A cheap but amazing way to bring your garden to life is by building a rock garden. When we talk about rock gardens, images of homes in the British Isles come to mind. Rock gardens bring out the best in your plants, accentuating each one and bringing the focus to the sparse greenery without expending too much cash.

It is all in the arrangement of the rocks in your garden. When done properly, the can complement the overall look of your garden. Your job is to coordinate the colors, the layers and the spacing between rocks and plants. Rocks are truly a low-maintenance landscape feature that should enhance and beautify without interfering with your lawn-mowing practices. A rock garden can even reduce the space that requires maintenance.

Visualize the rock garden inside your mind. You must make a decision on which plants should stay and which ones should go. You cannot keep everything. You must clear unwanted plants or those that do not fit in with your concept. Take this chance to clear the plants with fungal infections or pests as these can contaminate the other healthy plants in your garden.

You may need to do some re-planting so make sure you test the soil for extreme conditions like being too acidic or basic. It is recommended that you wait for a good season to start remodelling and putting in the rocks. This way, you can go all out with your designing as well as your natural pest control.

Soil improvement is necessary before you place the rocks. Remember, you may not be able to do the same thing for a time when your rocks are in place. Choose rocks according to your aesthetic tastes. Rocks of the same size and shape can be ordered together, and sorted accordingly.

Vary the sizes, colors and shapes of your rocks, but make sure the arrangement is tasteful and stable. Don’t mix in big rocks with very small plants unless the plants are attractive enough to never get overshadowed by the rocks. If you have many plants, rocks should be spaced further apart to give more room for the vegetation. If you have a few plants, you can use the rocks to frame the plants, while providing enough room for the plants to grow.

Pay attention to the natural form of your garden. If the area is flat, you can work from the inside going out. This is particularly true if you are planning on designing a circular rock garden.

If your garden is on a hill, you can start designing the bottom part and work your way up. Try to arrange the rocks and plants in such a way that the water from sprinklers reaches all of them. Remember to provide a way for the water to exit, so that no unnecessary puddles of water are formed. You can always use soil to provide continuity between rocks if you think cracks and gaps are too aesthetically difficult to deal with.

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