A person who first came up with the idea of improving his six acres by creating a spectacular rocky garden immediately has many questions. What type of rockery should you prefer, what stones can and should be used, how to lay them correctly, using the features of the landscape, what plants to choose and where to plant them? Should a rock garden be made of stones for the sake of flowers or of flowers for the sake of stones? Building a rock garden is not easy, but it is quite possible to do it on your own, without engaging the services of an expensive landscape designer, purchasing exotic plants and removing boulders from the foothills of the Alps.