Re: rock garden

I am a big fan of Ornamental Grasses. Could I suggest Festuca glauca?
‘Blue Glow’, ‘Blue silver’, Elijah’s blue’ to name few. Imperata
cylindrica ‘Red Baron’ could be a red accent. I hesitate to suggest
bigger grass, since your rock garden will be small, but if you are
looking for a vertical accent, maybe you could look for Calamagrotis
acutiflora ‘Overdam’. It’s a 2’ high grass with variegated leaves.
Flower early in summer and keep the flower head all season becoming more
golden with time. The plant is nice in winter too. I have some dwarf
form of Miscanthus who could give a different look or be focus point,
like  'Morning light' (dwarf form). For the shade rock garden, there is
the Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, cascading gold foliage that will grow
very slowly, but once you have it you can’t live without it.
Pauline Bellemare, Pittsburgh, Pa. Zone 5.

John & Pat Adney wrote:

> Greetings:
>
> Snug in the plant room from 6 inches of snow and temps down to 10
> degrees, I thinking of building a rock garden next spring.
>
> One prime location: a flat 6-8' x 4' area in full sun until about
> 4:30 p.m. Thinking of making a mound of soil (a sort of low berm) with
>
> rocks imbedded. Miniature or small plants probably best. Considering
> geranium, sedum, iris, hen & chicks. Need more recommendations. Want
> blooms all season, so need variety of plants. Local library lacks a
> good
> book on rock gardening.
>
> Another possible plot for a somewhat smaller rock garden (again,
> mounding the soil) is in morning sun, partial afternoon shade, late
> afternoon-evening shade. I'm thinking mini-hosta, ferns. Other
> suggestions?
>
> I'm on the line of zones 4-5 in east central Iowa at Cedar Rapids.
>
> I've been a grower for years, but this is my first attempt at rock
> gardening. Your knowledge will be appreciated.
>
> John G. Adney
> Marion, Iowa (where its 10 above now with 6 inches of snow)
>
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