Rock Gardens. Disabuse yourself of the notion, right away, that it is just a matter of throwing some rocks and plants together! Rock gardens can bring a natural, rugged beauty to any yard, including those with steep hillsides or other difficult growing conditions.

While having some small plants around the garden.
The combination of rocks, plants and flowers is an inexpensive way to enhance the beauty of your rock garden design.
The standard layout for a rock garden consists of a pile of aesthetically arranged rocks in different sizes, with small gaps between in which plants are rooted. The best plants for rock gardens tend to be on the small side, often alpine in origin and drought-tolerant. Rock gardens are a great way to display small plants - especially alpines - to great advantage.