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On the rocks

On the rocks
Discover how to build a rockery to add an intriguing landscape feature to your garden

Building a rockery – or rock garden – is a useful design device if you want to give a flat garden structure, make more of a sloping site, or create a home for dry or Mediterranean-style planting.

Rockeries were historically reserved for alpine plants, native to mountain districts, but there really are no rules –

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