CHAPTER II 



THE TYPES OF ROCK GARDEN 



The natural — The artificial — Types of the natural — 

 The old quarry — The amphitheatre — The horse- 

 shoe — The valley — The difF — The rocky bank — 

 The rocky knoll — Points to be noted — Types of 

 the artificial — The sunken — The gravel-pit — Bank 

 and knoll types — The rocky bed — The very 

 large rock garden — Advantages and disadvantages 

 of the natural — Advantages and disadvantages of 

 the artificial. 



The different types of rock garden may be 

 divided into two sections, which can be called 

 the natural and the artificial. 



In the Natural garden the rocks are already 

 placed there by Nature, and all that is required 

 is to utilise them to the best advantage. 



In the Artificial garden — the name speaks 



for itself — the rocks have to be placed, and in 



some cases even the banks on which to lay 



them have to be formed. 



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