Rock Garden (Private Residence)
Posted on March 23, 2015
An eco-conscious family wished to convert their landscape to a water-saving rock garden, with succulents and other low-water plants. This can be tricky in a rainy climate like Portland, but with the appropriate gravel-based soil and subsurface drains, the resulting landscape is thriving in the Oregon climate.
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- Succulents and herbs, like sedum and thyme, respectively, happily coexist amongst the rocks in these backyard planters.
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- These large, round boulders, displayed at the front of the home, are reminiscent of those found in Japanese Zen rock gardens.
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- Lavender and tufts of dryland grasses peek out from between stair-stepped rocks in this alpine-influenced section of the rock garden.
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- Silver sedum is an excellent addition to the low-water garden and can be successfully grown as ground cover, or in pots, throughout the landscape.
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