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Construction of a Rock Garden
By Allison Ryan
Once you choose the site of your rock garden, select the rocks you want to use and have the soil
prepared, you are ready to start construction. The first question you might as is when is the best time
of year to make a rock garden? The rocks and soil may be handled at any time except when the
ground is frozen, but the summer months offer the longest period of freedom from planting rush, and
then the soil is dry and easily handled.
Then there will be autumn rains to make the soil firm and winter frost to settle the rocks and planting
can best be done the following spring. The first thing you need to do is to dig off the existing topsoil
(the first foot of earth) and remove the roots of all weeds and grasses. Much of this soil may be used in
backfilling if all roots are sifted out. On this base the large bulky rocks should be laid, each packed
around with soil, well rammed, and topped by several chinker stones, large water features, outdoor
fountains, or garden statuary before the next are put into place.
As the program for procedure has already been arranged, the work of laying up the rocks can
proceed. Now is the time to worry over the details of the outline of the structure. You may have decided
the general shape of the area in advance and may even have a plan at hand to give the principal
elevations and major masses. However, you must decide the details of the shape of each crag and
ravine as the rock garden is being constructed.
The aim is to give the greatest variety in confi