Expert: John-Paul Friend - 7/17/2004

Question
I HAVE VERY LARGE TERRACE IN NYC AND WOULD LIKE TP MAKE A ROCK GARDEN WITH NO PLANTS BECUASE THEY WOULD NEED UPKEEP, CAN YOU DIRECT ME TO ANY LITERATURE ABOUT THIS SUBJECT

SINCERELY MIKE

Answer
Hello, and thankyou for your question. It sounds as if you wish to create a feature that relies on other elements than vegetation, almost a sculpture. I'm afraid I cant think of any particularly useful books on the subject. I can offer some tips however. A good thing to remember about rock features is that they are based on natural outcrops/ cliffs, so the creator attempts to produce something which is as close to nature as possible. A good way of ensuring this is to study rock formations and try to copy them. Also you may wish to consider water on the feature to produce a low maintenance alternative to vegetation. I hope this is some help, if you have any further queries please get back in touch.