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can anyone give me some good ideas for rock garden ...ive a project in botany ?

can anyone give me some good ideas for rock garden ...ive a project in botany ? waterfalls are okk...i mean theyre common to beautify Roc garden ...but some new innovative ideas...10 marks for best answer give names of the plants if u know to plant in Roc garden

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1. herbaceous dycot stems don't get angry...they get pithed!!! Sorry, it was a joke I made up in botony class in college, our professor actually put it on the final exam!!
2. Listen to me when I tell you this. A rock garden is about tranquility. Your tranquility. Stop trying to find out what any one else thinks, close your eyes, open your mind and fell your inner tranquil place. When you can do that you will know what design to use.
3. Succulents, like hen and chicks can make a rock garden look really great. Use a variety of rock sizes and shapes. Make a bunch of rocks close together and then put small amounts of cactus and succulent soil from Lowe's in between the rocks. Plant wild violets, hen and chicks, everliving succulents and mint in between the rocks. As they grow, you will know which ones to move to which places. Plant taller plants like mint toward the back. Another nice plant is pachysandra. It stays green all winter. I have some petrified wood I use in my rock garden. I like to place it upright in a short pot. It looks kinda like wood growing. Use a tree stump in your garden. You can even hollow it and plant some hen and chicks inside. Don't be afraid to add some color with colored glass bottles or a few artificial flowers. Just be sure to empty the bottles after rain.You can even use some green patio carpet under your rocks to look grassy. Give your garden several levels. Have fun!
4. I DUGG OUT A TWO TIERD POND...LINED IT WITH 8' OF VERMICULITE/PORTLAND/SAND@3;1;3DRY/DAMP...HAND TROWLED.....2ND MIX W 4/2 S/C SAND/CEMENT.....3-4"THICK...NO DRAINS FOR WINTER FREEZE 3RD MIX....SAME AS #2 BUT SET ROCK BOLDERS GRAVEL AND STONES IN CEMENT MIX[COLOR IF U NEED TO .....BRUSH AND PACK ALL JOINTS.....SMOOTH JOINTS WITH A SPONGE OR SOFT WET PAINTB BRUCH....IF YOU WANT WATER PLANTS....MAKE A STONE CEMENTMOLD AROUND A FLOWERPOT...THEN REMOVE POT B 4 DRY.....POKE WATER HOLES IN BOTTEM..........I PLACED A PUMP IN THE DEEPEST END IN A SAFEWAY SHOPPING BASKET THAT I LINED WITH SCREEN ,,,,AND COVERD WITH A PIECE OF OUTDOOR CARPET.....I RAN HOSES AND PIPING OUT THE SIDE AND COVERD IT WITH A LARGE FLAT SLATE...I HAVE 8 HOSES TO VARIOUS ROCKS THAT I DRILLED 1/2 "HOLES THROUGH......SOME HOLES AT ANGLES SOME 1/8 " COMBINATIONS...FOR GEOMETRIC PATTERNS.....ITHEY SQUIRT UP AND I PLACE A MARBLE ...A POLISHED STONE....IR ANOTHER ROCK ON TOP.....THIS SPRAYS OUTWARDS....THE MARBLES SPIN..........I CAN REMOVE THE PUMP AND DRAIN UP 4 WINTER.....I HAVE TREES AND SHRUBS NEAR BY....SOME ROSES GROWING AMONGST SOME WEATHERD ROOTS....THE BORDER IS ROCK LAID DRY WITH SOIL ABOUT 12' FROM THE POND...I PLANTED GERANIUMS....MARRIGOLDS POPPIES...SOMETHING LIKE A PETUNIA....ON ONE SIDE A FEW RUBARB {FOR BIG LEAVES,,,AND PIE]....I HAVE A SPRUCE THAT DROPPS NEEDLES IN THE POND.....IF YOU DON'T WANT NEEDLES AND CONES....STAY AWAY FROM SPRUCE....BUT IT KEEPS THE MOSQUITOS FROM HATCHING.....MOSS GROIWWS AROUND THEROCK....COLOR CHANGES ARE GOOD.....LILLIES IN SEASON.....MY PUMP ISGROUND FAULTED AND IU HAVE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS B AROUND A JAPANEESE CHERRY TREE....I HAVE A GROWTH OF CITRONELLA AND MINT....AND A PATH OF WHITE SAND SEPERATING THE LAWN FROM THE POND.....I HAVE NO FISH....COULD...BUT DON'T WANT TO FIGHT THE BIRDS OFF......I GET A LOT OF BIRDS FOR BATHS....AND PLACED B HOUSES AROUND.....I HAVE SOME OLD DRY BRANCHES AT THE SIDE OF THE POND 4 THEM TO PERCH ON.....SOLAR YARD LAMPS TOO.....DEER HOP THE FENCE 4 A DRINK.......AND THE BUMBS JUST NIBBLED A FEW ROSE BUDS.....I DON'T KNOW THE NAMES BUT THERS A NEET SHRUB THAT PULLS IN BUTTERFLIES...YOU CAN DO ALL SORTS OF THINGS A SMALL WATERFALL IS OK....IF YOU WANT FISH....GIVE THEM ROCK SLABS TO HIDE UNDER......PS. I COVERD THE HOSES AND PUMP WITH LOOSE ROCK...AND GRAVEL SO I COULD REMOVE THEM EASILY......
5. One thing I've always wanted to do is a woodland rock garden- think the forested, rocky slopes of the Blue Ridge Mountains, weathered, lichen-covered granite boulders, overhung by massive, tree-like rhododendrons and mountain laurel, with ferns and woodland wildflowers (bleeding heart, dutchman's breeches, Virginia bluebells, wood aster, etc.) growing in the rich deep decomposed leaf litter that's worked its way between the rocks... A successful rock garden is one that keeps in mind the place of inspiration, whether it's the desert Southwest, the high Rockies, the orchid-festooned, sunwashed cliffs in the Carribbean or the lush tropical ravines of Hawaii....
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