rockery

[ rok-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural rock·er·ies.

1. rock garden.

rockery

/ ˈrɒkərɪ /

noun

1. a garden constructed with rocks, esp one where alpine plants are grown Also calledrock garden

Word History and Origins

Origin of rockery¹

First recorded in 1835–45; rock ¹ + -ery

Example Sentences

We had one tree-fern that rose from the centre of a rockery, and spread itself over it like a handsome umbrella.

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These poetic perspectives look upon rockery and statuary, lawn and fountain, borders and beds of flowers.

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The mounting had been the worst part and it had only been achieved by the help of a rockery.

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Why don't you put a heap of stones there and pretend it is a rockery?

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He came up the rockery by degrees, breaking the ferns, and shedding buttons right and left.

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