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rockery

noun

rock·​ery ˈrä-k(ə-)rē How to pronounce rockery (audio)
plural rockeries
chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His wife, Phyllis, designed a pond that shines in their backyard among rockery, sunflowers, corn fields and an old Chevy truck. Catherine M. Allchin, The Seattle Times, 23 Oct. 2018 There's a lot of rockery, there are plants indoors growing out of the corner. Tom Philip, GQ, 1 June 2018 His guitarist sibling Jake has clearly studied Jimmy Page’s locomotive riffs, and the song’s vaguely medieval imagery resembles Zep’s Middle Earth rockery. Billboard Staff, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2017 Yamasaki installed the rockery and bonsai plants that over the years have become overgrown. Lynn Thompson, The Seattle Times, 4 Sep. 2017 Yu Garden Your fantasy of old China: five acres of pavilions, koi ponds, plum blossoms, rockeries, and dragon walls. Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 14 July 2017 Because there are few plants with this foliage color, Sedum nussbaumerianum is prized for use in dish gardens and rockeries where bright colors are desired without having to wait for flowers to emerge. Brian Kemble, The Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2017 With its comically chubby Pillsbury Doughboy leaves, this plant is a delightful addition to a rockery or succulent garden. Brian Kemble, The Mercury News, 11 May 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

rock entry 3 + -ery

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rockery was in 1845

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