It’s the perfect time of the year to start a new outdoor DIY project. This collection of 20 Marvelous Rock Projects for Your Snall Garden will show you a numerous ways to use this gift from nature.
All of them are unique but can be customized to the size you wish.
1. Rock Fountain
The source of this beautiful fountain idea is only nature. If you happen to find a large and interesting in shape large rock, don’t miss it. Take it, drill a hole through it where the fountain chute will stay.
Dig a hole below the place of the rock to install the pump and cover with pea gravel.
2. Rock Garden With A Pond
This rock garden is combined with a small pond edged with stone pavers. These natural materials match the nature-inspired garden with wide vatiety of plants.
3. Spiral Rock Garden
This spiral garden is shaped with larger rocks. It is compact and perfect to add to a small backyard.
This type of spiral gardens can be utilized as flower gardens or herb gardens.
4. Dry Creek With Rocks
Dry creeks are very popular outdoor feature which requires no investment and only some time and efforts.
Collect small river stones to make the creek and large rocks to create the edges of the creek.
5. Poring Gems
You can upgrade the dry creek idea by adding faux gems to the arrangement. Faux a source of the flow with a terra cotta pitcher or another farmhouse container.
6. Curved Dry Creek Idea
This dry creek is formed diagonally a garden covered with mulch. The combination of rocks and brown mulch creates a natural and vivid contrast.
Gravel is positioned on a curved bed and larger rocks are placed here and there to mimic the natural look of a creek.
7. Garden Beds With Rocks
Rocks are a beautiful and free material to edge garden beds. You can experiment with the shapes and the alignment to add contrast to the garden bed.
8. Garden Border With Rocks
This is a dey creek also acting as a border between two garden beds. Used rocks are different in size and color and this turns the creek into colorful and nature-inspired outdoor decoration.
9. Rock Garden With Wild Flowers
This is a lovely cottage garden idea. It features a dey creek surrounded by tufts of wild flowers. Their lush colors stand out against the sand and the neutral stones.
10. Natural Creek With Large Rocks Idea
To make this amazing creek, you need many stones and rocks. The water pump is hidden among the large rocks which additionally enhances the natural look.
Added shrubs and plants at both sides of the creek to mimic typical creec flora.
11. Asian-inspired Garden Nook With Rocks
Rocka are typical part of Asian gardens. Usually, they are sark grey to black in color and very smooth.
Use them in the garden to make a Buddha nook which will add loads of relaxation. Add statues and decorations that are related to Buddhism.
12. Succulent Garden Bed With Pea Gravel
This tiny rock garden is so appealing! Combination of grey and white stones instantly drags the attention. The garden bed is covered with white pea gravel.
Planted succulents in the dry creek add a living touch to the stone feature.
13. Succulent Garden With Rocks
Succulents are the perfect flowers for a rock garden. Their shallow roots require good drainage insured by the pea gravel bed.
Plant as many succulent varieties as you wish. This will turn the rock garden into a succulent exhibition.
14. Garden Edge With Rocks
This backyard idea shows how unique a garden can be with simple natural materials like rocks.
Rocks are various in size and color but they are arranged in such a way as if each stone is part of a puzzle. The final result is a rock garden edge that blends with the adjacent lawn and garden.
15. Pond With Rock Edge
This small pond with a fountain looks like created by nature. The rocks and the plants create this beautiful landscape.
A fountain pump is hidden behind the stacked stones. Water flows out of them and creates relaxing murmuring sounds.
16. Rustic And Small Dry Creek
This tiny dry creek idea can be easily recreated. The basis is a pond basin filled with mulch. On top of them the creek is shaped with big rocks.
Rocks look like flowing out a metal pitcher. Small flower pots are inserted inbetween the rocks to add a beautiful bright color.
17. Fairy Garden With Rocks
Rocks can be also involved in a small alpine garden. To create the mountain-like arrangement, choose flat stones.
18. Rock Pyramids
You can easily become a sculptor with this backyard decoration idea.
For that, gather flat small stones and stack them in pyramids. Such sculptures add an Asian touch and give the decor a relaxed look.
19. Garden Beds Shaped With Rocks
If you are looking for material to outline raised garden beds, stones come to help.
Arrange them in the desired shape and then fill the space with mulch or soil.
20. Dry Creek With Pea Gravel
This is a big dry creek which goes through the backyard. Outlinining is done with large rocks while the creek itself is mimicked with pea gravel.
