20 Beautiful Rock Garden Design Ideas

beautiful rock garden design ideas

Rock gardens are amazing, they look chic every time and are low maintenance features. There are different types of such gardens, with various flowers and plants, today I’d like to share the most popular kinds of them, let’s have a look.

Succulents And Cacti

Succulents and cacti are extremely popular today, these are the cutest plants that look awesome even without any flowers on them. They also don’t require much maintenance or watering if you choose a proper type. They look really amazing with any kind of rocks, stones, pebbles and so on, this is really a cool look! You can create a whole garden, line up the garden paths or the house itself, and the density of planting is up to you.

adorable succulent rock garden with purple, green and grey tones.

adorable succulent rock garden with purple, green and grey tones.

Beutiful white pebbles with cute succulents look amazing.

Beutiful white pebbles with cute succulents look amazing.

Cacti and succulent pebble garden design with a fountain.

Cacti and succulent pebble garden design with a fountain.

Oversized cacti and succulent rock garden with a desert feel.

Oversized cacti and succulent rock garden with a desert feel.

Pebbles with purple and green succulents look cool together.

Pebbles with purple and green succulents look cool together.

Succulent variety with flax plant and lavender in rock garden pathway.

Succulent variety with flax plant and lavender in rock garden pathway.

beautiful small Zen rock garden with succulents and grasses.

beautiful small Zen rock garden with succulents and grasses.

Cute house trim idea made of succulents and stones - low water and maintenance make it great.

Cute house trim idea made of succulents and stones - low water and maintenance make it great.

Rusty stones and light green succulents look amazing together.

Rusty stones and light green succulents look amazing together.

Stunning rock garden with lots of types of succulents and cacti.

Stunning rock garden with lots of types of succulents and cacti.

Alpines

Alpine flowers are great because they also don’t require much maintenance but still look very delicate and amazing, especially in between rocks. There are a lot of types of such flowers to choose from, lots of colors and you can mix them up with themselves and greenery. You can also plant them in between the garden steps to make the garden look adorable.

Alpine rock garden, spring flowering alpine perennials.

Alpine rock garden, spring flowering alpine perennials.

Alpine-style rock garden with pink flowers of different kinds.

Alpine-style rock garden with pink flowers of different kinds.

Androsace alpina looks amazing with neutral grey rocks.

Androsace alpina looks amazing with neutral grey rocks.

Stunning large rock garden with purple flowers of different kinds.

Stunning large rock garden with purple flowers of different kinds.

Pink phlox in between stones looks amazing.

Pink phlox in between stones looks amazing.

Alpine plants are perfect if you’re pushed for space or want to create a stylish low-key area.

Alpine plants are perfect if you’re pushed for space or want to create a stylish low-key area.

Large rocks with greenery and flowers.

Large rocks with greenery and flowers.

Other Ideas

Agavas, mosses, grasses and all the kinds of plants possible can be planted in a rock garden. Take the special maintenance features of the plants you like and keep in mind that rocks can heat up from the sunlight and go ahead create your own rock garden!

Pebbles and agavas, some greenery.

Pebbles and agavas, some greenery.

Rock garden with various greenery and moss.

Rock garden with various greenery and moss.

Stones, white flowers and some grasses for a neutral look.

Stones, white flowers and some grasses for a neutral look.