A lot of people engaged in the erection rockeries with alpine plants. For this purpose, commonly used plants steppe and forest flora, for example, fern and stunted conifers. In this case, most importantly, to make a correct ratio between the plants, as they will necessarily vary according to the size and growth rate. For example, low-growing mountain species such as Aubrieta and phlox styloid, must be placed at the top of the hill.
Slope suitable for sedum and stonecrops. They can prevent erosion, as well as "spread" rockeries. On the slope will look good ground cover, for instance, cloves, zhivuchka, dead-nettle, chickweed. Near the bottom of the slope often planted bulbs, for example, muscari, crocuses, tulips. In the background are used stunted shrubs, such as chaenomeles, juniper, dwarf pine, cotoneaster creeping.
If rockeries plans to build large size, on which you can easily move around in the crevices of the slabs need to plant a variety of aromatic plants, such as mint, lemon balm, thyme, Monarda, angelica.
Now a little information about the Alpine hills. Most often on the alpine slides are engaged in cultivation of creeping juniper, dwarf mountain pine, cypress and arborvitae west. Can also be planted some deciduous plants, for example, cotoneaster, creeping willow, heather, euonymus, cherry.
Be sure to pay attention to the surrounding landscape. It must match the rockeries and alpine gardens. It is best to place the gardens near-wasteland. They can be planted heather, Erica, dwarf rhododendrons plotnokustovye form. Very popular minivodopady, ponds, swamps, which are coastal vegetation and others.