Plants for the rock garden should
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