alpine garden

noun

1. a rock garden.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alpine garden¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

But Zermatt’s compromise with the alpine garden may be the right solution.

From BBC

Inside the fences an alpine garden – Europe’s highest - has been created; narrow walkways allow visitors to take a closer look at the flowers, with QR codes explaining what they are.

From BBC

As a child, Sandra used to explore the remnants of the alpine garden and hothouses once so loved by Ellen.

From BBC

Walking through the meadow, exploring the alpine garden, losing myself in the masterful perennial borders and just wandering in the woods, I reconnected with familiar seasonal markers and left with a clear head.

From Seattle Times

When his seven-year-old daughter Olivia, my mum’s older sister, died suddenly from measles encephalitis, he spent many weekends with his other children planting a detailed alpine garden on her grave.

From The Guardian