Backyard Rock Garden

The challenge in this project is to tame a steep slope, create a unique focal point and utilize the dark shady area under a porch. We meet those challenges by building a curving stone stairway, creating a rock grotto and bog garden, and fashioning a beautiful shade garden in what was otherwise wasted space.

After

After

Before

Before

Plant list:

'Coral Bark' maple )(Acer palmatum 'Coral Bark')
abelia 'Sunrise'
black-eyed Susan
purple cone flowers
yucca 'Gold Garland'
spirea 'Little Princess'
dwarf fountain grass 'Hameln'
dianthus 'Firewitch'
sedum 'Brilliant'
Bergenia
strawberry begonia
acorus
maidenhair fern
yellow flag iris
creeping Jenny
lamb's ear
ice plant
acuba 'Gold Dust'
fatsia
Japanese plum yew
golden lamium