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Strategically placed larger-sized landscape rocks can give your front yard the standout factor, and add drama to your planting. They lend themselves particularly to dry gardens, desert gardens and other drought-tolerant landscaping ideas, particularly when partnered with native plants that are adapted to the local climate.
“Plants that bloom at different times of year fill my front landscape, so there is always something guaranteed to be blooming in my garden,” says horticulturalist Noelle Johnson, author of Dry Climate Gardening. “I love color and, like many people, gravitate naturally toward it.”
Noelle includes landscape rocks in her front yard design to anchor the planting and has this expert tip to share. “Big rocks can be hard to maneuver and place, and may require a crane or other heavy equipment to move them,” she says. “For small to medium-scale gardens, group two smaller rocks together instead of one large one to create the appearance of a bigger stone. They are easier to move and have the same design impact.” ~ Sarah Wilson
