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A good rock garden should be in scale with the surrounding area and with the plants, used in the garden. The rocks should all be laid following a natural rock bed formation with the grain of the rocks going in the same direction. They should all dip slightly backwards to help retain water.
The rockery should not look like a current bun with stone in all directions. The only time it could be random, is when you are trying to recreate a scree garden, or mountain stream.
Left: 120 m sq of soil moved by conveyor belts to ceate rockery and retaining walls.
Middle: Retaining wall with 70 ft stream and rockery flowing into a pool under decking - Bournemouth 1991
Contact Peter Killen: peter@killenlandscapes.co.uk
